21,648 miles - Mother I
Wow... I wrote this entry way back in February of this year but I never finished it. So here it is (of course I cleaned it up duuuH). It wasn't a huge entry, just something to pass the time during those silent winter months as Leroy lay in hibernation.
Ok, my Monkey post mentioned that I was working on the 'mother of all blog entries'. That is not going to happen anymore. It is just too long. The entry would recap major milestones for Leroy like the one thousand mile marks, service done and MINI-events attended. Instead, each milestone will rightfully have a separate post. But I babble... without further adeiu, here is the old February entry titled "Modify my Love"...
7,996 miles - Modify my Love
If you check out the MINI forums on the internet or the tricked-out MINI that just wasted you at the last stop light, you will find a lot of people are modifying their tiny cars. For them, stock is not enough. Better performance? How about a pulley reduction, stiffer anti-sway bars, or a Borla exhaust. Looks? How about some new rims, custom paint, rally lights, grille badges and of course, decals decals decals. Someone mentioned that the MINI is all about individuality, so make it 'our own!'. Check out minimania.com, mossmini.com, minicarparts.com, or aestheticreations.net to list a few online merchants keeping MINI owners broke. People get super-creative with their MINIs and I'm constantly impressed with what's been done.
For me? I will pass on all the above. Stock rocks. My MINI is beautiful... both inside and out, with chrome in all the right places, deep shiny metallic paint, 17" stock rims, a well appointed interior. And as for performance? I'm quite content with its 163 horses. BMW did a great job re-designing the MINI and I'm not about to change a thing on my MINI... that is, until the warranty expires.
motor on... the last pic is a great comment on MINI madness gone mad. LOL.
Wow... I wrote this entry way back in February of this year but I never finished it. So here it is (of course I cleaned it up duuuH). It wasn't a huge entry, just something to pass the time during those silent winter months as Leroy lay in hibernation.
Ok, my Monkey post mentioned that I was working on the 'mother of all blog entries'. That is not going to happen anymore. It is just too long. The entry would recap major milestones for Leroy like the one thousand mile marks, service done and MINI-events attended. Instead, each milestone will rightfully have a separate post. But I babble... without further adeiu, here is the old February entry titled "Modify my Love"...
7,996 miles - Modify my Love
If you check out the MINI forums on the internet or the tricked-out MINI that just wasted you at the last stop light, you will find a lot of people are modifying their tiny cars. For them, stock is not enough. Better performance? How about a pulley reduction, stiffer anti-sway bars, or a Borla exhaust. Looks? How about some new rims, custom paint, rally lights, grille badges and of course, decals decals decals. Someone mentioned that the MINI is all about individuality, so make it 'our own!'. Check out minimania.com, mossmini.com, minicarparts.com, or aestheticreations.net to list a few online merchants keeping MINI owners broke. People get super-creative with their MINIs and I'm constantly impressed with what's been done.
For me? I will pass on all the above. Stock rocks. My MINI is beautiful... both inside and out, with chrome in all the right places, deep shiny metallic paint, 17" stock rims, a well appointed interior. And as for performance? I'm quite content with its 163 horses. BMW did a great job re-designing the MINI and I'm not about to change a thing on my MINI... that is, until the warranty expires.
motor on... the last pic is a great comment on MINI madness gone mad. LOL.
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