What did you do to your mini today?
09-23-2013, 06:54 PM
So I will probably get the Optimum next. I called all around, no one has it on the shelf. Oriely's nor Napa in my town had any kind of rinseless car wash.
Finally I found some TurtleWax Brand rinseless car wash at Walmart of all places.
09-24-2013, 06:43 PM
09-24-2013, 06:46 PM
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dang you sharp things in car washes!! argg!
metal sharp object 1, me 0, minus 2 tires. :( had a major leak on my driver side rear runflat and had to basically limp back to mpls from my parents farm. end cost, 2 new tires since continental can't be patched. however added full tire ins for all 4 at discount tire, best $92 warranty service ever. basically if i get a flat or any damage to the tire (ie since continental runflats can't be plugged), i get a new tire on the house.
09-24-2013, 09:18 PM
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metal sharp object 1, me 0, minus 2 tires. :( had a major leak on my driver side rear runflat and had to basically limp back to mpls from my parents farm. end cost, 2 new tires since continental can't be patched. however added full tire ins for all 4 at discount tire, best $92 warranty service ever. basically if i get a flat or any damage to the tire (ie since continental runflats can't be plugged), i get a new tire on the house.
Today, I put in a new engine air filter. Getting that hose clamp to snap was horrible. I had to get someone else to help me...so now, search for a new hose clamp and coolant (mine leaked a little).
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09-24-2013, 09:49 PM
metal sharp object 1, me 0, minus 2 tires. :( had a major leak on my driver side rear runflat and had to basically limp back to mpls from my parents farm. end cost, 2 new tires since continental can't be patched. however added full tire ins for all 4 at discount tire, best $92 warranty service ever. basically if i get a flat or any damage to the tire (ie since continental runflats can't be plugged), i get a new tire on the house.
If you haven't spent the 92 yet I would check around. Goodyear dealers patched my old GY runflats and would probably do those too...
09-25-2013, 01:30 AM
09-25-2013, 01:33 AM
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09-25-2013, 04:39 AM
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See thats how a Xenon ( HID ) light should look! My old Justa had the MINI Xenons and I thought they where weak and pathetic. I use to blame the funky projector... Turns out its really the bulbs and ballasts... Whoda thunk it?
09-25-2013, 06:17 AM
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09-25-2013, 07:43 AM
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09-25-2013, 09:51 AM
09-25-2013, 10:19 AM
BTW, I did a ZKW-R lens swap on my R56 and it gave me great color and a very nice cutoff. The stock cutoff on the e46 lenses was super fuzzy, I hated it.
09-25-2013, 10:27 AM
The better-half's MINI, "Frau Blau", had her battery go t!ts-up (4 years, 63k miles). Started fine, drove 52 miles, stopped for gas, and wouldn't restart.
MINI roadside service came out and jump started her, but battery would not accept a charge. Jumped it a 2nd time, and we kept it running until we got home. Took battery to the local Interstate Battery store for testing. It was putting out 8 CCA, so 156 bucks later, "Frau Blau" has a new 730CCA batt.
MINI roadside service came out and jump started her, but battery would not accept a charge. Jumped it a 2nd time, and we kept it running until we got home. Took battery to the local Interstate Battery store for testing. It was putting out 8 CCA, so 156 bucks later, "Frau Blau" has a new 730CCA batt.
09-25-2013, 01:35 PM
I would think so. The way you can tell is by looking inside the tire. If you see tire powder/grinding tire pieces than it's gone for sure.
Interesting story, when I bought some Michelin PSS for the first time for my other car with a 225/45/18 profile, I got a flat. The thing is the profile was so low I did not realize it right away. I must have drove about 8 miles (half on the highway) before I parked and realized the tire was flat. It was on the rear on a FWD and I did not feel much while driving. All this to say RFT are not extraordinary. They just have a thicker side wall allowing you to drive some distance before the tire is totally shot from the rubber having grinned itself from the inside.
Interesting story, when I bought some Michelin PSS for the first time for my other car with a 225/45/18 profile, I got a flat. The thing is the profile was so low I did not realize it right away. I must have drove about 8 miles (half on the highway) before I parked and realized the tire was flat. It was on the rear on a FWD and I did not feel much while driving. All this to say RFT are not extraordinary. They just have a thicker side wall allowing you to drive some distance before the tire is totally shot from the rubber having grinned itself from the inside.
09-25-2013, 01:40 PM
I would think so. The way you can tell is by looking inside the tire. If you see tire powder/grinding tire pieces than it's gone for sure.
Interesting story, when I bought some Michelin PSS for the first time for my other car with a 225/45/18 profile, I got a flat. The thing is the profile was so low I did not realize it right away. I must have drove about 8 miles (half on the highway) before I parked and realized the tire was flat. It was on the rear on a FWD and I did not feel much while driving. All this to say RFT are not extraordinary. They just have a thicker side wall allowing you to drive some distance before the tire is totally shot from the rubber having grinned itself from the inside.
09-25-2013, 02:44 PM
09-26-2013, 07:36 AM
