You remember last week I had a list of things to check for you with the higher mileage MINIs. Today I will be adding a new item. That, my friends, is what a broken lower control arm on an R50 looks like when you are stranded on the side of the road. That is what …
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What would happen if…
A MINI and a Honda Civic were to mate? Having fun shooting pictures through a window. Don’t worry, I didn’t really take the top off of a Honda and attach it to Roxy. But I did have the window tint removed from the front windows. That is looking into the passenger compartment from outside. I …
fix it ticket
Man I hate these. Such a terrible pain in the ass usually. You know I live in Southern California. Here in Southern California, much like AZ and NV, it can get pretty warm in the summer time. While usually not as warm for as long as our neighboring states, it still happens. In AZ and …
White Roof Radio Live!
It’s on! Check it out! Tonight (Thursday) around 10pm EST (GMT -5) we’ll again be broadcasting the Whiteroofradio Podcast live on MotoringFile. Check MF just before 10pm EST (9pm CST/8pm MST/7pm PST/-6 GMT) for a post with our video feeds and a place to comment and ask questions during the show. That’s right, we’ll be …
100K+ miles?
Does your odometer have a 1 followed by 5 digits? Are you getting close? I thought I would take a moment to offer a reminder of some things that you might want to keep an eye on as your MINI creeps up in miles. My MINI is a November ’02 build 2003 Cooper. Starting at …