Sure we all followed along with the factory electic cars. There was that one company that was also selling electric MINIs through Sam’s Club a while back. Now, CravenSpeed has gotten into the game and they just did their first test drive of their electric R53. The donor MINI is a 2002 R53. Great testbed …
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An Argument for Automatic Transmissions
See that above? The number on the left I mean (although 233,658 total miles is impressive, right?). That is the total distance I drove over 7 days, but only reflects 5 days of driving. Equally impressive, right? Now, looking at that number, imagine the final 180 miles. A distance that, at the legal limit, should …
Deals on Wheels
After talking to ace Parts Advisor Teresa Hillstead at Crevier MINI about a few things for my MINI (and picking up a new gas cap), she asked if I would be interested in getting a deal on a set of wheels. I’m not right now, but figured there might be one or two of you …
New blog to watch
It’s been going for about a year and I can’t help but wonder how I missed it, but I was just checking out my wish list at Outmotoring again and discovered that Aaron started a blog! Cool pics? Check. Tips? Check. Home Theater? Check. Everything you could want in a blog and more! Don’t forget, …
Owner’s Lounge? Cool?
Got yet another email from the Owner’s Lounge saying they missed me. Awwww. That’s sweet. But, it’s still the Owners Lounge. And, I’m sorry to say, it still sucks. Sure I clicked over to vote for MTTS. After that I decided to poke around a bit, see what was going on. Here is what I …