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MINIRANDOLPH · Dec 6th, 2003, 12:32 PM

1st major blizzard this year. how did your MINI do? Stories?

GadgetGav · Dec 6th, 2003, 12:41 PM

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..!

356mini · Dec 6th, 2003, 09:05 PM

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.

NEMINI · Dec 6th, 2003, 09:12 PM

16" goodyear all-season runflats did fine in the snow today

xplode · Dec 7th, 2003, 01:10 AM

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.

snid · Dec 7th, 2003, 01:20 AM

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.

pincity · Dec 7th, 2003, 02:28 AM

Indy is sleeping in the garage with her blanky. Waiting for our postponed toy run to take palce December 20th.

Stay safe.

thehotrock · Dec 7th, 2003, 02:57 AM

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.

uptick · Dec 7th, 2003, 03:33 AM

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!

NEMINI · Dec 7th, 2003, 03:34 AM

lol, they still haven't plowed my road

or I mighta taken u up on the offer

uptick · Dec 7th, 2003, 03:37 AM

...I could use a coffee run tomorrow AM too!

NEMINI · Dec 7th, 2003, 03:38 AM

LOL yeah maybe the town will remember my road exists by then, or they'll have to listen to me screaming into the phone

uptick · Dec 7th, 2003, 03:42 AM

oh, and maybe I should wear my sunglasses TONIGHT when I light up the snowy road with the xenons AND PIAAs!

let me know about Coffee RUN... for tomorrow.

NEMINI · Dec 7th, 2003, 03:44 AM

will let ya know for sure

uptick · Dec 7th, 2003, 05:55 AM

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!

MINIRANDOLPH · Dec 8th, 2003, 05:51 PM

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.

bentley/cooper · Dec 8th, 2003, 10:11 PM

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!

MoonPie · Dec 8th, 2003, 10:26 PM

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)

Dec 6th, 2003, 12:32 PM	#1
MINIRANDOLPH MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: randolph,ma Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 478 Offline	Blizzard 03 New England 1st major blizzard this year. how did your MINI do? Stories?

Dec 6th, 2003, 09:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 7,866 Offline	16" goodyear all-season runflats did fine in the snow today NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

Dec 7th, 2003, 01:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
xplode minimalist Join Date: May 2002 Location: here Local Time: 08:43 PM Posts: 585 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

Dec 7th, 2003, 01:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
snid brown is back Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Burlington, VT Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 4,220 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. jtross \| snid \| jason - bloggage (including videos)

Dec 7th, 2003, 02:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
thehotrock MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Local Time: 08:43 PM Posts: 6 Offline	lovin the snow 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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Dec 6th, 2003, 12:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
GadgetGav gadgetmeister Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: This Old House Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 6,125 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..!

Dec 6th, 2003, 09:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
356mini MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2003 Local Time: 08:43 PM Posts: 1 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.

Dec 7th, 2003, 02:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
pincity Toy Kahuna Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Rhode Island Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 730 Offline	Indy is sleeping in the garage with her blanky. Waiting for our postponed toy run to take palce December 20th. Stay safe.

Dec 7th, 2003, 03:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
uptick MINI2 somebody Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NY Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 904 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!

Dec 7th, 2003, 03:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 7,866 Offline	lol, they still haven't plowed my road or I mighta taken u up on the offer NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

Dec 7th, 2003, 03:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
uptick MINI2 somebody Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NY Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 904 Offline	...I could use a coffee run tomorrow AM too!

Dec 7th, 2003, 03:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 7,866 Offline	LOL yeah maybe the town will remember my road exists by then, or they'll have to listen to me screaming into the phone NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

Dec 7th, 2003, 03:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
uptick MINI2 somebody Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NY Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 904 Offline	oh, and maybe I should wear my sunglasses TONIGHT when I light up the snowy road with the xenons AND PIAAs! let me know about Coffee RUN... for tomorrow.

Dec 7th, 2003, 03:44 AM	#14 (permalink)
NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 7,866 Offline	will let ya know for sure NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

Dec 7th, 2003, 05:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
uptick MINI2 somebody Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NY Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 904 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!

Dec 8th, 2003, 05:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
MINIRANDOLPH MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: randolph,ma Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 478 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.

Dec 8th, 2003, 10:11 PM	#17 (permalink)
bentley/cooper MINI2 Not So Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: York, Pennsylvania Local Time: 09:43 PM Posts: 217 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

Dec 8th, 2003, 10:26 PM	#18 (permalink)
MoonPie RedUn's Manicurist ;-þ Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northern VA Local Time: 08:43 PM Posts: 16,098 Offline	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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