Hello Canada mini community!!

[wingku]

Hello all!

Happy New Year!

Wow, all the Canadians are here and my Calgary peeps!! No wonder North American Motoring forum is so quiet!! I guess this is where I should hang out more often!

Just picked up my 2007 mini on Dec 31, 07! Pepper white with black bonet strips, black roof, 6-spped with Premium and Sport package. It's been a riot driving that little thingy. Even though it is not S model, I find the pickup is pretty responsive!

Did anyone try to apply for the green rebate by the government? How should I go about it and did anyone get their $1,000?

Kind regards,

Wing

[beken]

Welcome to NAM, Wingku.

congrats on your car. Any pictures....that's a requisite.

The Calgary drivers are pretty active on this site. But they're probably out running donuts in the snow right now......

[faster,Tobias!]

Welcome aboard Wing, and I'm happy to hear you love the car. Information on the eco-rebate can be found at
Transport Canada - Transports Canada

Go into 'programs', and then 'environment' and you should find what you are after. They are mailing out the cheques now, and have been as of about 7 weeks ago.

Happy Motoring!!

[wingku]

Thanks for the Transportation Canada info, greatly appreciated!!

It's good to hear they are finally mailing out the cheques, I've heard people who applied been waiting for ages to receive the rebate!

[Ferroequine]

Hello Wing, and welcome to the boards.

Always good to see more Calgary peeps on here. Hope to see you on some of the runs this year.

And like Beken said, pictures are almost mandatory!

[wingku]

Thanks! Just need 5 posts before I can post the URL.

So this is number 5

[wingku]

Pictures!

Picasa Web Albums - Wing - wingy's new ride

[works4me19]

Looks great. Congratulations. I don't need to say it but, enjoy.

[MINI Artist]

I'm a little late but Welcome!!
I look forward to seeing you on the next run!
T

[MiniDD]

Welcome to the Mini world. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

[wingku]

It's been two weeks now and no complain at all but lots of fun.

I must admit, I wasn't a big fan of driving but now having the mini, she makes me want to drive!

I was a little worry about the cargo space but my hockey bag fits and with that, it's all good!

Anyone have a roof rack for their snowboards or bikes? Would you recommend the original mini rack or something 3rd party?

[Ferroequine]

Quote: Originally Posted by wingku (original)

I must admit, I wasn't a big fan of driving but now having the mini, she makes me want to drive!

You should come and join us to drive down to AMVIV then.

Quote:

Anyone have a roof rack for their snowboards or bikes? Would you recommend the original mini rack or something 3rd party?

On the R56, I would definitely go OEM. MINI now niftily (is that a word?) mounts the rack in the rain gutter rail, as opposed to the "drill holes in the roof" system with the 1st gen R53.

[Onurleft]

Quote: Originally Posted by wingku (original)

It's been two weeks now and no complain at all but lots of fun.

I must admit, I wasn't a big fan of driving but now having the mini, she makes me want to drive!

I was a little worry about the cargo space but my hockey bag fits and with that, it's all good!

Anyone have a roof rack for their snowboards or bikes? Would you recommend the original mini rack or something 3rd party?

Welcome Wingku
The OEM R-56 rack is very solid, and doesn't touch the roof, which is great if you have a black roof as the paint is very soft. I found that the Thule FlatTop 6 or 4 snow board / ski rack just slides right into the slots on the top of the OEM R-56 base rack and matches the alum. finish as well, keeps everything nice and low, and upside down bindings still clear the roof. Same thing with the Mont Blank Barracuda bike rack, just slides into the slots on the base rack and clears the sun roof even when open.
Jeff

[wingku]

Thanks for all the info guys, much appreciated!

I'm leaning towards the OEM rack too and then get the bike and snowboard attachments.

Being a rookie in mini, I really want to ask this stupid questions.... what is R53, R56 and these models? What do they represent? So mine is a 2007 Cooper, what is mine??

[works4me19]

OK, here goes, in numerical order. I know that I will be corrected if I have made any mistakes, right guys?

1st Generation MINI 2001-2006
R50 MINI Cooper
R52 Convertible
R53 Cooper "S"

2nd Generation MINI 2007-
R55 Clubman
R56 Cooper and "S"
R57 Convertible

Is there a number yet for the SAV? I haven't looked.

So, you own an R56