Hello all,

My wife and I took delivery of our '08 Cooper S in March of '08. It was bought primarily as a daily driver for my wife, but is has most certainly been used for other purposes than that.
Since my wife is going overseas for a few months (we are both military) I am finally starting to get some alone time with the Cooper...


I have a short list of things that I'd like to do to the Cooper, but nothing too drastic. Afterall it is a daily, and besides I have other things that I can get 'spirited' with. For example, this is my daily/work-in-progress:

 

Nice MINI, Bimmer...not so much, but it will be once you've completed your restoration!!

Thank you and your Wife for your Service to Our Country!!

 

Thanks!
The BMW (1984 325) is about 90% done mechanically. Once I'm done with that to my satisfaction, I've got all-new upholstery and all the Euro-Spec goodies for the outside (bumpers, valence, lighting) waiting to go on/in the car. When I'm on the other side of the planet next year, it is going to the body shop (the only work I don't do myself) to get all that perfected. By this time next year it sould be pretty close to a brand-new twenty-year-old BMW.
It sounds wierd, but I can't hardly wait for the R56 to drop off of warranty, then I can actually tinker with it myself (without fear of the wife's distain for warranty jepordising).

 

Great lookin' MINI--Congratulations! Enjoy your 'alone time' as best you can!