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Old May 31, 2014 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Gil-galad
Really sweet Steven, and strikingly one-of-a-kind.

Hope they gave you good trade-in value on the first unit.
Thanks Gil-galad Yes, Izzy was great to work with and more than fair.


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Old May 31, 2014 | 07:29 PM
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Here's a look at a wheel I co-developed with Nexon Motors. By co-developed, I mean they followed my design input. The difference between this wheel and the previous Nexon wheel is the addition of Alcantara on the top part of the wheel. The Alcantara on the top of the wheel feels great and provides excellent grip. I also love the way it looks…


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LOVE it, very nice. That make the regular jcw wheels looks
 
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 08:54 AM
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Why not the front spoiler from mon mini?
http://www.mon-mini.jp/aero/r56.html
 
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Old Jul 19, 2014 | 12:02 PM
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Why not the front spoiler from mon mini?
http://www.mon-mini.jp/aero/r56.html
Thanks Arthas! I still like the stock JCW with it's dropped shape. I took it to a new place by adding my own splitter…

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Old Jul 19, 2014 | 06:52 PM
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Regarding the splitter, Steve, nice.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2014 | 06:55 AM
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Old Oct 12, 2014 | 02:35 PM
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It has been to long. Thanks for more great pic's.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2014 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueToy
It's been a while…



Happy motoring…

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Beautiful, as usual. Nice to hear from you, Steven.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 04:51 AM
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Beautiful, as usual. Nice to hear from you, Steven.
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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueToy
It's been a while…

Happy motoring…

-Steven
...but it was worth the wait! Looking good as always. I was worried you had sold the car!
 
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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 07:37 AM
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...but it was worth the wait! Looking good as always. I was worried you had sold the car!
Hey guys! Lol…not selling the Roadster. I enjoy driving this car every day. It's interesting to me how fascinated people still are by it. I have a lot of stoplight conversations, always with guys wanting to know what it is. Young boys will stop walking and point at it…those are the best I think it's still the coolest car Mini has done to date, at least the best looking.


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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 05:58 PM
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Hey guys! Lol…not selling the Roadster. I enjoy driving this car every day. It's interesting to me how fascinated people still are by it. I have a lot of stoplight conversations, always with guys wanting to know what it is. Young boys will stop walking and point at it…those are the best I think it's still the coolest car Mini has done to date, at least the best looking.

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Agreed.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2014 | 05:05 PM
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Agreed.
Helllllllll yeah, I agree.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2014 | 06:04 AM
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It's been a while…




Happy motoring…



-Steven

+10000000000 Awesome pics.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 04:33 PM
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Beautiful Fall evening in the Midwest…
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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 05:57 PM
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Steven's stealth Roadster. Nice weather this month for TDD.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 07:03 PM
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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueToy
Beautiful Fall evening in the Midwest…
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Twilight is your friend. Great pics!
 
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Old Oct 28, 2014 | 06:20 AM
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Steven's stealth Roadster. Nice weather this month for TDD.
Yes, I've been enjoying the top down weather…I hope you have as well!
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Twilight is your friend. Great pics!
Good to have friends I hope you are doing well.


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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 07:30 PM
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A quick shot of the Roadster before I switch to my winter tire/wheel set-up…

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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 07:38 PM
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I like it as a B/W as well…
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueToy
A quick shot of the Roadster before I switch to my winter tire/wheel set-up…




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I'm right behind you, Steven. I'll be switching out to the Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 RFT. I wasn't finding much comfort in the Continental ContiProContact SSR
Grand Touring All-Season Run Flat last winter. I need a bit more security. Of course, the joke may be on me if we get little or no snow after I switch to a dedicated snow tire.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. T
I'm right behind you, Steven. I'll be switching out to the Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 RFT. I wasn't finding much comfort in the Continental ContiProContact SSR
Grand Touring All-Season Run Flat last winter. I need a bit more security. Of course, the joke may be on me if we get little or no snow after I switch to a dedicated snow tire.
You can't go wrong with the Blizzaks, even if we don't see a lot of snow. I ran those on my 3 Series, great tires. Plus, you've got piece of mind


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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueToy
You can't go wrong with the Blizzaks, even if we don't see a lot of snow. I ran those on my 3 Series, great tires. Plus, you've got piece of mind


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Thanks for the confirmation, Steven.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2014 | 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueToy
A quick shot of the Roadster before I switch to my winter tire/wheel set-up…
-Steven
Looking good as always!

Originally Posted by Mr. T
I'm right behind you, Steven. I'll be switching out to the Bridgestone Blizzak LM-60 RFT. I wasn't finding much comfort in the Continental ContiProContact SSR
Grand Touring All-Season Run Flat last winter. I need a bit more security. Of course, the joke may be on me if we get little or no snow after I switch to a dedicated snow tire.
Originally Posted by BlueToy
You can't go wrong with the Blizzaks, even if we don't see a lot of snow. I ran those on my 3 Series, great tires. Plus, you've got piece of mind
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I'll second that. I've run the Blizzak runflats in 205/45/17 for two seasons now, heading into the third. My only criticism of them is that for me at least they aren't that great towards the spring if you get a lot of standing water on the road. Just put them on this weekend, actually.
 
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