R55 Official Hot Chocolate Owners Club
#1279
07-30-2011, 07:12 PM
Neutral
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Seattle/Tacoma Area
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Nice car! My wife and i....err, correction my wife is enjoying our new HC Clubman we picked up at Seattle Mini two weeks ago....i hope you get to drive your new MINI more than i get to drive ours!
#1281
07-30-2011, 10:25 PM
#1286
08-20-2011, 06:57 PM
#1291
08-22-2011, 09:16 PM
#1292
08-23-2011, 07:40 PM
#1293
08-23-2011, 09:40 PM
Clay FTW.
I've got stripes, and it's not clear that it's a good idea to clay those. The installer used crap material the first (two) times, and they discolored both times. The third set has held up better, and I studiously didn't clay them this year. Cleaning compounds (Meguiars) don't do well either.
But, in the spirit of the thread, this color really stands out with a little TLC.
I've got stripes, and it's not clear that it's a good idea to clay those. The installer used crap material the first (two) times, and they discolored both times. The third set has held up better, and I studiously didn't clay them this year. Cleaning compounds (Meguiars) don't do well either.
But, in the spirit of the thread, this color really stands out with a little TLC.
#1296
08-23-2011, 10:25 PM
Huh. A MINI---Performance---Diesel.
My first thought was that they'll never bring it to the States. My second (being a recovering VW diesel owner) was to want one real bad. My third was to remember the gas-diesel price difference, and how that difference is how I came to own a Clubman.
Sigh.
My first thought was that they'll never bring it to the States. My second (being a recovering VW diesel owner) was to want one real bad. My third was to remember the gas-diesel price difference, and how that difference is how I came to own a Clubman.
Sigh.
#1297
08-23-2011, 10:32 PM
#1298
08-23-2011, 10:39 PM
#1299
08-23-2011, 11:00 PM
Ah, I was right. And wrong. 
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/02/m...pton-for-2011/
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/02/m...pton-for-2011/
Finally, European buyers can get excited about the addition of the new Cooper SD. The pint-sized oil burner packs 143 horsepower from a 2.0-liter turbo-diesel mill and 225 pound-feet of torque. Along with all that grunt, the SD comes with start/stop, brake regeneration and electronic power steering to eek out as much fuel economy as possible. The 0-62 mph dash takes around 8.1 seconds while churning out 65.7 UK miles per gallon. Spend a little time with a calculator, and you'll find that the number averages out to around 54.7 mpg on the U.S. cycle.
So far, there's no indication that the Cooper SD will show up in the States.
So far, there's no indication that the Cooper SD will show up in the States.