Friday, September 3rd, 2010

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

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 [...]

I usually try and spend the holiday weekends around the house.  After all, most everyone else is out cluttering up the camping spots, local pools and amusement parks.  Don’t get me wrong sometimes I like crowds, but usually when I’m alone, not with the family.  Keeping track of everyone, and keeping everyone happy can be [...]

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 [...]

New parts ordered today…I went with the Smurf Blue.  Should be here in a few days from Temecula, CA

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) [...]