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.
..Has reached new levels at MotoringFile HQ. Like other owners of ’02 MINIs I’ve been clamoring to try on an ’05 for months now. Well, I think I may be close to...
Yes it’s that time of year again. Time for a few hundred MINI enthusiasts to tackle that little stretch of road simply known as the Dragon. Once again North American Motoring (along...
The Dension Ice-Link Plus came out swinging with the promise of such features as iPod navigation from the head-unit and ID3 tags. While the device delivered on most of this, ID3 tags...
Check this irony laced eBay auction for a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit “Kooper-ish”: [ 1981 Volkswagen: Rabbit KOOPER-ish ] eBay “You will be the smoothest cat in town. Dont be fooled by the...
From the BBC (updated): MG Rover, the stricken UK car maker, has said it will appoint administrators for the business later on Friday. The announcement came after negotiations with a possible Chinese...
It would appear that the current MINI, R50 and R53, are going out with a bang in their final year of production. Like the classic Mini in it’s later years, it looks...
It looks like MINI will be taking JCW to a whole new level for the 2006 model year. According to sources, MINI plans to begin offering JCW items (not all) as factory...
The flash-based site we all know and love MINIUSA.com, is currently being featured on Macromedia.com for a case study. Here’s an excerpt: The Challenge: MINI USA faced a three-fold challenge. They needed...
In an effort to keep sales up for the final year of production of the current car, MINI will be offering a special options package for the 2006 model year. While details...
MotoringFile’s stats are in for March and the key word seems to be double. I’m happy to say that the site has doubled it’s statistics in unique visitors and pages served (unfortunately...