This time, The Top 10 Coolest — and affordable — cars over at Bankrate.com Featuring its first fully automatic soft-top roof, this Euro-inspired Mini, which starred in the movie “The Italian Job,” drives like a toy. Despite its childlike quality, it’s very sophisticated. Boasting a 1.6-liter, 115-horsepower engine, it is only one of two convertibles …
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More safety proof
Next time you are filling up for gas and the cat in that monster SUV is saying that your MINI ‘doesn’t look safe’, point ’em over to the following link: http://www.gbmini.net/gallery/general2005/Uptick_Ducttape2 That my friends, is a MINI Cabrio, top down, upside down! Did I mention the driver, David Rose, Actually walked away fairly well un …
We are a different breed
From this story: “The owners of MINIs are a different breed,” Patton said. “They love their cars. They love the history. They love to be together and love to talk about their car.” Alan and his wife, Joni, who organized the club, are self-proclaimed “maniacs about our MINIs.” Thus, the club’s name just had to …
Holy Cow!
I drive into work, make dinner for the lad and myself and come out to check motoringfile. What did you guys do while I was gone? You have gone and broke motoringfile. Do have any idea how much 5gb is? Really? Well, it’s a lot. That’ 1/4 of your 20gb iPod or approx. 1,670 songs! …
Phil Wicks update
For those of you wanting to maybe go up to Willow Springs Raceway on Saturday to see what goes on, I hear they will be opening the track up at lunch time for chaparoned laps to anyone who wants ’em!