Low 05 Allocations Due to High Cabrio Demand?
Since we ran this story (originally titled “Production Shortage at Oxford?”) I've recently been informed that there is no parts shortage at the MINI plant in Oxford. Good thing to becuase that...
Apple/BMW Execs Talk iPod Intregration
Yet more on that iPod integration everyone seems crazy about these days (via Maccentral): “We are beginning a really big push into a world we all spend a lot of time in...
Chrome Line Exterior Trim Currently Unavailable?
Update: Just got this from someone at MINI: Looks like the chrome restrictions have been lifted. The supplier has come through with sufficant quantity. Option 405 & 346 are now available. Previous...
MINI Convertibles On US Roads
While the convertible hasn't been released yet there are a handful on US roads as we speak. Here's an email from a reader who encountered one: Heads' Up on the new new...
iPod Your BMW/MINI Officially Announced
Yes that also includes a MINI version. As mentioned in Sunday's article the MINI kit retails for $149 (I/F kit, part no. 65 11 0 392 139) and will be released “later...
Complete MINIUSA 2005 Pricing Lists
We have two MINIUSA documents. One is the package specifications and pricing and the other is individual option pricing for 2005. There's really nothing here that's new to MotoringFile readers (especially those...
iPod/MINI Connector Pricing
Here's some initial pricing info on the iPod MINI kit from Apple and BMW (again from foolsdragon): Pricing for MINI's iPod I/F kit, part no. 65 11 0 392 139 is $149...
2005 Pricing Announced by MINIUSA
The wait is over! Now if only that MINIUSA configurator would just launch 🙂 While this isn't not absolutely official it is completely legit. This news comes via our favorite new source,...
Questions From a Brit About Driving Route 66
A friend who works at the MINI factory in Oxford recently sent me an email saying that he may need my help planning something in the US – something that he’d always...
First Photos of the Convertible Aero Kit
These are the first photos of the MINI Convertible with the optional aero kit and checkered mirror covers. Also seen for the first time in these photos are the R99 double-spoke 17″...