Whoa… What's This?
To all those higher mileage MINIs out there… Have you taken a look on the bottom of your hood recently? I was cleaning out my engine on Sunday and found something fairly...
MINI's marked down?
This report comes courtesy of BB Mykal and an unamed Chicago radio station: The radio spot announced that the MINI was “Retro Modern” (if that's possible). “The car that is turning heads”...
The only MINI in the Import Revolution, Chicago…
From BB Mykal: The only MINI in the Import Revolution, Chicago was MINE! Import Revolution features mainly Aisan Imports but really any import is eligible.
The Chicago MINI Club Formation Meeting
As we've mentioned in a previous post We'll be meeting to discuss the formation of an official Chicago New MINI Club (for background info read this previous post). It seems like we've...
Does your sunroof squeal like a banshee?
Yes… yes it does. Yesterday was the first day in several months I was able to drive around for some time with the roof open and what I heard was not pleasant....
Spring comes to Chicago (finally)
Despite some warm temps here and there those of us in the Midwest of the US have had an unsually cool Spring thus far. So it's with great pleasure that I'm able...
Denver BMWCCA Autocross: MINIs Sweep Top 7 Spots
These results come via Dave in Denver: We had 9 MINI Cooper S and 2 MINI Coopers in yesterday's BMWCCA autocross. As the results show below, the MINIs did darn well.
A Question for CVT Owners with the 32.1 Upgrade
Here's a question from a friend who has recently had her CVT software upgraded on her Cooper: I had the 32.1 CVT reprogram done a few weeks ago, and have since noticed...
Buying a MINI as an Investment?
While no new car can be considered an actual investment many of us have always believed the MINI is one of the best buys in the automotive world. Now that notion has...