Just completed the installation of the 2nd alternator in my MINI. Went a lot quicker.
Hoping it lasts for more than 2k miles.
Leaving my Grandparents house tonight, everything seemed ok. Until I noticed the idle speed hovering around 2K RPMs. A little on the high side. Besides that, everything was checking out.
20 miles later, the battery light came on. 5 miles later the lights were already fairly dim and the power steering stopped working.
5 miles later I was driving in the dark on I5 in San Juan Capistrano, trying to get to the next exit.
Which is where my car sits now.
I know I know. Tomorrow I will be calling the dealer to get it squared away.
Out at the LA Auto Show again with Fireball Tim. We did some cool stuff for The Hollywood Car Show and I got some great photos of some cool cars that I will be posting to my Flickr later today as well.
But, what was really cool? Especially for you diecast car junkies? Check this out.
Dragtracks.com. This is way better than using the couch and ruler like I had to do when I was a kid!
After reading the KBB Top 10 list article at Motoringfile.com last night while recording the show, I thought I would give it a go with my MINI. Complete with 201,000 miles on the clock The results are above.
I was honestly expecting to punch all my info into kbb.com and have it kick back about $US6,000 or less. For those that can’t see the image above, here is the value of my MINI as of November 20th, 2008.
- Excellent Condition: $11,530
- Good Condition: $10,630
- Fair Condition: $9,530
I would say my MINI is in fair condition and the numbers above are for Private Party resale. While I don’t plan on selling my MINI anytime soon, I still think this is pretty incredible to know that if I wanted to, I could ask as much at $9,530.
What is your MINI worth?
Turned 200K miles, figured the least I could do was wash her.
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