Hello from West Coast!
#1
03-20-2011, 04:04 PM
Hello from West Coast!
I have come across this forum via google, and decided to quit lurking and register - I love the amount of people as well as the amount of information is shared on this website!
So I guess you can say I'm still lurking - but at least I have an official, registered name
I know very little about automechanics in general, and still regret to this day not taking some extra college, entry-level auto classes. I'm still considering...
I'd rather not mention the following, but it'd come revealed later anyway, so....: I am 18. I drive an R50 recently loaned to me by my mother about 5 months ago with ~40k mileage, now @ 59k (I had to work and couldn't use my dad's only car). I do wish she bought the S when the opportunity arose (I still remember the first day the White Pepper hot hatch pulled in brand spankin new). I did mild googling and tried to mandate over it, but she went with the automatic saying "Even though my first car was a stick Mustang, it'd be nice if everyone in the house could drive it", her way of saying she was too lazy to teach stick
It's a sweet, fun ride, and I get similar comments while being passenger to new MINI drivers - even my (ex)boss!
My intentions:
I obviously want to learn more and more about my MINI, so I figured the manual would be a great place to start
. Its power steering has been replaced about 10k ago, new front brake pads 5k ago, oil's fine w/ new filter 5k ago.
I do know a fairly reliable BMW certified mechanic who does good, but he's quite literally always busy. I live in CA, Bay Area, and I'm interested in a more specialized place that I could bring my R50 to for checkups and maintenance, and possibly just a few aftermarket upgrades (it's my everyday drive + it's not manual). SO if anyone could recommend or knows of such a place, I would benefit greatly
So I guess you can say I'm still lurking - but at least I have an official, registered name
I know very little about automechanics in general, and still regret to this day not taking some extra college, entry-level auto classes. I'm still considering...
I'd rather not mention the following, but it'd come revealed later anyway, so....: I am 18. I drive an R50 recently loaned to me by my mother about 5 months ago with ~40k mileage, now @ 59k (I had to work and couldn't use my dad's only car). I do wish she bought the S when the opportunity arose (I still remember the first day the White Pepper hot hatch pulled in brand spankin new). I did mild googling and tried to mandate over it, but she went with the automatic saying "Even though my first car was a stick Mustang, it'd be nice if everyone in the house could drive it", her way of saying she was too lazy to teach stick
It's a sweet, fun ride, and I get similar comments while being passenger to new MINI drivers - even my (ex)boss!
My intentions:
I obviously want to learn more and more about my MINI, so I figured the manual would be a great place to start
. Its power steering has been replaced about 10k ago, new front brake pads 5k ago, oil's fine w/ new filter 5k ago. I do know a fairly reliable BMW certified mechanic who does good, but he's quite literally always busy. I live in CA, Bay Area, and I'm interested in a more specialized place that I could bring my R50 to for checkups and maintenance, and possibly just a few aftermarket upgrades (it's my everyday drive + it's not manual). SO if anyone could recommend or knows of such a place, I would benefit greatly
#3
03-20-2011, 05:07 PM
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