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May 10th, 2005, 09:21 PM
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  Loves the Fuzzy One  Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gypsy Local Time: 01:46 PM
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May 10th, 2005, 09:28 PM
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| -Mr T-  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Goulburn NSW Oz Local Time: 06:46 AM
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Offline | It's 6.27am on Wednesday 11th May as I write this. After ordering on 23rd December I am finally about to make the short journey to Canberra by eight a.m. and pick up our car! "one chilli red/white MINI cooper S to go thanks!"   |
  
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May 11th, 2005, 06:11 AM
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| Let's Motor!  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seattle/Bellevue, WA Local Time: 07:46 PM
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Offline | So, how many days will it be before we see pictures of Tux's car? I expect he'll be out motoring for quite a while given the horrible wait he's been through!Now that exams are over, I've started driving my MINI full time to get used to the manual transmission (this is my first manual car! i feel a bit sorry for it actually) and the extra handling. And, of course, to show the car off to my friends, since it hasn't really been living up here in Blacksburg until now. Spent a lot of time this evening in an abandoned office park learning parking lot driving - highway driving at speed is pretty straightforward, pick a gear and go!  Less than a week until the cross country drive begins. I can't wait! Ben |
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May 11th, 2005, 01:48 PM
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| Blue is the colour!  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canberra, Australia Local Time: 06:46 AM
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Offline | I'll post on Mick's behalf.  He had a very looooong day at work today, so is now having his first real chance for a drive, well after the 1 hour drive home from the dealer this monring.http://www.mini2.com/forum/showpost....postcount=1148 http://www.mini2.com/forum/showpost....postcount=1197 Alls well that ends well, and Mick and Chris are over the moon with their new MINI.     Cheers Liam |
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May 11th, 2005, 02:24 PM
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| 333...I'm only half evil  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Local Time: 02:46 PM
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Offline | Thanks for posting those Liam! Speaking from a rather selfish viewpoint, I'd say Mick chose very wisely in his color choices! (he has the S version of our car!) Their smiles tell it all, don't they?? Congrats Mick!! |
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May 11th, 2005, 06:51 PM
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| What's this red line for?  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta Local Time: 02:46 PM
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Offline | Kellzir - that's great news. It's a great feeling picking up your new Mini You must be one of the last of the March '05 group to get yours... Send pix when you get it |
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May 12th, 2005, 01:36 AM
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| 333...I'm only half evil Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Local Time: 02:46 PM
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Offline | Yea, I noticed that...and where the steering wheel is (or isn't). That's what they get for being upsidedown from us "normal" folk.   Boy, I can't wait for the backfire from THAT statement! (runs and hides behind Tom) |
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May 12th, 2005, 02:31 AM
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| -Mr T- Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Goulburn NSW Oz Local Time: 06:46 AM
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Offline | I had time to pick up the car and drive home before heading off to work for a ten hour shift. I got home at 10pm and Chrissy and I went for a drive around the block to check out the Xenon headlights. Whoo they are really cool and kind of space ageish as you turn them on and they level out.. ...and I have to say "What wait?" It really is all worth it to get a car that you've specced. Chrissy loves the car and today it's her turn to work and my turn to drive.. When I first checked out the MINIs she just wanted to stay in the car while I looked. I 'forced' her to come and have a look and she didn't like the boot size, didn't like the two door etc etc. What a difference now..check out the grin on her face as we picked it up.. I could never believe that buying a car could have been like this! It's better than when I picked up my first mini in 1976... Mick |
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May 12th, 2005, 02:35 AM
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| -Mr T- Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Goulburn NSW Oz Local Time: 06:46 AM
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Offline | Oh... and another thing. I have to work on my time management as wherever I've been with the car I get held up by people asking me questions about the car. Today I've met three or four people 'who used to own a mini'. I've also started to wear out the bonnet release from opening it to show people.. |
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May 12th, 2005, 03:38 AM
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| Blue is the colour! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canberra, Australia Local Time: 06:46 AM
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Offline | That's the best part Mick. Wait until you go on a drive with Alan, with his gift of the gab a stranger only needs to think about looking at the MINI and he's off like a shot talking to them with the bonnet up! Since owning my MINI I've met the first person in Canberra to have a classic Cooper S, that then lead to a conversation about our respective numeric number plates, have also met a lady who used to race Cooper Ss and heard all about her twin sidedraft carbies sticking in where the glove box should be ... the stories are endless and as you haver already experienced is part of the joy of owning the car. Next time you pass a school bus full of kids they'll probably wave like nutters at you, or have your window down as a convoy drives through a town on a drive and you see people spotting one, then two, then three, then ten MINIs all in a line, the kids go crazy jumping up and down with joy, it's great. The broad appeal the car has from an 77 year old to a 7 year old is just astounding, and always makes you feel good about buying a MINI. You don't get that with a Rex.  |
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May 12th, 2005, 05:03 AM
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| the ZERO is silent!  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Pedro, CA Local Time: 12:46 PM
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Offline | Just realized I had a whole bunch of gallery space at my local club's website. Please check it out. I've got lots of pics of Murray, plus some sweet roads we've been on, and a series from Murray's stripe installation: am0eba's Southern California MINI Maniacs Gallery _Dave_ |
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May 12th, 2005, 05:59 PM
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| MINI2 Regular  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East Coast - SC Local Time: 03:46 PM
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Offline | What a nice spot for morning coffee! Morning coffee for me is at my desk looking out the window at the train tracks across the street. Yuck! Anyway, cool photos! The bridge is nice too. :-) Slide - is that your MINI with the aero kit? I think I got lost in the posts for a couple of days. Either way, cool MINI. The aero kit looks nice on that combo. Magictux - your MINI is cool too! That red inside really pops off. I love that. It's a little odd seeing the steering wheel on a different side. Boy that would take some getting used to for me. Hope you're having fun with your MINI. Have a great day! Debbie |
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