Boston - Should I drive my MINI this week? - MINI Cooper Forum

Aqualung · #1 (**permalink**) Mar 17th, 2004, 08:19 PM

As I'm sitting here watching the snowflakes curl lazily outside my window, the forecast says snow showers the rest of the week.

My JCW has the Dunlop high performance tires (17" V, not M&S), I am waiting until next fall to get my snows.

So, given the forecast, if you were me, would you drive the MINI? I'm taking mostlly hwy, Rte. 128 & Mass Pike. It's not a hardship to take my old winter car to work, with the exception that I miss driving my bad boy!

I may have to take the back roads through Lincoln (land of no road salt & speed traps), Sudbury, Framingham, & Marlboro -- so they'll be less clear than the Mass Pike.

I do have DSC....

scooterboy · #2 (**permalink**) Mar 17th, 2004, 10:04 PM

Take your other vehicle. If you have an incident with the MINI, you'll never forgive yourself.

Just clean it up real nice and leave it in the garage until all is melted...

jcsinnh · #3 (**permalink**) Mar 18th, 2004, 08:47 AM

Yup, the car's great in the slop but not with those tires.

Aqualung · #4 (**permalink**) Mar 18th, 2004, 12:26 PM

thanks guys, since it's my first week w/ the car I'd hate for something to happen...I'm just so antsy walking by it in the garage in the AM

Looks promising for the weekend tho', 40's and sunny...it'll sure get dirty but at least I'll be driving it!

cdn jcw · #5 (**permalink**) Mar 18th, 2004, 03:32 PM

I wouldn't drive the MINI... I've parked mine for three days now... even though the main roads are clear. I just don't want to take a chance, especially when I only got it two weeks ago. I talk to her every night I get home and make her feel better

Aqualung · #6 (**permalink**) Mar 18th, 2004, 07:51 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by cdn jcw

I wouldn't drive the MINI... I've parked mine for three days now... even though the main roads are clear. I just don't want to take a chance, especially when I only got it two weeks ago. I talk to her every night I get home and make her feel better

<sigh> The sun's out, the roads are dry....shoulda taken it! But, more snow showers in the forecast for tmrw, so of course, it'll probably be a blizzard

EandJ · #7 (**permalink**) Mar 20th, 2004, 02:30 AM

Oh my god!! It's a car drive it!!!

It will make you smile

mjmedlen · #8 (**permalink**) Mar 20th, 2004, 02:45 AM

It's a BLOODY CAR Mate. So drive it.

sorlo · #9 (**permalink**) Mar 23rd, 2004, 09:33 PM

It's going to be warm this week, take the car out for some fun.

MudBud · #10 (**permalink**) Mar 25th, 2004, 02:46 AM

1 day? 3 days? How about parked since Thanksgiving day 2003!!!! 3800 miles and still going strong, will need an oil change in 2 more years...

Benefits: Warm Garage, No salt, No roadrash, cheap insurance and a whole lot of MODS!!

scooterboy · #11 (**permalink**) Mar 25th, 2004, 03:31 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by mjmedlen

It's a BLOODY CAR Mate. So drive it.

But it's brand new, and he has a winter beater car for bad weather. He did the right thing.

Hilndgreen · #12 (**permalink**) Mar 25th, 2004, 03:45 AM

Even if something was to happen to it .. it's not that bad .. 34 days after I recived my BRG MCS .. I was rearended by a 3/4 ton Pickup. The deck lid is about $250, like the rest of the panels. Labor is what was the most costly .. in total the bill ran about $2400. I had passengers in front and rear and the PU hit me at about 40mph to 50mph ... with the way the MINI stood up to the bully PU. The little scrapper held his own! Wish I had taken pics of the damage ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Aqualung

thanks guys, since it's my first week w/ the car I'd hate for something to happen...I'm just so antsy walking by it in the garage in the AM

Looks promising for the weekend tho', 40's and sunny...it'll sure get dirty but at least I'll be driving it!