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Nurton · Nov 18th, 2006, 07:21 AM

'lo all

Just thought I would write a short post now that I have taken delivery of my first ever Mini, and introduce myself.

I've just come over to Oz about 6 months ago and after kidding myself for 6 months that I could afford to buy a house, I have seen the reality of my situation and decided to buy something I can afford.... a Mini!

Rough Spec:-

New Mini Cooper S JCW(fac fit)
Chilli Red + White Roof
Chilli Pack
Xenons
I-Pod thingy
Recaros + heating
Lazy **** auto windscreen wipers
17" Bullet Wheels
Window Tint

I love cars but had never driven a new Mini before I came to Sydney. When I decided it was time to get a car (having just shortly been run over on my push bike, by one of the many “Sydney’s worse driver”), I test drove a GTI Man&DSG and was pretty convinced, although it only became fun in 2nd gear at 100kph+ which I get the feeling in Sydney is a quick and easy way to lose one's license. So while I was thinking about the GTI and walking home I happened upon a Mini dealership. Well "what the ****? I might as well ask for a test drive, but I bet it'll be bloody expensive over here" I thought to myself. Walked in and the dealer tossed me the keys to a MCS. 1 hour later, I was sold! I've never driven anything like it (go-karts excepted). Then the bombshell; that they had stopped production. This was a problem as I loved the MCS but wanted just a bit more power and had heard very good things about the JCW, so wanted one of those – and new JCW are even rarer.

Anyway, to cut a long story short after a few weeks of haggling, I took a display model for a pretty good discount. I've had it 3 days now and I am still in love.

Do the good times ever end?

Well, enough for now. Nice to meet you all, I have enjoyed what I've read here so far!

Nurton.

PS: I don't think I have ever joined a car forum before I've had a fault with a car and needed help. This is a first!
PPS: I guess I should join clubMINI now?

KPKalle · Nov 18th, 2006, 07:23 AM

Hello Nurton. Congrats and welcome

-blacky- · Nov 18th, 2006, 08:50 AM

Welcome to OZ and Mini2

Hope to see you at PITS for the Secret santa - lots of different minis and a great day

Cheers

Karen

Mike Clarke · Nov 18th, 2006, 09:37 AM

Welcome to MINI2 Nurton, nice choice of car

"Do the good times ever end?"

Not as far as I know

swamos · Nov 18th, 2006, 09:53 AM

Congratulations. The car looks sensational

AprilWhine · Nov 18th, 2006, 09:59 AM

Welcome Nurton, very nice spec on the car! I have the lazy **** wipers too, love them.

Nurton · Nov 18th, 2006, 10:27 AM

Thanks Guys and Gals,

It's nice to be Welcomed.

Regarding "the good times never ending", I do have one little problem. Unless I hit my drive entrance into my cul-de-sac at exactly the right angle the front scrapes. It seems to be the bit of plastic set a couple of inches back under the engine behind the front spoiler. Does anybody know what this is for? Is it some kind of aerodynamic splitter? It seems to have taken the punnishment OK so far with only a few scratches but I'm worried doing it every day might lead to problems. Do others have the same problem? I'm betting there isn't a solution, I'll just have to be very careful!

What's the deal with the Secret Santa? Can anybody come along. Even a pom? To be honest I'm still not sure about this whole 'Christmas in the summer' thing! Is there a date set yet? What is PITS?

Cheers

Noel.

Nurton · Nov 18th, 2006, 10:31 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by AprilWhine (original)

Welcome Nurton, very nice spec on the car! I have the lazy **** wipers too, love them.

I notice your forum is very PC... it wouldn't even let me write "lazy a r s e wipers". And here I was thinking Aussies were cool with language like that!

I will have to clean up my act!

Snapper>///"> · Nov 18th, 2006, 10:48 AM

Hey Nurton,

Welcome, you have a great car there.

clubMINI Christmas Gathering, Sunday 19th Nov
On Sunday 19th November we are having an early Christmas get together, this allows us to have a chance to catch up before the madness of December gets in the way.

Plan is to meet up at Rowland Reserve on Pittwater Road at Bayview (The site has ample parking on three sides of the grassed area, you are never more than 30 metres from your MINI (so you can blow it kisses throughout the day), it has great views up Broken Bay, free gas BBQ's and plenty of shade trees and sunny flat grass areas. There is a parking fee in the marked spaces approx $5 (the machine was not working last time Vic was there, maybe it will be the same in 3 weeks?) and there is free parking on the street directly in front of the reserve.

Plan is to meet up at 10am for a bring your own brunch/lunch.
Rather than do Christmas presents, Secret Santa or the likes the committee has thought that probably better to do a voluntary ‘entry fee’ for the day of $10 per car (or more if you feel generous) which will be donated by the club to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (more info at http://www.cysticfibrosis.org.au/nsw/).

Click here Gerroa Avenue, Bayview, Sydney, Nsw, Australia :: ZoomIn

St00ge · Nov 18th, 2006, 11:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Nurton (original)

Do the good times ever end?

PS: I don't think I have ever joined a car forum before I've had a fault with a car and needed help. This is a first!
PPS: I guess I should join clubMINI now?

1. No
2. Ditto. I'm not the sort to join forums either.
3. Yes.

Nothing drives like the mini. On paper its not as good as the others, but here we all are.

Welcome mate, and congrats on the car. Awesome spec.

astroarcadia · Nov 18th, 2006, 12:01 PM

hot car.

Why dont they shine like that in the UK!!!!!

Tint makes it!

robbo mcs · Nov 19th, 2006, 06:56 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Nurton (original)

Thanks Guys and Gals,

It's nice to be Welcomed.

Regarding "the good times never ending", I do have one little problem. Unless I hit my drive entrance into my cul-de-sac at exactly the right angle the front scrapes. It seems to be the bit of plastic set a couple of inches back under the engine behind the front spoiler. Does anybody know what this is for? Is it some kind of aerodynamic splitter? It seems to have taken the punnishment OK so far with only a few scratches but I'm worried doing it every day might lead to problems. Do others have the same problem?

Cheers

Noel.

Hi,

The part you are referring to is part of the underbody aerodynamic package. It particularily helps high speed and stability eg 150km ++

It will sound painful everytime you rub it, but it won't really do any harm to the car

If it find it really bothersome, make a couple of thin wooden wedges to leave permanently on the entrance to your driveway

Cheers

Robbo

PS : BTW welcome

DeadCanDanceR · Nov 19th, 2006, 07:22 AM

Welcome! Nice car!

Nurton · Nov 19th, 2006, 08:29 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by astroarcadia (original)

hot car.

Why dont they shine like that in the UK!!!!!

Tint makes it!

You don't want to hear the answer to that question...but let's just say that the weather had some influence in my decision to leave blighty for the southern hemisphere!

Clear skies down at the beach today, the MINI looked superb!

-blacky- · Nov 19th, 2006, 08:35 AM

You eventually wear it down like poki & I did

Nurton · Nov 19th, 2006, 08:44 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by robbo mcs (original)

Hi,

The part you are referring to is part of the underbody aerodynamic package. It particularily helps high speed and stability eg 150km ++

It will sound painful everytime you rub it, but it won't really do any harm to the car

If it find it really bothersome, make a couple of thin wooden wedges to leave permanently on the entrance to your driveway

Cheers

Robbo

PS : BTW welcome

Thanks for the info on the aero lip. I have subsequently discovered that if I hit the ramp at the far left hand side it seems not to scrap, even though the whole ramp looks uniform.
And bizarrely it never scrapes when I go the other way! Explain that!

PS: Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to meeting some of you guys either at PITS or by joing clubMINI.

ScottyB · Nov 19th, 2006, 09:42 AM

Welcome to the site Nurton

Great looking MINI

St00ge · Nov 19th, 2006, 11:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Nurton (original)

]And bizarrely it never scrapes when I go the other way! Explain that!

The gradient before the point where you scrape is probably different to the gradient after

Smurfn · Nov 20th, 2006, 08:35 AM

Nice MINI !!

Welcome to the site, I hope you enjoy it and the MINI

Mr G · Nov 20th, 2006, 09:27 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Nurton (original)

'lo all

[size=2]Just thought I would write a short post .................

thanks for that short post.

Welcome to Mini2, and Welcome to MINI, Nurton. You're gunna love that car of yours. If i was trading mine in now thats almost exactly the spec I'd want.

except for the i-pod thingy. too new-fangled for me.

Nov 18th, 2006, 07:21 AM	#1
Nurton MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Crows Nest, Sydney Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 16 Offline	New car, new owner, old model.... 'lo all Just thought I would write a short post now that I have taken delivery of my first ever Mini, and introduce myself. I've just come over to Oz about 6 months ago and after kidding myself for 6 months that I could afford to buy a house, I have seen the reality of my situation and decided to buy something I can afford.... a Mini! Rough Spec:- New Mini Cooper S JCW(fac fit) Chilli Red + White Roof Chilli Pack Xenons I-Pod thingy Recaros + heating Lazy ** auto windscreen wipers 17" Bullet Wheels Window Tint I love cars but had never driven a new Mini before I came to Sydney. When I decided it was time to get a car (having just shortly been run over on my push bike, by one of the many “Sydney’s worse driver”), I test drove a GTI Man&DSG and was pretty convinced, although it only became fun in 2nd gear at 100kph+ which I get the feeling in Sydney is a quick and easy way to lose one's license. So while I was thinking about the GTI and walking home I happened upon a Mini dealership. Well "what the **? I might as well ask for a test drive, but I bet it'll be bloody expensive over here" I thought to myself. Walked in and the dealer tossed me the keys to a MCS. 1 hour later, I was sold! I've never driven anything like it (go-karts excepted). Then the bombshell; that they had stopped production. This was a problem as I loved the MCS but wanted just a bit more power and had heard very good things about the JCW, so wanted one of those – and new JCW are even rarer. Anyway, to cut a long story short after a few weeks of haggling, I took a display model for a pretty good discount. I've had it 3 days now and I am still in love. Do the good times ever end? Well, enough for now. Nice to meet you all, I have enjoyed what I've read here so far! Nurton. PS: I don't think I have ever joined a car forum before I've had a fault with a car and needed help. This is a first! PPS: I guess I should join clubMINI now? Attached Thumbnails

Nov 18th, 2006, 07:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
KPKalle Knight of the Round Table Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Midhurst, Sussex Local Time: 06:53 PM Posts: 21,177 Offline	Hello Nurton. Congrats and welcome Global Moderator

Nov 18th, 2006, 08:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
-blacky- Unlucky Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Coast NSW Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 1,785 Offline	Welcome to OZ and Mini2 Hope to see you at PITS for the Secret santa - lots of different minis and a great day Cheers Karen - Blacky - 2003 MCS JCW Trouble Maker

Nov 18th, 2006, 09:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 5,538 Offline	Congratulations. The car looks sensational Clubman less....

Nov 18th, 2006, 09:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
AprilWhine Loves the Fuzzy One Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Black Hills S Dakota Local Time: 11:53 AM Posts: 16,789 Offline	Welcome Nurton, very nice spec on the car! I have the lazy **** wipers too, love them. Global Moderator

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Nov 18th, 2006, 09:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mike Clarke You are number 6 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Perth WA Local Time: 01:53 AM Posts: 5,194 Offline	Welcome to MINI2 Nurton, nice choice of car "Do the good times ever end?" Not as far as I know

Nov 18th, 2006, 10:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Nurton MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Crows Nest, Sydney Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 16 Offline	Thanks Guys and Gals, It's nice to be Welcomed. Regarding "the good times never ending", I do have one little problem. Unless I hit my drive entrance into my cul-de-sac at exactly the right angle the front scrapes. It seems to be the bit of plastic set a couple of inches back under the engine behind the front spoiler. Does anybody know what this is for? Is it some kind of aerodynamic splitter? It seems to have taken the punnishment OK so far with only a few scratches but I'm worried doing it every day might lead to problems. Do others have the same problem? I'm betting there isn't a solution, I'll just have to be very careful! What's the deal with the Secret Santa? Can anybody come along. Even a pom? To be honest I'm still not sure about this whole 'Christmas in the summer' thing! Is there a date set yet? What is PITS? Cheers Noel.

Nov 18th, 2006, 10:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
Nurton MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Crows Nest, Sydney Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 16 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AprilWhine (original) Welcome Nurton, very nice spec on the car! I have the lazy **** wipers too, love them. I notice your forum is very PC... it wouldn't even let me write "lazy a r s e wipers". And here I was thinking Aussies were cool with language like that! I will have to clean up my act!

Nov 18th, 2006, 10:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
Snapper>///"> tag, you're It Join Date: May 2006 Location: Penrith, Syd, Aust. Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 443 Offline	Hey Nurton, Welcome, you have a great car there. clubMINI Christmas Gathering, Sunday 19th Nov On Sunday 19th November we are having an early Christmas get together, this allows us to have a chance to catch up before the madness of December gets in the way. Plan is to meet up at Rowland Reserve on Pittwater Road at Bayview (The site has ample parking on three sides of the grassed area, you are never more than 30 metres from your MINI (so you can blow it kisses throughout the day), it has great views up Broken Bay, free gas BBQ's and plenty of shade trees and sunny flat grass areas. There is a parking fee in the marked spaces approx $5 (the machine was not working last time Vic was there, maybe it will be the same in 3 weeks?) and there is free parking on the street directly in front of the reserve. Plan is to meet up at 10am for a bring your own brunch/lunch. Rather than do Christmas presents, Secret Santa or the likes the committee has thought that probably better to do a voluntary ‘entry fee’ for the day of $10 per car (or more if you feel generous) which will be donated by the club to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (more info at http://www.cysticfibrosis.org.au/nsw/). Click here Gerroa Avenue, Bayview, Sydney, Nsw, Australia :: ZoomIn

Nov 18th, 2006, 11:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
St00ge 8/10 on the Stoogometer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 2,864 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Nurton (original) Do the good times ever end? PS: I don't think I have ever joined a car forum before I've had a fault with a car and needed help. This is a first! PPS: I guess I should join clubMINI now? 1. No 2. Ditto. I'm not the sort to join forums either. 3. Yes. Nothing drives like the mini. On paper its not as good as the others, but here we all are. Welcome mate, and congrats on the car. Awesome spec. Black MCS

Nov 18th, 2006, 12:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
astroarcadia MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 06:53 PM Posts: 89 Offline	hot car. Why dont they shine like that in the UK!!!!! Tint makes it!

Nov 19th, 2006, 06:56 AM	#12 (permalink)
robbo mcs Track Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 2,666 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Nurton (original) Thanks Guys and Gals, It's nice to be Welcomed. Regarding "the good times never ending", I do have one little problem. Unless I hit my drive entrance into my cul-de-sac at exactly the right angle the front scrapes. It seems to be the bit of plastic set a couple of inches back under the engine behind the front spoiler. Does anybody know what this is for? Is it some kind of aerodynamic splitter? It seems to have taken the punnishment OK so far with only a few scratches but I'm worried doing it every day might lead to problems. Do others have the same problem? Cheers Noel. Hi, The part you are referring to is part of the underbody aerodynamic package. It particularily helps high speed and stability eg 150km ++ It will sound painful everytime you rub it, but it won't really do any harm to the car If it find it really bothersome, make a couple of thin wooden wedges to leave permanently on the entrance to your driveway Cheers Robbo PS : BTW welcome Mods: GO MADDIE and SPARKY!

Nov 19th, 2006, 07:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
DeadCanDanceR ...viva MINI...!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Guadalajara, México Local Time: 12:53 PM Posts: 18,874 Offline	Welcome! Nice car! DeadCanDanceR

Nov 19th, 2006, 08:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
Nurton MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Crows Nest, Sydney Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 16 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by astroarcadia (original) hot car. Why dont they shine like that in the UK!!!!! Tint makes it! You don't want to hear the answer to that question...but let's just say that the weather had some influence in my decision to leave blighty for the southern hemisphere! Clear skies down at the beach today, the MINI looked superb!

Nov 19th, 2006, 08:35 AM	#15 (permalink)
-blacky- Unlucky Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Coast NSW Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 1,785 Offline	You eventually wear it down like poki & I did - Blacky - 2003 MCS JCW Trouble Maker

Nov 19th, 2006, 08:44 AM	#16 (permalink)
Nurton MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Crows Nest, Sydney Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 16 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by robbo mcs (original) Hi, The part you are referring to is part of the underbody aerodynamic package. It particularily helps high speed and stability eg 150km ++ It will sound painful everytime you rub it, but it won't really do any harm to the car If it find it really bothersome, make a couple of thin wooden wedges to leave permanently on the entrance to your driveway Cheers Robbo PS : BTW welcome Thanks for the info on the aero lip. I have subsequently discovered that if I hit the ramp at the far left hand side it seems not to scrap, even though the whole ramp looks uniform. And bizarrely it never scrapes when I go the other way! Explain that! PS: Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to meeting some of you guys either at PITS or by joing clubMINI.

Nov 19th, 2006, 09:42 AM	#17 (permalink)
ScottyB Take me down to Paradise My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: David McGhan's World Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 190,920 Offline	Welcome to the site Nurton Great looking MINI - Global Moderator - MY BLOG - Global Procrastinator - ... Buying the 8C for its dynamic abilities is like buying a porn film for its plot ...

Nov 19th, 2006, 11:03 AM	#18 (permalink)
St00ge 8/10 on the Stoogometer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 2,864 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Nurton (original) ]And bizarrely it never scrapes when I go the other way! Explain that! The gradient before the point where you scrape is probably different to the gradient after Black MCS

Nov 20th, 2006, 08:35 AM	#19 (permalink)
Smurfn Smurfing Around Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Newcastle, NSW Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 42,627 Offline	Nice MINI !! Welcome to the site, I hope you enjoy it and the MINI http://www.flickr.com/photos/cheezelsmurf/

Nov 20th, 2006, 09:27 AM	#20 (permalink)
Mr G Its not me - Its you Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spiffington Manse Local Time: 03:53 AM Posts: 3,097 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Nurton (original) 'lo all [size=2]Just thought I would write a short post ................. thanks for that short post. Welcome to Mini2, and Welcome to MINI, Nurton. You're gunna love that car of yours. If i was trading mine in now thats almost exactly the spec I'd want. except for the i-pod thingy. too new-fangled for me. I love Warsaw. Where else can you hug a pole? If you have any information, any information at all, please contact me as I'm writing an encyclopaedia.

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