From JCW Press: MINI owners world-wide have certainly proved to be keen on the John Cooper Works Kits for the Cooper and Cooper S. The Sussex-based family firm, now run by John's...
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...
