Feb 24th, 2006
This will be a little old-school for our UK readers but for those of us located outside the MINI motherland it’s definitelty worth a click. This is the 30 second version of a commercial that was running recently in the UK to support the “Make Sure it’s a MINI Adventure” compaign we told you about last summer. Which in itself is a variation on the US Counterfeit MINI Campaign launched awhile back. And yes, it’s also video Friday here at MotoringFile.
[ Make Sure it's a MINI Adventure ] Google Video
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Feb 24th, 2006
Since it’s officially Cooper Friday (and DIY Friday if you didn’t notice) here at MotoringFile I thought I’d pull out all the stops. Behold, the mother of all DIY projects, the full JCW Cooper Engine Kit. Like its close cousin, the JCW MCS Engine Kit (and another monster DIY in it’s own right) the Cooper JCW kit is best kept in the hands of the professionals. However as a perspective buyer, it’s always nice to see what exactly goes into both the kit and installation.
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Feb 24th, 2006
Here’s one just for the Cooper owners out there. With the recent release of the John Cooper Sound Kit for the Cooper, we’ve had several people ask about the official installation PDF. Well as luck would have it we managed to just have one lying around.
[ JCW Cooper Sound Kit ] Official MINI Installation Instructions
Feb 23rd, 2006
For the second podcast of the week we decided to change gears a bit and stick to some newbie topics. Specifically break-in procedure. We hit everything from brakes, to tires and most of what’s in between. You can download the show, read the show notes, and subscribe via iTunes all below:
Subscribe | Show Notes | iTunes Link | MP3 Link
Feb 22nd, 2006
Another treat for those who are getting a little more excited about the JCW GP these days. We’ve got a minute and a half of the GP zigging, zagging and screeching it’s way through some tasty canyon roads. You can download it in your preferred video codec below:
GP vs The Canyons video:
Quicktime: Large (3.1MB) / Ridiculously Large (11.4MB)
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Feb 22nd, 2006
As a MINI owner and enthusiast there are few things more interesting then taking an official tour of the MINI Oxford Plant. MotoringFile reader Joshua Kane has just taken the tour and has a great review of the trip on his blog. Here’s a quick excerpt:
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Feb 21st, 2006
Mr. Spinelli and Mr. Farago of Jalopnik fame spend some quality time on the MINI in their latest daily podcast. As always it’s interesting to hear other automotive journalists take on the MINI brand. And it’s even better when they’re interesting automotive journalists like these two. Check it out below:
[ Precast: 02.21.06 ] Jalopnik
