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Nice: I'll send you pictures of the wheels in the next day or so. Thanks!

Thanks for looking out, I have 5 Minis sitting around, but these would be for the boyfriend's 2006 Mini Hardtop S. Figured he needed to update the wheels.

SusieQ: Are you sure my 17" wheels will fit your car? Bolt pattern is 4x100. Isn't your car a 2024 JCW Clubman? If so, I doubt they will fit. Or perhaps you have a Mini not listed in your profile?

New to Mini and this forum. Looking forward to joining you for some fun drives around the DMV area! 1st pic was taken after last weeks snow. The 2nd was what the dealer in Winston-Salem sent me as I was in the buying process. Super fun car!

We are also registered, looking forward to hanging out with everyone!

Registered this morning! Just gotta get the BF to get his done.

We got registered yesterday Countdown begins!

For sure if you are going to go that way check out on youtube project mini he really explains just about every repair in mini's and he also has a Facebook group called mini diy where you can chat with other mini owners about all this. Just a little something to think about. Good luck

Thanks for the encouragement! I just got the word back on the damage... Needs new water pump/flange/o-ring New radiator New PS hose from rack to reservoir All in all it's gonna be over 2600. Now I'm considering having them do the PS hose and tackling the radiator and water pump myself but its cold outside haha Im gonna look into the repairs and watch some videos and see how extensive the time and job is gonna be.

I truly do feel for you. I have a 09 R56 and I had to put a bunch of $ into her, $1700 to have the AC fixed that was a broken Actuator which requires the whole dash to be removed then I had a oil leak around the valve cover but did that one myself for a decent price also had a coolant leak which lead to replacing the radiator and hoses $1500 but other than that I do the oil changes myself I keep up with plugs coil packs and know she runs like a champ. I felt the same as you at first but mine only has 75,000 miles and I refused to give up on a car I absolutely love. So I do hope you hang in there, I would just take it to GT peace if I were you they are great there and you will not regret keeping your mini. And like me I knew purchasing a mini that I would have to put money into it and just accepted it, I hope you do the same. Good luck!!!!

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@Widdie We're definitely going to miss Jill! @Duke I think we all need to see it then!

Last year, it was Year of the Dragon, so I got a GREAT aloha shirt that needs to go back Looking forward to a fun week!

Well I can’t speak for everyone in the picture, but I know one who will not be there … Jill. Jill is a school teacher and can’t make it. I will be there on Tuesday evening and have a room in the Lodge.

I think the Hawaiian shirt crew needs to make another appearance at MOTD

will do next week.

Happen to have pictures of the 17"s? May take you up on these.

All, I am relatively new to the Mini world (owned mine for a few months now) and learning firsthand the pains of dealing with the maintenance and cost. My 06 R53 started having a coolant leak so while I was replacing the horns (which both died at the same time...) I started looking into the leak source. I started removing the airbox and piping, only to find half of it is dry rotted and broken (JCW intake setup)...Yay! It looks like a few hoses leading into the airbox from the head and another one on the airbox assembly that goes to a sensor is also broken. I was thinking the coolant leak was from the thermostat housing but upon inspection I cannot see any signs of leaking....now I am thinking I have to go "front end service mode" to investigate the water pump to try to locate the leak. Although I am not sure if this will prove to be the source either... I have an appointment with GT Peace for this coming week but I was hoping not to have to take that hit in the wallet and fix some of the issues myself. I now have to decide if I am going to replace the broken air intake pieces with stock parts and keep the intake setup stock or replace the whole system with an aftermarket setup. From what I have gathered it seems better to keep the stock setup. I would appreciate any thoughts, opinions or insight on this topic if you have any experience or knowledge. As far as replacing the water pump, do you have to remove the SC to achieve this or is it just remove and replace? I have not done too much research into this process yet...any advice would be welcome and appreciated. I am also finding I have a pretty good leak in my power steering hoses so there's another issue to deal with once I figure out these current problems. I am hoping to not have to pay GTP 1-2k+ to do all this work, at this point I am debating on my path forward. I am pretty dejected at this point and not too stoked on the Mini...hopefully things will be able to get turned around without breaking the bank and I will be hyped on the Mini again soon. Overall, looking for advice, comments, insight, experiences, pep talks, wrenching buddies....anything! Or if I should just pack it up and limp to the shop to get it handled by the pros... Thanks for reading!

Hi: 21 years of original ownership of a 2004 R53 has resulted in the collection of many gently used spare parts. I have for sale 3 seats of OE wheels, 15", 16", and 17". Hubcaps included where applicable. All in very good condition. $250 per set.

12266 Scotts Mill Dr. Bristow, VA 20136

Awesome, We will have the DCMM banner on the front porch, everyone is always welcome to stop in

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