Automobile Magazine has a great piece in this month’s magazine that details 12 of it’s favorite used car deals. But why is it great? Ok it may have something to do with the website they used as a source for the article. Here’s an excerpt:
The current version of the new Mini is bigger, faster, more refined, and better engineered than its predecessor. But it was the original car, introduced in the States in 2002, that inspired a grassroots eruption of Mini mania, and its smiley-face charisma and go-kart performance promise to make it an enduring cult hero. “It will be a classic,” says Gabriel Bridger, founder of MotoringFile.com, one of the country’s most authoritative Mini Web sites. “It brought sportiness and efficiency to the masses, and it’s authentic in a way that modern cars aren’t. It will be one of the last mass-produced cars to have a vintage-car feel.”
The interview that we did for the article was thorough and the author (Preston Lerner) was able to create a concise four paragraph piece that hit most of the high points of the R50/R53 ownership.
There are many parts of the MotoringFile community both on the site and spread throughout the web. With the recent integration with Facebook on MF, we thought we should take another look at a key piece of MF on the interwebs. MF’s Flickr group is a easy way to add your own photos and video to a huge group of users (over 400) and a substantial collection of photos (over 5000). It’s also a great way to see almost every imaginable configuration of MINI on the planet.
So with that said, may we present to you the latest from the MotoringFile Flickr group:
The following is an official history of the Mini/MINI over the last 50 years. It details the rise of the small car in 1950′s Britain to today’s success worldwide. If you don’t know much about Mini/MINI history, this is a must read. And as a bonus we’ve also included the largest gallery of official Classic Mini photos we’ve ever seen on the web much less posted on MotoringFile.
Official Release: Five decades full of driving excitement and individual style – this, in a nutshell, is the history of MINI. But in its significance to the automobile world, MINI goes far beyond these achievements – no matter how outstanding they may be – alone. Indeed, only very few cars have characterised the development of the automobile in such an outstanding manner.
MINI has been the epitome of economical and, at the same time, desirable individual mobility for fifty years. And the characteristics of the classic Mini presented to the public for the first time in 1959 are interpreted by the current MINI in modern style. As before, of course, the philosophy is to combine compact dimensions with outstanding flair, superior fuel economy with genuine functionality. continued →
BMW’s electric car test-bed the MINI E arrived recently in both BMW’s California and New Jersey ports. It’s still unclear as to the exact delivery dates for the first cars but expect that to happen very very shortly. And look for more news on the future BMW’s iProject and how it relates to MINI in the next few days on MF.
Official Release: The MINI CHALLENGE 2009: Ready, steady, go! At the Hockenheimring next weekend – Starting of the sixth season of the popular Clubsport Series.
The countdown has started: Only a few days until the start of the MINI CHALLENGE 2009. The prelude to the sixth season of the popular club sport series will take place from 17 to 19 April in the framework of the circuit race “ADAC / MCS Prize of the City of Stuttgart†at the Hockenheimring. continued →
Official Release: After the successful year in 2008, the MINI CHALLENGE ride is again on. The proposed race calendar for next season promises to be exciting entertainment: The popular club sport series in 2009 will be at eight Scoring events for a total of 16 race weekend runs out and in again Framework at top motorsports events (Formula 1, WTCC, ADAC Masters Weekend, Oldtimer Grand Prix). For some time, the MINI CHALLENGE itself but also the sporting highlight form. A highlight event of 22 to 24 May is at Silverstone (GB): Just in time for the 50th MINI birthday guest of the series at MINI United Festival, the traditional venue of the international MINI fans, and will be there with tens of thousands of fans celebrating the round. continued →
The driving excitement and individual style so typical of the MINI are now being combined once again with all the flair and refreshment of driving in the open air, the new MINI Convertible offering this unique rendition of motoring freedom in particularly intense style.
With its design improved in an evolutionary process and an even wider range of practical functions, with the most advanced and sophisticated suspension technology, even more powerful and, at the same time, economic engines, and with optimised safety technology, the new version of the open-air four-seater MINI consistently raises its strengths and qualities to an even higher level. continued →
1st Gen MINI R50: One & MC Hatch R52: All 1st Gen MINI Convt. R53: MCS Hatch 2nd Gen MINI R55: Clubman R56: Hatch R57: Convertible R58: Coupe R59: Roadster R60: MINI Crossover R61: MINI Crossover Coupe 3rd Gen MINI F55: Clubman F56: Hatch F57: Convertible F60: MINI Crossover F62: Traveller
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Sections: R50 (Coupe), R53 (Coupe) Apr 20th, 2009 14 Comments 
