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Old 03-11-2007, 05:45 PM
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Greetings!

Hmm, how to introduce myself... Male, 54 by the clock but 20-something by behaviour, live in Ft. Worth TX, work for the state of Texas. I've always been a motorhead & raced a '66 Mustang in SCCA A-Sedan back in the day. Motorcycles are my passion; currently have a 1984 BMW R-100RS that I bought new - it now has 283,000 miles. The other bike is a '91 BMW K-75S - it's the baby, with only 41K miles.

Bought my Mini, a standard Cooper, at Moritz in Arlington TX on 2-8-07 & currently have 1500 miles on it. My BMW experience tells me internet forums are better than service manuals for learning how to maintain a new toy. I'm glad to be here!
 
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Old 03-11-2007, 08:17 PM
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Old 03-11-2007, 09:08 PM
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Welcome to NAM, Bill! Have you visited this Texas club's site: www.MetroplexMINI.com? It's a great group of MINI folks.
 
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Old 03-12-2007, 12:39 AM
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Old 03-12-2007, 02:43 AM
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Bill,
Welcome from Colorado!!! There are several people that come to Colorado in August for MINI's in the Mountains. It's 4 days of fun here in beautiful Colorado! Keep it in mind..bring your bike/MINI....
 
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Old 03-12-2007, 05:17 AM
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Welcome to NAM!! Looks like BMW has one good customer!!! I worked in Tex. in Jan. for three weeks and stayed in FT. Worth. The interchanges in Ft. Worth and Dallas are something else. How do you manage to live with all that traffic???
 
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Old 03-12-2007, 05:56 AM
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I've lived here all of my life; Ft. Worth traffic is minimal, IMHO. My commute is 8.7 miles each way. Dallas, however, can be something else. I'm actually more comfortable in Houston traffic than Dallas.
 
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Hello and Welcome, Bill ! Congrats on your new MINI. Do tell us more about it and/or post some pics for us to enjoy.

And, by the way...




Sorry... couldn't help myself.
 
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Old 03-12-2007, 06:10 AM
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Hello from north Arlington!!! I work in downtown Dallas but ride the TRE....a little homey bubble of Tarrant County making it's way into the madness to the east.
 
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Welcome 2 Nam! glad 2 have ya on board
 
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Old 03-12-2007, 08:23 AM
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Welcome Bill ...
Hope to see you at our www.MetroplexMini.org soon!
 




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