Recent contributor Rob Carver recently sent in his thoughts about the handful of factory tours he's been on including the original Mini factory tour years ago. I think it's an interesting read...
The MINI Plant Tour is an incredible experience for anyone with an interest in MINIs. It's absolutely a must for any owner. The tour was put on a brief hiatus as the...
Dennis Brown and Vanwall pointed us to BusinessWeek's very positive outlook for MINI. For me, the most interesting part is MINI's continued marketing brilliance: When BMW dealers start selling the new Mini...
Contributed by Jerry Bradbury It's Sunday morning, early. Normal people are still snoozing, hours away from wakefulness. So what am I doing in the kitchen loading carbs? There's a Sports Car Club...
From MINI Press: The BMW Group (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported an increase of 9 percent in March sales for 25,545 vehicles compared to the 23,432 sold that month in 2003,...
From MINI Press: MINI's Forward Thinking Adds More Fun With 2 Speeds in Reverse. Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 1, 2004 Hot on the heels of the announcement of the new MINI...
Here's a interesting question I got recently about an issue with a first gear whine on the MCS. Unfortunately I don't have an answer so I'm posting it here: Enjoy your site...
In the third-quarter update of AutoWeek's long-term test of the MCS, Carrie Roca writes: It doesn’t matter what kind of day we may have had, we get assigned to drive the Mini...
Contributed by Jerry Bradbury Today brought a winter storm down on Northern California from the Gulf of Alaska: low skies, steady rain and temperatures in the 50's. It's not really unpleasant and...
Greetings from the UK! While waiting for a friend who works for MINI in Oxford to come and pick us up for a quick run to a country pub – something quite...