Happy 7th Birthday MINI USA
Seven years ago on March 22nd 2002 the first MINI dealers in the US opened their doors. While this may be US specific I think the enthusiasm of that time translates well...
MF Exclusive: Q&A w/MINI’s Product Manager (aka Ask Vinnie)
Last week we asked you to send in your questions to MINI USA’s Product Manager Vincent Kung. The idea that we would pick the top ten and present them to Mr. Kung...
Radio Controlled F1 Car
Sure, remote control cars we’ve seen. Full sized even on Discovery Channel. Pretty sure this is the first time you’ve seen one controlled via Bluetooth on a BlackBerry Phone though. Sure, it’s...
Daimler/BMW Share Swapping Nixed?
Looks like BMW’s biggest share holders the Quandt family has nixed the idea of a closer relationship between the Germany giants. This could impact everything from A/B Class component sharing with the...
MINI to Base New Model off of Crossover?
Over the last year we’ve heard some rumbling that the MINI Crossover didn’t justify the cost of the development as a single model. To put it frankly BMW needed to create another...
MINI’s Micro Car Plans Come into Focus
The usually rather unreliable Auto Express has the latest on BMW’s Project i and how it relates to MINI’s future products. According to the weekly UK mag MINI will be debuting an...
White Roof Radio #290
A live show tonight! Thanks to everyone that made it, apologies to those of you that missed it. And yes, for the record, Todd was wearing pants. AMVIV is just about a...
MF Review: 2009 MINI Convertible Cooper S
Okay so this should be pretty easy right? The R57 is the convertible version of the R56. So I can copy and paste any one of our many review of the R56,...
Ask MF: The Best Place to Find Used MINIs
This week’s Ask MF comes from Demian: >I wanted to let you know that your website is a great one! I daily check for updates and info. In regards to used minis,...
A Huge Vintage Mini Find in Texas
The always interesting site bringatrailor.com has a great find of six vintage Minis found in a warehouse in Dallas Texas. Well worth a look. + Texas Mini Cooper Warehouse Stash / Bringatrailer.com