As you can see above, today I crossed the two hundred, eighty thousand mile mark in Roxy. Or, another way to say it is I have driven my 2003 MINI Cooper around the planet 11.2 times, depending on who’s nerd math you are using. And I’ve done it in 10 years. Everything is working like …
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Updates
Current mileage: 277,918 It was brought to my attention on Facebook that I’m behind in my updates to you guys. Suspension A little more than 10K miles ago (almost a year) I did a full suspension upgrade. The short version is super sport struts, HK adjustable rear sway bar and some Eibach springs. I will …
It’s Almost Like New (277,231)
It’s been an exciting month of MINI repairs here at White Roof Radio HQ (West Coast), let me tell you. Started with the lower motor mount, moved on to the clutch, water pump and rear main seal and ending (hopefully) today with a new set of tires. As they say, when it rains, it pours. …
Re: The New Clutch
The day after picking Roxy up from Eurotechs after getting her new clutch, I headed out on a drive with almost 40 others to the small town of Jerome. To get there, we drove a fantastic road called 12 Miles of Terror before continuing on through Kirkland Junction, Prescott and finally Jerome. Great scenery, great …
A Few Extra Days
Made a stop today to check on Roxy’s progress. Or, rather, Jerry’s progress with her. So far, so good. Our man is pretty thorough, as you can tell. He even took the time to clean the transmission while it was out of the car! Holy smokes. Tearing things apart, he tells me everything looks as …