Does anybody know of anywhere in Santa Barbara county area that does MINI tuning/moding?

 

samtrak may be able to help you - he lives in Ventura and has a completely modded MINI.

 

Has anybody ever been to 'Grannys Garage' in SB, he is an old school SB BMW loc who used to rule on the 2002s' back in the day. I just thought of him...mmmm

 

I'd start with Mini Mania in Goleta

www.minimania.com

 

I think you're thinking of moss motors in goleta. It's my understanding that minimania is in Nevada City north of Sacramento. Closer to my neck of the woods. :D
Cheers,
Skottoman

 

For years I took my 325 to Granny's Garage; they are honest and good. I have heard it's where local people are referred to after their BMW warranty is up. I actually just recently took my Mini to him and he said he's doing several a month now as everyone is starting to come out of warranty. He only does BMWs and Mercedes, and now Mini. I highly recommend him for repair and maintenance, but have no idea if he does mods. You could call and ask, owner's name is Kurt and the receptionist's name is Karen, 805.965.8420.

There is also Central Coast Coopers in Ventura/Oxnard. They do mods there and I'm pretty sure some other NAM members have had work done there.

I've gotten parts at Moss Mini in Goleta, but didn't think they had any kind of shop...maybe they do. It seemed like it was just a storefront. You could certainly buy a lot of the mods you want there and save a lot on shipping.

Best of luck

if you're in SB, i'm sure i'll see you round town