Well, it was a long journey from my first Mini to this next one. I had an 05 R53S and I loved it for the 18 months of spirited driving we did. One day on a lunch break my tiny car was too small to be seen by the GMC Yukon driver and they just sort of... moved to the left... my reaction was to also just move to the left, which was a turn lane that ended quite abruptly. They kept driving and my car was left looking like what you see below in the pictures.

After it was totaled, I bought a 91 Accord for $600 and drove it til it died, then I moved to Colorado and bought an 02 Sonata for $500 and drove it until a few weeks ago when I decided I needed a fun project and the ability to get to the mountains.

The car shopping started and stopped within 3 hours. I found a 2012 MCCS All4 in Surf Blue w/ black stripes with the checkered flag mirror caps & roof , 6spd manual, Cold Weather, Premium, Sport, & Tech packages. 85k mi. and it's on it's way from King of Prussia, PA. (a few pics below from the carmax website)

I'm already planning on the suspension, exhaust, and turbo pipes/intake upgrades. It looks like I'll do a few of those and then go get the manic stage 2. I do want a catted 100/200 downpipe because I'm in CO and we have to pass emissions.

Any other advice? Warnings? Thanks in advance! It's great to be back!








This was when it was in it's prime



then a GMC Yukon didn't see me and I swerved to miss the SUV



I ran into a curb in the median going about 45 mph



I could tell it was going to be a bad day when I saw this



This was after it was declared a Total Loss, i went to grab the mods I knew I could resell and took a few more pics

 

Welcome back, nice to see you have another blue MINI. Nice to see you found a surf blue, thats a great color for the CM. Even has the two tone door and light beige leather seats. Nice find.

 

Thanks! I'm excited to start modding it!

 

Congrats!! Thats a great looking R60. I like that color combo a lot!

 

Thank you! I'm so glad I found it! I still have to test drive it, but I really want it.

 

Great find, congrats and welcome back! We have a performance upgrade guide online that will help you each step of the way for suspension, engine, brakes, and
drivetrain. Check it out!

The All4 should be great for Colorado! Could have used one when we lived on Monument Hill at 7,352 feet!

Drive Hard. Drive Safe. Keep Grinning.