MF Vault: 2006 JCW Review
Last week we kicked off JCW month with a look back at the JCW GP five years later. This week we take a look at the other JCW of the time, the...
Cravenspeed Electric MINI
Sure we all followed along with the factory electic cars. There was that one company that was also selling electric MINIs through Sam’s Club a while back. Now, CravenSpeed has gotten into...
From the Vault: R53 MCS vs R56 MCS
Today we start a new feature at MF called the MF Vault. The idea is to bring back some of our favorite reviews over the years and present them to a new...
Todd’s MINI GP #0083 For Sale
This comes to us from White Roof Radio co-host and MotoringFile contributor, Todd Pearson. In 2006, MINI announced they would be producing a performance-oriented special edition model that would be lighter weight...
The MINI Diet
This story comes to us from MotoringFile contributor Brendan. I met TonyB two years ago through North American Motoring and we’ve kept in touch sporadically since then. I bought my current suspension...
NHTSA Investigating MINI Power Steering Failures
Tuesday the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into potential power steering problems of the 2004-2005 MINI. The site lists this as involving MINI “Coopers” but we believe this...
Everything in MODeration: 5 Wallet-Friendly R50/53 Mods
With this article we are introducing our latest MotoringFile contributor Brendan Nystedt. Brendan has been a MINI enthusiast for quite a few years and currently owns a 2006 MINI Cooper (R50). Look...
R53 MINI vs BMW 130i (Nurburgring 24 Hours)
Yesterday BMW won the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring in a dramatic performance. How about MINI? Well there was the MINI Challenge race and then of course the MINI E doing a...
R50/R53 JCW Accessories Becoming Scarce
BMW has a history of producing enormous amounts of parts and sitting them on shelves for many years. However when it comes to accessories long-term availability is something less than a certain...