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  6. Manassas Christmas Parade 2016

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    OK we have 7 cars in the parade which is awesome.

     

    Hopefully all or most of you can come to the prep party this coming Sunday afternoon.

     

    Doubting I will be able to make the prep party. I'll be driving Phineus back from a weekend with my parents in Pittsburgh. As an FYI, I am decorating him as a jack-in-the-box for the parade.

  12. What did you do to your Mini today?

    in Maintenance & Modifications

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    So, last Thursday evening during the torrential downpour, I come out of the gym, get in Phineus, and he notifies me that his rear passenger tire is low. Just great. He has run flats and knew he could wait until morning after it dried up. Friday morning I go to put air in and, upon doing so, I discover a screw lodged in his rear driver tire, however, he never complained of it being low. I called MOS and was told I could come in immediately, so off I go from Manassas. We land safely and I report the two issues to the service advisor. I also note that he has tire/rim insurance that I purchased when I got him and used once for rim rash and once for a front tire that got a screw in it. MOS looks him over and finds a screw also lodged in his rear passenger tire. No idea how it happened, but I'm really glad I purchased the insurance. The two tires would have cost about $650 for me to replace, according to the work order, but instead cost me nothing every time I've had to use it. So, out of four tires, three of them are new within the past year or so of the three years I've had him.

  13. Extended warranty

    in Maintenance & Modifications

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    I know you weren't asking me, but I went with Platinum. The upside: it paid for itself within three months. The 2nd repair, I think it was a blown turbo, exceeded the total cost of the warranty. The downside: it paid for itself within three months with a single repair exceeding the total cost of the warranty.

     

    Also, when I traded in my '11, I was only 20K miles into the 100K coverage, so I received a prorated refund of the unused portion.

     

    Sounds good. I just sent in the final payment on Phineus, who is now 37 months old, so I guess I need to do something here.

  15. Compact spare tire on Cooper S

    in Maintenance & Modifications

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    I don't know about the ability to have a spare in a Roadster. It's my understanding that all Roadsters came with run flats, unless the owner specified elsewise. I've stuck with the run flats for the very reason of the difficulty in having a spare. Although the ride isn't as great, the chances of getting a flat are lessened. I purchased the lifetime tire and rim insurance from MOS and have used both - a screw damaged one so badly that it had to be replaced, which cost me nothing and I curb-rashed a rim, but now you'd never know it.

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