New Junkie In Jawga
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New Junkie In Jawga
Hello all. Great site you have going here!
I have been contemplating a Mini since early this year and have been researching since then. Gas prices made my choice easier! Being in sales, I drive quite a bit around GA , and have been averaging $550- $600 a month in gas.
A couple of weeks back stopped in the local Mini dealer and made the mistake of test driving a few '05s. (A bit different than the ones I used to make headers for back in the early '80's!)
Last Wed I passed the $100 mark for the week in my P/U and called the dealer at lunch and said wash that Elec Blue S and I will be by to get it tonight!
I am sooo hooked! So far this has been a really great decision for me. Forgot how much fun driving can be! Does the extreme heart rate count as a cardio workout?
Looking at adding stripes over the top and down the back. 1st cheap mod and not 2 weeks old! LOL
I am sure I will be picking everyones brain here as I go along.
Anyone else here from metro Atlanta area? I see VERY few Minis around the southside.
Did I mention I shaved 10min off my 30 min commute to the office? LOL
Tim
I have been contemplating a Mini since early this year and have been researching since then. Gas prices made my choice easier! Being in sales, I drive quite a bit around GA , and have been averaging $550- $600 a month in gas.
A couple of weeks back stopped in the local Mini dealer and made the mistake of test driving a few '05s. (A bit different than the ones I used to make headers for back in the early '80's!)
Last Wed I passed the $100 mark for the week in my P/U and called the dealer at lunch and said wash that Elec Blue S and I will be by to get it tonight!
I am sooo hooked! So far this has been a really great decision for me. Forgot how much fun driving can be! Does the extreme heart rate count as a cardio workout?
Looking at adding stripes over the top and down the back. 1st cheap mod and not 2 weeks old! LOL
I am sure I will be picking everyones brain here as I go along.
Anyone else here from metro Atlanta area? I see VERY few Minis around the southside.
Did I mention I shaved 10min off my 30 min commute to the office? LOL
Tim
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LOL! I am in sales for a large sign company just outside of Atlanta. Pulled it in the shop and parked next to the graphics dept and went to work on it.
Thinking about a stipe at the bottom of the doors with the Cooper S script cut out to show the blue through it. May extend the front stripres over the bumper too.
Having way too much fun with this car!
Tim
Thinking about a stipe at the bottom of the doors with the Cooper S script cut out to show the blue through it. May extend the front stripres over the bumper too.
Having way too much fun with this car!
Tim
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Oops!
Had to come into the office on Sun to catch up on paperwork. Was not in the best of moods anyway then came up on traffic going 35 in a 55 zone. (Still only have 700mi so trying to stay below 4500rpms.) Dropped to 3rd, touched 5500rpms through 4th and WOW, what a rush! Boy am I hooked!
I keep hearing about the factor. Thinking pulleys, exhaust and intakes now! LOL
Tim
I keep hearing about the factor. Thinking pulleys, exhaust and intakes now! LOL
Tim
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Been thinking of lights myself....
Wifely type is looking at me askance everytime I mention a modd or add on. HeHe She took MiniMine for a buzz to the end on the street for her 1st drive Sat morning. (2mi tops) Came back 30 min later with a huge grin and wanted to know if she could sell her Durango! She wants a convertable S with the auto trans.. What have I started?
Tim
Wifely type is looking at me askance everytime I mention a modd or add on. HeHe She took MiniMine for a buzz to the end on the street for her 1st drive Sat morning. (2mi tops) Came back 30 min later with a huge grin and wanted to know if she could sell her Durango! She wants a convertable S with the auto trans.. What have I started?
Tim
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Originally Posted by TLMCS05
Been thinking of lights myself....
Wifely type is looking at me askance everytime I mention a modd or add on. HeHe She took MiniMine for a buzz to the end on the street for her 1st drive Sat morning. (2mi tops) Came back 30 min later with a huge grin and wanted to know if she could sell her Durango! She wants a convertable S with the auto trans.. What have I started?
Tim
Wifely type is looking at me askance everytime I mention a modd or add on. HeHe She took MiniMine for a buzz to the end on the street for her 1st drive Sat morning. (2mi tops) Came back 30 min later with a huge grin and wanted to know if she could sell her Durango! She wants a convertable S with the auto trans.. What have I started?
Tim
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I'm not a family or a couple (yet... ) but I'd love to have a pepper white convertible S to match my regular one. So I would have a matching set.
And I think you need to get some KC HiLiTES, with yellow covers, and some naked lady chrome and black mudflaps on that thing ASAP
Collinwood is along the Tennessee/Alabama border. We love the gun racks and KC's here.
And I think you need to get some KC HiLiTES, with yellow covers, and some naked lady chrome and black mudflaps on that thing ASAP
Collinwood is along the Tennessee/Alabama border. We love the gun racks and KC's here.
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I seem to remember from my International Scout days that KCs have to be mounted on top so the poor guy in front of you feels like he is being run over by a Huey!?
I can't rag too much, I still have a '97 Dakota(15mpg) for sale, a 76 F150 w/460cid (10mpg) for a tow vehicle, a 67 Kieser Duece and a Half (8mpg turbo multi fuel- just for the testosterone effect) 99 Durango (hers) and 3 ATVs, two trailers, and a 31' Airstream and a 12' pop up. Me thinks the toys are taking over.....
I found Colinwood on the map and maybe sometime we can meet up half way when some of the Bama gang are motoring near Huntsville. Would love to see the visual effect on earth people when a line of Minis blast by...
MINIclo, she is thinking red with a Union Jack top if not the convertable.....Please tell me that no one is printing rag tops yet?
Tim
I can't rag too much, I still have a '97 Dakota(15mpg) for sale, a 76 F150 w/460cid (10mpg) for a tow vehicle, a 67 Kieser Duece and a Half (8mpg turbo multi fuel- just for the testosterone effect) 99 Durango (hers) and 3 ATVs, two trailers, and a 31' Airstream and a 12' pop up. Me thinks the toys are taking over.....
I found Colinwood on the map and maybe sometime we can meet up half way when some of the Bama gang are motoring near Huntsville. Would love to see the visual effect on earth people when a line of Minis blast by...
MINIclo, she is thinking red with a Union Jack top if not the convertable.....Please tell me that no one is printing rag tops yet?
Tim
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Originally Posted by Adamini
I'm not a family or a couple (yet... ) but I'd love to have a pepper white convertible S to match my regular one. So I would have a matching set.
And I think you need to get some KC HiLiTES, with yellow covers, and some naked lady chrome and black mudflaps on that thing ASAP
Collinwood is along the Tennessee/Alabama border. We love the gun racks and KC's here.
And I think you need to get some KC HiLiTES, with yellow covers, and some naked lady chrome and black mudflaps on that thing ASAP
Collinwood is along the Tennessee/Alabama border. We love the gun racks and KC's here.
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Huntsville has a MINI club. I attended the last MINI meeting at a local eatery even though I don't have my MINI yet. You can check out the details at www.rocketcitymini.com. Come join us. Last week they met up to go to the drive-in theater in Athens, AL. I didn't go since I would have had to take my SUV and stay in the back. Next meeting is September 12th.
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TLMCS05, there is a MINI club in Atlanta called AtlantaMINIS (http://www.atlantaminis.net/). That's the only one I know of. You could find other owners in and around your area and start a club.
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Still having way too much fun!
I seem to get happier with MiniMine every mile!
Finished the stripes project (shots in the gallery)and put on a coat of wax. Also waxed the wheels from advice here and serious improvement on the brake dust issue.
Checked out the Atlanta club link and got back in touch with a friend from a decade ago! what a Mini world it is! LOL
Now that I am past break-in, the response really does surprise me! Well, off to motor home with the sunroof open , windows down and ZZ Top blastin!
Tim
Finished the stripes project (shots in the gallery)and put on a coat of wax. Also waxed the wheels from advice here and serious improvement on the brake dust issue.
Checked out the Atlanta club link and got back in touch with a friend from a decade ago! what a Mini world it is! LOL
Now that I am past break-in, the response really does surprise me! Well, off to motor home with the sunroof open , windows down and ZZ Top blastin!
Tim
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Originally Posted by TLMCS05
I seem to get happier with MiniMine every mile!
Finished the stripes project (shots in the gallery)and put on a coat of wax. Also waxed the wheels from advice here and serious improvement on the brake dust issue.
Checked out the Atlanta club link and got back in touch with a friend from a decade ago! what a Mini world it is! LOL
Now that I am past break-in, the response really does surprise me! Well, off to motor home with the sunroof open , windows down and ZZ Top blastin!
Tim
Finished the stripes project (shots in the gallery)and put on a coat of wax. Also waxed the wheels from advice here and serious improvement on the brake dust issue.
Checked out the Atlanta club link and got back in touch with a friend from a decade ago! what a Mini world it is! LOL
Now that I am past break-in, the response really does surprise me! Well, off to motor home with the sunroof open , windows down and ZZ Top blastin!
Tim
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Glad you found us at AtlantaMINIS. I think I've noticed your new posts. You will find we now number over 400 members and always have something going on.
Your wife needs to get the Cabrio. That way you can drive it on sunny days and the hardtop on rainy days. Naw. Drive them both everyday. I have both so the biggest question I have to ask myself every day is which one. Man life is hard
A gun rack in the MINI just would not work. You couldn't get to it for all the track equipment in the back. Keep'er by your side. That's why you have that large hole in the roof...just ****'n load...stand up and unload.
Your wife needs to get the Cabrio. That way you can drive it on sunny days and the hardtop on rainy days. Naw. Drive them both everyday. I have both so the biggest question I have to ask myself every day is which one. Man life is hard
A gun rack in the MINI just would not work. You couldn't get to it for all the track equipment in the back. Keep'er by your side. That's why you have that large hole in the roof...just ****'n load...stand up and unload.