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 [...]
New parts ordered today…I went with the Smurf Blue. Should be here in a few days from Temecula, CA
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All the hype in the Mini community right now is centered around the upcoming even in Las Vegas called AMVIV. It’s truly going to be an epic March in Vegas. I am so looking forward to my first AMVIV. After that event comes The Dragon, then MITMs.
This year the Mini In The Mountains (MITMS) team [...]
The 19 most complex and dangerous roads in the world
From the looks of this post, the Clubman and I need to go Norway, and a few other places.
[via Waze]
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You know you’re a Mini owner if…you use your kid’s bathroom to wash floormats in the Winter time
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Looking for the ultimate iPhone car for the car enthusiast on your list? I found it. It comes in Black, Red and Yellow. No need to order me one. I just ordered one in Black for myself. You’ll need to think a little harder for a gift for local 5280driver blogger.
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Stuffing ourselves has become a tradition…and so should be the Post Turkey Day Run with Mini5280.
Today Jacob, my oldest son, and I had the pleasure of running through Denver today with about 10-12 other Minis. We started out at the old Detailer’s Paradise location on South Broadway. The group started by working our way through [...]
Last week I picked up some new primed mirror caps from the dealer. Today I painted them and waited for them to dry. The anticipation was killing me. I mean I’ve been talking about getting rid of the chrome caps for months.
Flat Blacking these was my goal. Pulled out some rattle can, satin flat back [...]
From the original makers of my favorite car.
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aw I had a walk down memory lane today. Back in the 80s I dated a sweet girl who was absolutely in love with the Ford Maverick.
While rolling down I-25 today I run up this beauty. Yeah I did speed up to see it was her. You know I never found out if she actually [...]
More and more people are buying Mini’s for the fuel economy and size. This puts people in Minis who don’t know about or don’t buy-in to the culture of the car. It’s sad, but…

