Step One: MINI Sold
I’m happy to say that after less than a week on the market my 2002 MINI Cooper is in the process of being sold. While I had a couple of very interested...
A Detailed Account of the MINI Plant Tour
Since we’ve just covered how to go about getting a spot on a MINI plant tour I thought I’d repost my account of the actual tour (originally posted 04/04): The MINI Plant...
Tours of the MINI Plant in Oxford
Someone asked about this subject the other day and I had to recomend simply using our archives or the search function since I wasn’t quite sure when the original story was posted....
Rover is Officially Over
The former owner and manufacturer of the MINI is no more. Here’s the latest from Autocar: At 10.52am today, Friday 15 April, it was all over for MG Rover. That was when...
The MINI Concepts of the 1990's
With all the current talk of Rover’s pending collapse I thought I’d take some time and look back at the early days of the current MINI back when it was as much...
2005 MINI Fever…
..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...
Special Options Package coming for 2006
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...
The MINI Pullman (posted April 1st!)
From MINIUSA PR: MINI, already known for cornering as if it were on rails, will now offer a special edition that will actually corner on rails. In light of the growing problem...
Next MINI to Feature Flexible Plastic Body (posted April 1st!)
We just got word from a source that MINI has not only decided to use clip-on, removable roofs but entire removable hoods, fenders, and doors. Because of this the next MINI’s exterior...
Fond Memories of Rallies Past
This bit of Mini nostalgia comes from Rob: Here’s an interesting website that really shows how the classic Mini is interweaved thru the recent history of motor racing, and set the stage...