Week 23 2008 Support Group
#2901
#2902
Saw him for the first time on the showroom floor sitting next to two S-brothers...all three Chili Red! I'm KICKING myself as I realized on the way home I DID NOT take a pic of all three of them together...it would have been the perfect "Where's Waldo" image!
And granted, maybe my vision is altered by the goggles of being a proud papa, but I believe Waldo was the nicest looking one of the bunch!
And granted, maybe my vision is altered by the goggles of being a proud papa, but I believe Waldo was the nicest looking one of the bunch!
#2903
Starry, the transaction went well, but was lengthy. Part of the reason was the checklist. Thanks to whoever made it up. We checked every item on the list and were laughing at how little we knew about the MINI. I think they would have liked it better if we hadn't taken so long, but I wanted to be sure. Even with the list, still forgot to find out how to initialize the Sirius radio. Have a call to Cliff to find out. They gave me a very nice MCM key chain. Gave Orca tons of doggy treats. MCM is now one of her fav places!! Rainy and wet this morning, so I am in the garage with Maggy learning to get all the settings. So far, so good!
#2904
#2905
Waves...
I hadn't been motoring in Waldo for more than 10 minutes, and the first MINI I encountered waved at me! (shout out to the yellow R53 in near the Galleria in STL yesterday around 7pm...thanks!)
My cousin thinks I'm mental 'cause he couldn't understand why that was such a big deal!
My cousin thinks I'm mental 'cause he couldn't understand why that was such a big deal!
#2906
I hadn't been motoring in Waldo for more than 10 minutes, and the first MINI I encountered waved at me! (shout out to the yellow R53 in near the Galleria in STL yesterday around 7pm...thanks!)
My cousin thinks I'm mental 'cause he couldn't understand why that was such a big deal!
My cousin thinks I'm mental 'cause he couldn't understand why that was such a big deal!
YES!! The same thing with me too! My coworkers think I'm a bit touched in the head because i come into work all excited that I got waved at by other Mini's!
#2907
I agree! But in my case, it's my big brother!
#2908
Saw him for the first time on the showroom floor sitting next to two S-brothers...all three Chili Red! I'm KICKING myself as I realized on the way home I DID NOT take a pic of all three of them together...it would have been the perfect "Where's Waldo" image!
And granted, maybe my vision is altered by the goggles of being a proud papa, but I believe Waldo was the nicest looking one of the bunch!
He's got over 200 miles on him already. Had 8 at delivery but I live a fair bit away from the dealership. Unfortunately he got rained on but it gave me an opportunity to try out the rain sensing wipers....LOVE'EM!!
Gotta run back outside and sit in the car and fiddle with all the settings....it's gonna be a LATE night!
And granted, maybe my vision is altered by the goggles of being a proud papa, but I believe Waldo was the nicest looking one of the bunch!
He's got over 200 miles on him already. Had 8 at delivery but I live a fair bit away from the dealership. Unfortunately he got rained on but it gave me an opportunity to try out the rain sensing wipers....LOVE'EM!!
Gotta run back outside and sit in the car and fiddle with all the settings....it's gonna be a LATE night!
#2910
Your working at the wrong place! Oh wait, so am I... coworkers laugh when we go out for lunch i make everyone in the car do a MINI shout out!
#2911
White wheels on fourth day of ownership
Well, I've washed them twice already. Almost laughed when I read some week 21'er say he pulled his white wheels off and waxed them. Not laughing now ! He was right. The MCS bridge-spoke wheel goes back beyond where you can reach w/o taking off the wheel.
My MA said to get some paste wax, so I went to Wallyworld on my lunch hour and bought some Meguir's TX paste, did I spel that right ? Anyway,
over the 4th weekend guess I'm gonna do it.
Should have had Invisishield put on the wheels, too
Had one other issue, e.g. the liftgate warning light kept coming on at every stoplight. Got it to stop by a gentle slam rendered.
Haven't violated my break-in specs yet (Dying to)!
My MA said to get some paste wax, so I went to Wallyworld on my lunch hour and bought some Meguir's TX paste, did I spel that right ? Anyway,
over the 4th weekend guess I'm gonna do it.
Should have had Invisishield put on the wheels, too
Had one other issue, e.g. the liftgate warning light kept coming on at every stoplight. Got it to stop by a gentle slam rendered.
Haven't violated my break-in specs yet (Dying to)!
#2913
toolazy. I recieved my check today from Penfed. It appears that everthing is in order. My balance after deposit was 29k and change. I got the loan for 30k. They sent a check for the exact amount for the loan in the dealers and my name and another check in just my name for the difference. I emailed my MA yesterday to see if there would be a problem with the check, and he told me I had nothing to worry about. Hope you get your MINI soon.
#2914
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toolazy. I recieved my check today from Penfed. It appears that everthing is in order. My balance after deposit was 29k and change. I got the loan for 30k. They sent a check for the exact amount for the loan in the dealers and my name and another check in just my name for the difference. I emailed my MA yesterday to see if there would be a problem with the check, and he told me I had nothing to worry about. Hope you get your MINI soon.
#2917
Alright so I need to be consoled and report some devastating news.
Back story: I work at a busy shopping mall, where no one at all cares about their cars, or the damage they do to them by opening doors. I mean who cares about little dents all over your car right? So I have deliberately been parking at the far corner of the parking lot as far away from everyone as I can get. As an extra insurance policy, I even park diagonally across two spaces to ensure there will be no dings.
Like so....
I have been doing this for a week now. The news is out that those spaces are mine. Today when I arrive, some @$$hole in a white Cadillac is parked in my spaces. Now fair enough, his car was in good condition and he obviously cares as much about his car as I do mine. But he knows they are my spaces! So am forced to park an aisle closer to the mall in a similar space.
It's been a long day, and upon leaving work I miss judged how close the curb was when I started to turn and grew a mouth and bit Altoid. See below.
I know it's only a small nick but its a week old :-( I am going to be waxing the wheels tomorrow, so maybe i'll try and sand it down a bit, what do you think?
Back story: I work at a busy shopping mall, where no one at all cares about their cars, or the damage they do to them by opening doors. I mean who cares about little dents all over your car right? So I have deliberately been parking at the far corner of the parking lot as far away from everyone as I can get. As an extra insurance policy, I even park diagonally across two spaces to ensure there will be no dings.
Like so....
I have been doing this for a week now. The news is out that those spaces are mine. Today when I arrive, some @$$hole in a white Cadillac is parked in my spaces. Now fair enough, his car was in good condition and he obviously cares as much about his car as I do mine. But he knows they are my spaces! So am forced to park an aisle closer to the mall in a similar space.
It's been a long day, and upon leaving work I miss judged how close the curb was when I started to turn and grew a mouth and bit Altoid. See below.
I know it's only a small nick but its a week old :-( I am going to be waxing the wheels tomorrow, so maybe i'll try and sand it down a bit, what do you think?
#2918
Just need to say something about your parking job. I totally understand where you're coming from and have had dings in my doors before from busy malls and stupid people. I've been tempted to do the same. But am always reminded how pissed off I get when I see people park like that, especially at a busy mall. I would be very careful, as many people may be tempted to get you back for doing that. I sincerely hope not, but you never know and it's happened before.
Beautiful car by the way!!! Absolutely love the color, would have been my #1 choice if it was available on a non-S!
Last edited by MCEnvy; 07-03-2008 at 05:14 PM. Reason: Fix quote
#2919
#2921
Welcome Home Wellington!
Hello all... Wellington's home! Here are a couple of pics when we picked him up at the dealership. He's already looking a little different, as he got a clear bra, window tint, and new antenna this afternoon. Only downside is that we can't put the top down, or roll the windows down, for two days while the tint cures.
More photos this weekend!
More photos this weekend!
#2923
#2924
Wellington is a rare White Silver... photos don't do the color justice! I'm planning on new photos Sunday or Monday when I can put the top down.