New R56 Owner. Hello.
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New R56 Owner. Hello.
So I have had many cars in my life. Usually get the itch to change every two years or so. I'm 32 and have had 8 cars and 3 motorcycles so far. It's been fun and expensive. Sigh.
My car history:
1984 Honda Prelude (bought from a tow yard. No radio or power steering.)
1991 Saturn SC (no reverse gear, )
2001 Honda Civic Si
2001 Subaru 2.5 RS (JDM Turbo engine swap and lots of carbon. Miss that car )
2002 Lexus GS300
2008 Honda Ridgeline
2011 Volkswagen Golf. I'd still have it if this hadn't happened...
Going through an intersection, I had the green light and an SUV decided they could make a left turn through me. Can't fault the little Golf at all. It took all the impact and I was fine.
But NOW...I have one of my obtainable dream cars. A new-to-me 2011 Mini Cooper S!
Couldn't be happier and can't wait t start modding it. I work at MADNESS Autoworks and one of the cars we specialize in is MINI I plan to start my build thread soon.
Stay tuned (pun intended).
My car history:
1984 Honda Prelude (bought from a tow yard. No radio or power steering.)
1991 Saturn SC (no reverse gear, )
2001 Honda Civic Si
2001 Subaru 2.5 RS (JDM Turbo engine swap and lots of carbon. Miss that car )
2002 Lexus GS300
2008 Honda Ridgeline
2011 Volkswagen Golf. I'd still have it if this hadn't happened...
Going through an intersection, I had the green light and an SUV decided they could make a left turn through me. Can't fault the little Golf at all. It took all the impact and I was fine.
But NOW...I have one of my obtainable dream cars. A new-to-me 2011 Mini Cooper S!
Couldn't be happier and can't wait t start modding it. I work at MADNESS Autoworks and one of the cars we specialize in is MINI I plan to start my build thread soon.
Stay tuned (pun intended).
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Congrats on the new R56 ! The triple black with the black headlights looks nice. And the tint also was done, nice find. Sorry about the VW, but now you will have more fun.
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Lowering R56
This article is pretty good on lowering springs and it lists some good choices you may wish to consider:
http://new.minimania.com/MINI_Cooper_Lowering_Springs
Also, here are some coilover suggestions as well:
http://new.minimania.com/MINI_Cooper_Lowering_Springs
Let us know if we can help!
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