MotoringFile was born out of a love for all things MINI. Technically started in January 2003 with our first post announcing that MINI had just won car of the year. But in reality it started way before. I grew up with a love for all things automotive. That fascination was particularly influenced by my dad’s BMW 2002tii and my love for all things British.
Today was all about the Countryman. I drove the Cooper S FWD Countryman just under 500 miles today. I’ll have a full review shortly but for a sneak peak check out the...
This has been brewing for some time with various customer complaints over the years about the high pressure fuel pumps going out on the turbo charged MCS and JCW R55 R56 and...
Our friends in Germany at Bigblogg had a chance to preview a few of the upcoming JCW accessories bound for dealers later this fall. We had already shown you the JCW aero-kit...
There was a moment. A slight moment (as they say on the track) that made two things suddenly very clear. First off the Cooper Countryman I was driving had all seasons on...
Spice Orange with Green Lounge Leather. Yes Green. We’ll hopefully be behind the wheel soon. Until then here are some quick thoughts: – The Spice orange is a bit of a disappointment...
It’s the dawn of day two for us; Indy to St. Louis. MINI is saying it’ll take 6 hours. We’re guessing it’ll be more like 3.5 with our Valentine Ones. We’ll be...
Video from today driving from Chicago to Indy. The day’s highlight (so far) was driving on the Speedway with another couple hundred (at least) MINIs. Yes it was slow but it’s always...
The night is winding down and we’re talking about the Countryman, 19″ wheels and the very rare Bridger.us/MINI t-shirt. Oh and then Chad decides installing a Cravenspeed iPhone 4 mount on State...
