2009 New Color Update
Over the last several months we’ve told you that MINI is planning on adding and deleting a few colors in the current line-up for 2009. While we’ve known for some time what...
MINI World Challenge 2008
Have you seen this? >Oscar and Salvatore will drive a Mini Cooper Gp around the World.Driving this Special Edition Mini Cooper is not going to be an easy drive.Going across the States,...
Anthracite Headliner Shortage
We’ve been getting reports that Clubman coming to the US with the Anthracite headliner option have been getting the standard headliner due to a shortage. According to a thread on North American...
MINI USA Recalling 2009 JCW MINIs
MINI USA is officially recalling all 560 2009 JCW MINIs due braking issues. It’s not entirely clear in the description given by the NHTSA but it would seem that the brakes either...
MINI USA Tailpipe Service Bulletin
We’ve been informed that MINI USA has quietly begun offering owners a chance to replace their exhaust tips to keep them from extending too far from the edge of the car. As...
Official MINI Steering Stop DIY
If you have 18″ OEM MINI wheels on your car put on by the dealer, odds are you have the steering stop installed on your car. The reason? Apparently under extreme circumstances...
2009 R57 MINI Convertible Revealed
(Photos Removed) (Updated: all photos have removed due to a BMW/MINI legal request) Images of the R57 MINI Convertible, scheduled to debut this winter at the Detroit Auto Show, have surfaced thanks...
R57 MINI Convertible Spotted with Top Down
The 2009 MINI convertible has been spotted again, this time with the top down. And as we have been reporting, the new car will not have the rollbar that was so prominently...
Escalade vs. MINI Cooper S
This has to be the craziest comparo yet. From AOL Autos via Car and Driver, in search of cars that will give an Audi R8 a run for it’s money. >Of course,...
Katrina Cars Still Around
Buyer beware. From ABC news, a story about a MINI that was damaged during Katrina, ended up in Kansas City then sold to an unsuspecting buyer in South America. >Sight unseen, Vargas...