The MINI's Subtle Changes Over the Years
After living with a 2002 MINI for three years and then a 2005 MINI for almost 3000 miles, I thought it might be interesting to report on some of the more subtle...
New MINI Magazine for the US Market
Yes, the rumors are true, the US will finally get a MINI magazine of it’s own in a couple of months: MC2. Barry Brazier and Gary Anderson (co-author of the recent Motoring...
Best Cars for Singles
Forbes recently ran a story about the best cars for singles and not surprisingly the MINI made the list. Forbes named the MINI as the car to buy when “you’re paying off...
MF Mailbox: CVT Shifting & Auto Dim Retrofit
Here are a coupe of questions from the always overflowing MotoringFile inbox from Ralph: First, before the Mini, I’ve never owned a car with a CVT + Steptronic. The dealer told me...
Maximise Mini Event
Fans of the Mini and Sir Alec Issigonis will have a chance to celebrate this October as the Heritage Motor Centre in Warwickshire is holding a special event to celebrate the Mini...
The JCW Carbon Spoiler
We’ve got part numbers and pricing on the new JCW Carbon Spoiler that everyone always seems to have an opinion on. It is scheduled to be released later this month in the...
Custom Emblems for your MINI
This isn’t exclusively MINI related but it may be worth a mention nonetheless. A site called Youremblem.com provides a service that allows you to create your own font based emblem for use...
Worldwide MINI Sales Increase 17% in July
From MINI Press: In the fifth year after launch, the MINI continues to enjoy strong growth rates. The sales volume in the second quarter 2005 totalled 55,420 units, 16.9% more than in...
The Smallest Ice Cream Truck Ever?
(from Biz.Yahoo.com): There’s a new ice cream truck rolling into town and Edy’s Dibs bite-sized ice cream snacks are traveling in style — in the hippest and littlest ice cream truck ever...
Living with the MINI Cooper S Automatic
This reader review was written and sent in by Damon Duree: After three years with my 2002 British racing green MINI Cooper I decided I wanted to sell it and get a...