When do we leave? I gotta bring my car though. Gotthard Pass, Switzerland Traveling north from Italy into Switzerland, you’ll come to Gotthard Pass, which you can cross on either the new, straightforward road, or the old roller coaster above. My money’s on the latter. via [MatadorTrips]
About 1:oopm today I received a refund for my M7 Tuning Catch Can. They refunded me $126.65 of the $142.59 I paid them. As with most business done over the internet shipping is not refundable. In this case I think it was kind of a crappy move though. Read the whole story starting here. I [...]
According to the SinCityMiniClub AMVIV8 2011 will be in the month of May. Specifically May 19th-22nd. AMVIV7 was our first time to that event. We had a great time. AMVIV8 is now on the 5280driver calendar. Hello fellow Miniacs and MINIacs! I wanted to thank you all for your participation with our survey. Planning for [...]
[Read Part 1] Part 2 Today just confirmed my decision yesterday to never, ever, ever send money to M7 Tuning. In fact it will be mission too not only not send money to them, but never ever buy anything they make from anyone. I arrived home after a few errands to see my replacement catch [...]
Jim Peterson, friend of 5280driver, has posted a video on YouTube that will get you even more excited about the up coming Minis In The Mountains event. Well done Jim. <link to Jim’s YouTube Channel>
Check out Mini5280′s very own Kim Stone getting interviewed by Kurt on KNUS 1510. Are you thinking about registering? Better get it done before 6:37pm on July 25th. Click here to listen to Kim’ Interview
In a recently released video Lexus is trying to change the way we judge our Super Cars. The video shows the new Lexus LFA’s “sound” busting a champagne glass. I’m not sure if the car would actually do this, but whatever. Lexus, just because you make a bunch of cool speakers on the same island [...]
The greatest shirt company in the world is about to launch. Yeah, I know, I run the company but that just makes me biased, not a liar. It is going to be the “greatest thing since after market exhaust”. “Hey that could be a t-shirt”. Do you ever find yourself saying that? If so, you [...]
This poor fella has a BMW Z4, a busted iPad, and an upset wife. “So I buy my wife a new iPad, and she’s REALLY digging it. It goes everywhere with her so she can read, take notes, show pics, etc etc etc. We end up going out in the Z4 running errands. I’m about [...]
The boys over at WhiteRoofRadio [iTunes Link] have been talking about this issue for a few months now. These oil starved engines are really starting to become an issue. I’ll do my part to spread the word. CHECK YOUR OIL LEVEL PEOPLE! The video and their take after this jump.
Let’s start this off by telling your it was about 25 degrees in my garage when I started this. A fresh coat of snow blanketed my driveway. So first things first. An hour before I was ready to get started I fired up the propane heater. A nice toasty garage is a must. After that [...]
