Hampton Roads Club Mini

96k miles, you go man. Good Luck with the sale. Red with a white roof, gotta be the most wanted color combination.

I believe it fetched a nice sum on E Bay too. It had some serious power too. But than, why wouldn't it.?

Looks like Steve would rather beat up on his wood than go for a drive......

Supercharged MINI's are not included in this recall. True.....

However, I recently learned that if your Cooper "S" is over 50k in mileage, keep a steady eye on your oil level. Top off if needed, and of course, change that stuff frequently.

Failure to do so, As the Supercharger starts to consume oil, can also result in costly repairs with some serious downtime too. I find myself dropping in a quart of high mileage full sythetic about 2500 into most oil change intervals. I also make it a point to not exceed 5k between changes.

I have to agree with the Safelite recommendation. They will come to you and do a very nice job too. Some so called pro's have left leaks, small imperfections, and even cuts on the headliner from being in too much of a hurry. I don't know if OEM glass will stand up any better to chipping than the aftermarket glass, that might be something to consider. I do a lot of driving, and in less than a year, I could stand to replace my glass again.

If I have all my engine work done by then, it would give me yet another reason for a good drive and to finally open the bonnet up to display something worth looking at.

After this years "Turkey Run", I think I'll be able to "handle It" well enough. I did manage to keep him on all four wheels (just) after cruising a wee bit too fast thru a traffic circle. The curbing probably helped keep the wheels on the ground.  That and the fact that I didn't need to clean out my britches at the next stop would indicate I haven't lost my ability to drive along the edge  

I'm pretty sure some upgraded brakes and some finer suspension bits will help too. But that will come later when more  $$$ become available. It ain't like I work at the USPS or something like that  

As always, I enjoy your humor Steve  

I'm not even going to bring up that other wise "cracker"   (that Blue Clubman Guy)

Happy New Year Folks, I just wanted to drop a quick line to let anyone interested in the exploits of my little classic Mini, that a new lump(as the English call 'em) is in the works at Cooper Tune. Mr.Gibbs is currently preparing a 1275cc to be honed out to 1310cc. The auto stick will be going into the museum along with the old 998cc and a four speed with a tall 4th gear will take there place. I want to be able to run 80mph without revving to 6k and watching gas mileage just go away.

I promise to keep everyone informed as to the progress as we go along with this latest phase. Pictures will follow.

Completion of the project I'm hoping will be sometime in March.

I'm only a couple weeks late responding.

I like how steady the camera remained going over the railroad tracks. Watch the up and down movement in the front wheel.
That's pretty cool.

Howard Collins, a.k.a BIMINI on this site, set up the whole thing. He would be the person to ask, as he has some pretty good mapping skills. All I did was follow along an enjoy the bejesus out of it all.

No mention so far of any twisty roads to be driven upon. Just some lunch and dinner. Is a map of some kind in the works?
When we ran the Classics on the Smithfield side of the river, I recall some pretty fun roads for the spirited driver challenge!

If you seen it laying around anyplace else, you might think it was some kind of bike project!

I'm still waiting for my pick up model, with a hard top,no louveres, 2 seats, no extended cab crap either.......

Ya gotta love technology..........