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![]() MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: randolph,ma Local Time: 07:43 PM
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Offline | Blizzard 03 New England 1st major blizzard this year. how did your MINI do? Stories? |
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![]() gadgetmeister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: This Old House Local Time: 07:43 PM
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Offline | One stayed in the parking lot at work, on in the garage at home..! ![]() Our driveway is VERY steep - in the ice / snow mess we had on Tuesday it took 5 attempts to get the Cooper up the driveway and into the garage..! |
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| MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Local Time: 08:43 PM
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Offline | Put a set of Blizzaks on the "S" today and went for a test drive around snowy southern New Hampshire. Compared to the original runflats (runflats were terrible) the Blizzaks were great, looking for a few snowy hills to give it the real test. |
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| minimalist Join Date: May 2002 Location: here Local Time: 08:43 PM
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Offline | 16inch performance runflats = i drove the gf's bmw 325xi, which handled very well indeed. but the MINI looks way cool half covered in snow, because it's parked facing the wind and the way the snow accumulated it looks like it's doing 200mph standing still. wish i had the camera handy. i'll dig it out tomorrow. cooper s '05 x brg/white/chrome, cordoba/anthracite/chrome, flik wasp 17x7 x delivered july 26th 2005 cooper '02 replaced x brg/white, R83 white, chrome, cordoba x built june 21st, arrived july 15th on the traviata, delivered july 26th 2002 |
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| brown is back Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Burlington, VT Local Time: 07:43 PM
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Offline | Mine got me to Smuggler's Notch ski area today, but the storn hadn't really hit northern Vermont yet. Back to Smugg's tomorrow, then, if the roads are decent, back to Lowell. I did a little "experimenting" today, though. Slaloming (the MINI, not the skis) at speeds that seemed dumb didn't cause anything wierd to happen, not even DSC kicking in - but I've got monster snow tires from Finland. So, I turned harder After three or four direction changes, I finally got the back end loose - DSC kicked in on the brakes to bring the car in line, but my head had alread had me compensating by countersteering, so I got out of shape in the opposite direction. DSC kicked in some more, and I was less active with my attempts to bring the car in line, and everything was fine. To get this out of whack, I had to cut the wheel back and forth harder than I would on dry pavement. I'm not sure what the results say about driving style and DSC... Trust the computer and don't try to correct myself, or continue driving like my brain wants me to. Probably the latter. The over-correction I got wasn't that bad. |
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| MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Local Time: 08:43 PM
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Offline | Took my car out twice today in the snow, I live 2 miles outside downtown boston, and my street is a steep hill. I had no problem driving around the unplowed streets...only real problem was the low clearance of the front of the car, but it didn't really hinder much. I think the DSC really helped out taking those sharp turns and rotarys (roundabouts...whichever). I was a little worried about the 16" all-season run flats, but they seemed to have done really well. Now i don't have to spend money on gettin some snow tires. also, i have to say, i love the heated mirrors and washer jets. it's a big plus on days like today when there's snow falling 2" per hour. |
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| MINI2 somebody Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NY Local Time: 07:43 PM
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Offline | 10:30pm: The snow fall has subsided here in the lower Hudson valley, after something like 20 inches of accumulation over 30 hours! Now that the driveway is cleared and the roads passable...hmmm, I think I need to do a Milk RUN.... will be tough finding a store that's open right now.... but all the more driving in search on one! (anyone care to join the RUN...? )...will report back and let you know if the milk went sour...on the way back home! ![]() |
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| MINI2 somebody Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NY Local Time: 07:43 PM
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Offline | Mini Meet Snow Well, just got back from the great outdoors! Today was the first time my MINI was playing in the snow. Here was a playground: ![]() The abandoned parking lot of a supercenter! ![]() ...with shopping carts strewn about everywhere! ![]() Me in the slalom course. ![]() The sunglasses did come in handy to reduce snow glare! ![]() Unfortunately, my playmates were all slumbering... ...oh and the MILK? Shucks, I think I forgot to pick it up! ![]() |
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![]() MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: randolph,ma Local Time: 07:43 PM
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Offline | Finally got my driveway shoveled out.Took my mini with new blizaks out for a test run.What a difference from last year. Highly reccomend getting the best snowtires you can afford for winter driving. |
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| MINI2 Not So Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: York, Pennsylvania Local Time: 09:43 PM
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Offline | My MCS has been sitting in the garage freshly washed & waxed since Thursday evening. Fortunately my 16 year old's '98 Neon has been pulling duty as my snow vehicle! ![]() 2004 Chili Red/ White MCS w/ white bonnet stripes |
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| RedUn's Manicurist ;-þ | MMiller changed to 15" from 16" wheels and the MINI ran great. We drove from outside of DC in No.VA up to Delaware and PA for a cancelled run...drove Friday in the middle of all that cwap and laughed the whole way For the most part the roads were clear, just had to beware of black-ice. Little car did great (we'd been pulling to the left before we switched out to the 15's) ![]() |
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