Added a link to Taylor’s blog and updated the link for Twister, recently updated to run WordPress. It’s about time Mark! :), and a link to Motoringfun.com.
Do you have a MINI site that I don’t have linked? Even if it’s not a blog? Send that link over and I’ll link you up!
Yet, it’s about time I say…
Yesterday, in a ceremony in Oakland, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill that would make driving while operating a mobile phone illegal on California roadways.
Of course, use of a hands-free device is exempt.
Man, this is going to make the OC rich again!
Schwarzenegger signs ban | via Autoblog
This time ending @motoringfile.com.
For those of you that haven’t heard, Gabe has gotten his dream job with a very high profile firm. Of course, he had to go through about a month of courting, meetings, dinners and lunches at the swankest joints in Chicago plus the constant haggling over money. Just tossing money at the lad like so much confetti! Well, if anyone deserves that kind of treatment (I’m really surprised a dual at 30 paces didn’t ensue), it is Mr. Gabriel Bridger.
To that end, his new position (mirror encased high-rise, corner office, executive wash room key) will leave him with very little time to devote to Motoringfile. After spending much of the last 5 years developing Motoringfile into the premier, global news source dedicated to the MINI Cooper, he will be handling the day to day operations to none other than yours truly.
This is not to say that I am taking over Motoringfile from Gabe. It’s his site. Always has been, always will be. My role will be only to handle the more routine (read: boring) stuff. Comment moderation, press release posting and the like. Gabe will still be around writing reviews, posting the ‘big’ news and whatnot. He just won’t be able to be around as much as he has been in the past.
I’m actually looking forward to this and am quite excited about the opportunity and appreciate Gabe asking me to help!
I’ll be starting off slow this week but things will start revving up toward the end of September. Just watch for more of those posts made by DB. My posting here my drop off a little bit more, but I’ll still be keeping up with the odd post here and there.
And, yes, I will use a spell check. Or get a Mac. Or both.
Talking with Gabe earlier.
Among other things (more about that in another day or so), he had to get his MINI in to have the left output shaft replaced. Seems it was clicking.
Weird part is that he knows 3 others that have had the same problem and his dealer told him that they had already replaced 3 others last week.
Just something to keep an eye out for, and it doesn’t seem to be year specific.
Has this happened to you?
We’ve read them all to be sure, but the last paragraph:
Indeed near thirty grand is serious green for a small sub-subcompact. But look at it as a fast German-engineered sports coupe massaged by one of the most highly regarded tuners in the world, then it’s definitely worth it.
Really says it all.
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