And interesting piece I found last week. More opinion that news, but it’s still very interesting. "One of the things I think is very important to realize is that the growth in the world oil consumption is not that strong." —David Kelly, chief market strategist, J.P. Morgan Funds; The Washington Post, May 4, 2008 "…There …
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The R60, aka MINI SUV
Updated Welcome Googler! You are here because you are looking for information about the MINI Cooper R60. This post is fairly old and we have since seen what this automobile actually looks like. I have updated my thoughts on the R60 here if you care to read it, and everything anyone knows about the new …
City driving isn’t how you do it
I’ve had a bit of time on my hands for the last few weeks. I also haven’t had my tortuous commute. So, I thought it would be a good week to brush up on my Hypermiling skills. For almost the entire week I had less than 100 miles of highway driving. All of it city, …
Not terribly MINI Related
Getting caught up in the time-suck know as YouTube. A good number of you are fans of Top Gear. Since the beginning I would imagine. There are also some of you, like myself, that are also fans but came a bit late to the party (season 9 or 10). And, like myself, I’m sure you’ve …
Get Better Mileage
I know we’ve talked about this to no end on the show, but it’s always nice when you can hear it/see it from some one else. Sure, it’s Systm, a huge geek video podcast, manned by Patrick Norton, but the information is great. Patrick, so it’s known, is a pretty huge car guy, so I’d …