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The Hollywood Car Show #2

Here we are with #2 in which Tim and I discuss upcoming movies (some very cool!), what we would do to a Geo Tracker and celiling fans.

Be sure to check out the guys at Reactor Watches for some really cool stuff. Or, find Tim at MINI Takes the States this week at the Rose Bowl and ask him what time it is.

Speaking of MTTS, both Tim and I will be there this coming Saturday and Sunday. Be sure to find us and say hi!

Finally, you can subscribe to The Hollywood Car Show in iTunes. It’s the best way to get the show too, automatically after we post it it shows up on your desktop ready to play!

Episode 2 :

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Download | 22.9MB | 43:10 | Subscribe in iTunes

Posted in My MINI, podcasts — by db on 07/29/08

Wash a MINI in 2 minutes

What? You can’t? I find the right music helps.

Posted in My MINI, video — by db on 07/23/08

MTTS Chicago/LA…Who’s going?

MTTSI’m sorry to say that I won’t be able to attend MTTS Chicago this weekend. But I will be holding down the WRR fort here on the West Coast.

I will, however, be in LA! Besides MTTS, it is the 3rd anniversary of WRR! I have some ideas for cool stuff to do while we are there too. We shall see if any of it happens.

So, who’s going? Chicago or LA or both? C’mon, we want to know!

Posted in MTTS — by db on 07/22/08

The Hollywood Car Show Episode #1

I just started a brand new podcast with Fireball Tim and the first episode is up and ready! From the show notes page at Tim’s blog.


Hey gang! db here and, as promised by the Fireballed one himself, I am happy to present to you the very first episode of The Hollywood Car Show!

Tim and I spent 30 minutes today talking about upcoming movies, cool movies that we have or haven’t seen and, of course, cool Hollywood Cars!

This one is the first, so you can expect changes over the next month or so as we fine tune the format.

For now, use the built-in player below to click the download link to get it on your computer. Full RSS feed will be coming shortly as will our addition to the iTunes store.

Finally, any comments or suggestions are always appreciated! Feel free to leave them below or use the contact form to tell us what you thought!


Dedicated feed for the show will be ready later in the week, as well as the ability to subscribe in iTunes. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Update. You can subscribe to this show using the feed or wait a day or 2 for it to show up in iTunes.

Episode 1 :

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Download | 15MB | 32:45

Posted in podcasts — by db on 07/21/08

If I’m honest…

Y’all know that I’ve got the mad miles on my MINI. Getting close to 192K. I haven’t been working as much, so the miles aren’t adding up like they used to, which is a good thing. There are a few minor issues I’m having that is making her not quite so brilliant.

  • Radiator has a very small leak and needs to be replaced or repaired
  • Front suspension needs some work. In full lock I’m getting an odd clicking sound. Going forward, not in reverse (which was almost always there).
  • Door lock motors no longer work. Either side.
  • Front seats could use covers
  • Paint is looking a bit rough, especially on the front

Really, not too bad considering I do have close to 13 years worth of miles on a car that is a bit more than 5 years old.

She still starts every time. Running a bit rough since I’ve had to switch to mid-grade fuel to save the pennies, but that’s easily fixed.

I am hoping to start repairs at the end of summer or sooner if the price is right and I’ve got the cash. I just want my MINI to be, you know, like a MINI again.

Posted in My MINI — by db on 07/16/08

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