DING! You in the east and midwest know that sound, right? Well, here in Sunny SoCal, it’s one that I don’t get to hear too often unless it’s really really cold! Well, today it was really really cold. My day starts at about 5:15 AM, at which time it was right about 30. Put the …
Category Archives: My MINI
The stumble is back?
Yep. Or something that is very much like the stumble. This time Roxy just shudders while sitting at idle and the A/C is on. Usually at the same time the fan starts turning. Something else that also happened on one of the warmer days is when the fan did turn on, the entire car vibrated …
A quick rant
To: Ford Mustang drivers on Hwy 74 While I can truly appreciate the raw power and overall good looks your car has, please keep in mind that just because you can outrun a MC in a straight line does not make you bad ass unless you can take the turns at faster than 20MPH and …
Another ‘mile’ stone
Hit it today in fact. Wait for it… 70,000 miles! You know, when I write it out like that, it really looks like a lot of miles huh? So far, I’m going to have to fall back on one of my very first posts and state that this has been, by far, the best automobile …
Recall
I’m sure that by now most of you have already read about this someplace. Turns out there is a problem with some of the emission components on some ’02 & ’03 build MINI’s. I got my official recall notice yesterday. I’m not due for service for another 6800 miles, so I am going to call …