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Old 09-17-2008, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by schatzy62
I don't see any clubman in the title picture but your person may be in the picture of the crowd, and your car is probably in the picture of the cars lined up getting ready to take off the afternoon drives.

All the pictures are small so it is hard to make peoples faces out or what car it is unless it is one of the first ones in the line.

Good luck hunting.
Okay, I found my Clubman twice in this issue. It's very hard to tell it's me, but on page 28, I'm all the way to the very left of the top photo parked on the side of the street. You can see my roof rack and my ZUG antenna topper.

Then again on page 53, second photo down. I'm about 8 cars back and I'm lined up to take the observatory tour. You can see my cars stripes and just barely make out the yellow and orange on my license plate. It's not quite as obvious as your shot, so I won't brag. But I will bring the magazine to work to show all my friends just the same.

I also thought that might have been a picture of my wife taking a picture of the stunt bike rider on page 28, but she doesn't think she was wearing a shirt like that and I can't find a picture from that same angle stored on my PC, so it's probably not her.
 
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Old 09-18-2008, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by tim781996
Okay, I found my Clubman twice in this issue. It's very hard to tell it's me, but on page 28, I'm all the way to the very left of the top photo parked on the side of the street. You can see my roof rack and my ZUG antenna topper.

Then again on page 53, second photo down. I'm about 8 cars back and I'm lined up to take the observatory tour. You can see my cars stripes and just barely make out the yellow and orange on my license plate. It's not quite as obvious as your shot, so I won't brag. But I will bring the magazine to work to show all my friends just the same.

I also thought that might have been a picture of my wife taking a picture of the stunt bike rider on page 28, but she doesn't think she was wearing a shirt like that and I can't find a picture from that same angle stored on my PC, so it's probably not her.
We will allow you to brag anyway.

Sydney is really getting big, and cute to.

How does she like riding in the car? Christie Loves our clubbie but hates the Just-A-Cooper loaner we have. she really dislike not having the flat floor. and Christie is not allowed in the front seat.
 
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Old 09-18-2008, 09:36 AM
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But I do have the opportunity to look at it everyday that its visible from my office window. I'm about 60 miles away, and I swear that on a clear day, I can even see the observatory on top with a pair of binoculars.
Rumor has it that the first European immigrant to climb Mt. Washington did so after seeing it from a ship! Or so the story goes at the base in Pinkham Notch.

Can't wait to participate in MOT next year.
 
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She's doing okay in the car, though it's not her favorite place. Knowing that she might be going some place fun, like puppy school, makes the ride very bearable for her. She was so excited to go today that she probably could have towed the car. Today is her last day there, and then we bring her to Camp Bow-wow Doggy Daycare next week. We keep her out of the front seat of the Clubman, but she will ride in the front seat of our just-a-cooper.
 
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Originally Posted by NJ Clubman
Rumor has it that the first European immigrant to climb Mt. Washington did so after seeing it from a ship! Or so the story goes at the base in Pinkham Notch.

Can't wait to participate in MOT next year.
Yup, that's what they said on the CD that they give you to listen to on the way up the mountain. See you there!
 
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You have every right to brag - that is SO neato!! Great article...

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Is Christie A Irish Setter? If so it looks like she fits fine in the Clubman. Which is good because I also have a Setter & waiting for my Clubman to drive him around.
 
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Almost 40 lbs! She was 11 when we picked her up. I'm attaching pics of her first day of puppy school. The one of her sitting in the car by herself was when she assumed she was going to school, when in fact it was her day off.
OMG, is Sydney a Labradoodle? Soooo cute!
 
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Tim your dog is incredibly cute! I think both you and Schatzy have great shots of your dogs in their Clubmans. I know we have a couple of threads that talk about dogs fitting in the Clubman, and some like LadyG have posted wonderful photos in them, but perhaps a thread devoted to photos of dogs in a Clubman is called for?

P.S. Where can one buy this M2 magazine or is it only by subscription?
 
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Old 09-18-2008, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by scotman
Is Christie A Irish Setter? If so it looks like she fits fine in the Clubman. Which is good because I also have a Setter & waiting for my Clubman to drive him around.
No, she is a Black Lab, and at 12-1/2 years old she rules the roost. She enjoys either the Clubman or the BMW 525it Wagon. She at one time liked my Dodge Ram Pickup but after turning about 8 she no longer liked riding in the truck. I think it was getting hard for her to get in an out of.

Most of the time she will stand at the back of either car with her front paws up on the rear but will not jump in. She always wants help getting in. So what we have done lately is to start loading the car and leave the back doors or hatch open and go in the house. When we come out a bout 10 minutes later she is in the car with that look on her face "When Are We Going To Get Going".

Your Setter will love the car. The only thing i can recommend is that you get some kind of pad of blanket for the rear for two reason. 1. Make it more comfortable and 2. keeps the dog hair removal from the car easier.
 
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What issue of MC2 are you all talking about? The latest one I have is for Juy and August. Haven't been able to find anything more current at Barnes and Noble or another well known book store for which I can't recall the name at the moment. Just came to mind - Borders. I'm subscribing immediately, enough of this searching the shelves.......
 
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Originally Posted by LadyGodiva
OMG, is Sydney a Labradoodle? Soooo cute!
Close... she's a Goldendoodle... 3/4 Poodle and 1/4 Golden. She looks nothing like her parents. We try not to let her know she's cute because we're afraid it'll go to her head, but I think she knows anyway.
 
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Originally Posted by Otra
Tim your dog is incredibly cute! I think both you and Schatzy have great shots of your dogs in their Clubmans. I know we have a couple of threads that talk about dogs fitting in the Clubman, and some like LadyG have posted wonderful photos in them, but perhaps a thread devoted to photos of dogs in a Clubman is called for?

P.S. Where can one buy this M2 magazine or is it only by subscription?
Thanks. I don't know where to buy it, but you should have gotten a free subscription when you bought your Clubman, unless that was just a dealer thing.
 
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Just a dealer thing, I'd have to guess since I've never gotten a subscription yet.

That's good that you're trying to bring up your dog properly.
 
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I liked how MINI USA used my licence plate in their add on the back page of last issue of MC2. It was even on a PW but not a Clubman.
 
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I just ordered the current issue#16(sept-oct) for $6 which includes shipping on www.mc2magazine.com. It will not be sold at the bookstores as per the website. Can't wait to get mine. You can also order past issues.
 
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I liked how MINI USA used my licence plate in their add on the back page of last issue of MC2. It was even on a PW but not a Clubman.
HEY now your bragging.



OH that right we allow that here.
 
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Originally Posted by tim781996
Okay, I found my Clubman twice in this issue. It's very hard to tell it's me, but on page 28, I'm all the way to the very left of the top photo parked on the side of the street. You can see my roof rack and my ZUG antenna topper.

Then again on page 53, second photo down. I'm about 8 cars back and I'm lined up to take the observatory tour. You can see my cars stripes and just barely make out the yellow and orange on my license plate. It's not quite as obvious as your shot, so I won't brag. But I will bring the magazine to work to show all my friends just the same.

I also thought that might have been a picture of my wife taking a picture of the stunt bike rider on page 28, but she doesn't think she was wearing a shirt like that and I can't find a picture from that same angle stored on my PC, so it's probably not her.
What did you use, and electron microscope to find these. Only kidding. I looked quickly and saw something that might be yours in those pictures but then again i did not have my glasses on. Congrats for making it into two articles.
 
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Originally Posted by schatzy62
HEY now your bragging.



OH that right we allow that here.
Is it bragging when you dont know they are going to do it??? Its kinda like the papparatzi posting a picture of some with someone other than their spouse... HHmm would that too be bragging
 
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