New England Off Topic and Banter as Most Brilliantly Proposed by Cape Cod MINI

[yellowmininy]

Yay!

[NoNo]

I'd like to congratulate team NEMINI for completing the 25 mile MS ride in Jersey on Saturday. We had perfect weather (ok, it was a little windy in spots) and lots of laughs. It was good to see people I hadn't seen in well over a year. Of course, the 5.5 hour drive down there in creeping traffic and pouring rain Friday reminded me why that was Head over to NEMINI to see some pix. I'd post the links, but I can't access flikr from here and that's where everyone seems to be posting.

[snid]

[blalor]

Sweeeet.

[GBMINI]

Quote: Originally Posted by blalor (original)

Sweeeet.

Talking of sweet ... just got this in my email; it's a shame it's only available in England
Creme Egg Twisted. It's no Creme Egg. It's Twisted.

[blalor]

That looks fantastic! And a little creepy.

[snid]

Since this thread seems to be a little light on traffic these days, I figure I'll post some on-topic stuff in the off-topic thread.

The track wheels arrived for the brown MINI today... too bad they're not the size I ordered! I ordered (and paid for) 15x7.5 and they sent 15x7. I'm waiting for a call back that they can send the right ones out from California 3-day shipping instead of ground. If not, I'm hosed because they probably won't get here in time for my next / first track event. The person I talked with on the phone earlier today said she had to check with her boss to see if they could do 3-day. She did call me back to ask if I would like to purchase the wrong wheels they have shipped to me at a discount, in addition to having purchased the right wheels which haven't arrived yet.... as if.

[GBMINI]

I guess mistakes happen, but it's annoying if they don't follow up with some good response. So I hope they do good for you

[Oldpaint]

Here's some off topic news. I have been elected President of the Cape Cod British Car Club. There are over 300 members.

[Theo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Oldpaint (original)

Here's some off topic news. I have been elected President of the Cape Cod British Car Club. There are over 300 members.

Congratulations, POTCCBCC!

[Soonipi2soon]

Can someone tell me about what winter driving in a mini cooper is like in New England? I'm in central New Hampshire and live "on a big hill" and for those of you who ski, you know what kind of snow we can get! Please inform...to buy or not to buy? Do the winter features REALLY work here?

[GBMINI]

You'll almost certainly want good winter snow tires - the original winter runflats are no use at all; I see Blizzak offers runflat snows now but don't know if they're any good. There's a lot of good non-runflat choices ...

[snek]

The main issue with a MINI in snow is not a lack of traction but the low clearance.

[holdenontoit]

Quote: Originally Posted by snid (original)

good things happen to those who wait...........Congratulations Jason!
Now, what CAN brown do for you?

[rfinprc]

I take my MINI to the slopes in NH and VT frequently. I have winter tires (Blizzak LM22) and a roof rack. I've never had a problem. This past winter I took a wrong turn and went over a mountain road to get to Sugarbush -- Ice, deep ruts, snow -- as long as I was careful to avoid falling into a rut, I was fine. My brother followed in his Suburban.

I also do a fair amount of winter highway driving -- no problem there, either, except maybe dodging spinning SUVs.