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Old 11-07-2010, 03:09 PM
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hello first post

Hello, saying Hi.

my wife and i decided on an 07 cooper. i think indigo blue with white stripes...

last 18 months ive been driving hank, a 87 2X4 ranger

before that an 05 S/C Lotus elise.

and my project car for 10 years is an function over form 89 iroc(track car)

happy to be back in something nimble.
 
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Originally Posted by exarkun1178
Hello, saying Hi.

my wife and i decided on an 07 cooper. i think indigo blue with white stripes...

last 18 months ive been driving hank, a 87 2X4 ranger

before that an 05 S/C Lotus elise.

and my project car for 10 years is an function over form 89 iroc(track car)happy to be back in something nimble.
'07 nice....
Indi Blue...thought they dropped that before '07... but all the blues are nice

Mini - nice choice. Plan to track it? They do well at that too. Welcome to the "Club"
 
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Old 11-07-2010, 03:38 PM
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yeaah not 1005 on color.. ive been searching blues trying to identify the right one... indigo looks the closest so far.

yes, i expect to auto x the mini next season! cant wait.

Thanks for the welcome
 
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Originally Posted by exarkun1178
yeaah not 1005 on color.. ive been searching blues trying to identify the right one... indigo looks the closest so far.

yes, i expect to auto x the mini next season! cant wait.

Thanks for the welcome
Pop the hood on it and the color is listed on the plate on the right side wheel well.

AutoX and track... lot of good info in NAN about that...just search a little.
 
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Old 11-07-2010, 05:05 PM
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thanks, spent all day using that button...
 
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Old 11-08-2010, 12:32 AM
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welcome to the forum, have fun with your MINI.
 
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Welcome! Please post pics of the MINI as soon as you can. There are so many blues, way to many for me to keep track of!
 
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MINI on a track =

Congrats to you!

 
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Hello and welcome to the site! This is also the first time I've posted on the site.
 
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thanks for the warm welcomes. photos up tomorrow!
 
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Welcome, MINI is a great AutoX car, we've been autoxing them for years.
 
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a few questions,

first, what color is the car?

second, why does my heat not work? it blows cold air. when i go hard on gas it blows hot, but only till i let off the gas...

third holy cow working the information/entertainment controls are not intuitive!
 
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First, make sure you have the heat turned up. There is a Max setting. If that isn't it, make sure the engine coolant is full of antifreeze. While I haven't had this experience with Minis, I have had other cars where, if the engine coolent isn't full, it doesn't get to the heater core.
 
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Originally Posted by Eddie07S
First, make sure you have the heat turned up. There is a Max setting. If that isn't it, make sure the engine coolant is full of antifreeze. While I haven't had this experience with Minis, I have had other cars where, if the engine coolent isn't full, it doesn't get to the heater core.
thanks will open the bonnet today for the first time.



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thanks for that link!
 
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Originally Posted by Eddie07S
First, make sure you have the heat turned up. There is a Max setting. If that isn't it, make sure the engine coolant is full of antifreeze. While I haven't had this experience with Minis, I have had other cars where, if the engine coolent isn't full, it doesn't get to the heater core.

good call! very low on anti freeze. added half a jug. works fine now, got to wonder whered it all go?

front center roof toggle switch/ lights unit- it has two always lit orange lights.... why? what are these for?

opened the bonnet today for the first time. wow i have never seen an engine bay so clean! anyway, found a label telling me what color the paint is- lighting blue.

i knew id like the car... but wow, i really really like this car.
 
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Originally Posted by exarkun1178
good call! very low on anti freeze. added half a jug. works fine now, got to wonder whered it all go?

front center roof toggle switch/ lights unit- it has two always lit orange lights.... why? what are these for?

opened the bonnet today for the first time. wow i have never seen an engine bay so clean! anyway, found a label telling me what color the paint is- lighting blue.

i knew id like the car... but wow, i really really like this car.
The 2 lights are "mood lights" believe it or not . And you can change the color by clicking the toggle switch second from the right (I hope I remembered that right- if not it is one of those switches up there). Orange, red, blue purple. There is also a mood light in each door (where your elbow goes) and over each of the shoulder harness loop on the B-plier. Just some more stuff to love about the Mini
 
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Old 11-17-2010, 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Eddie07S
The 2 lights are "mood lights" believe it or not . And you can change the color by clicking the toggle switch second from the right (I hope I remembered that right- if not it is one of those switches up there). Orange, red, blue purple. There is also a mood light in each door (where your elbow goes) and over each of the shoulder harness loop on the B-plier. Just some more stuff to love about the Mini

very fun. it would have been a long time before id have noticed those off the elbow and shoulder...
 
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