TGGRRR (Ali)

I don't think we're going to a vineyard, I think we're driving by them and going to Griffith Tavern Ali

If I'm not mistaken, Alan is the guy that coded all the extra emoticons!!! :thrasher: My emoticon hero :proud: :highfive:

Alan has proved his manliness by not being afraid of the emoticon! Look at all the manliness in the Emoticons :viking::thrasher::bandit: YAY Alan :top:

:itsme: I had a siting recently

How else can we express ourselves? :party: :hmpf: :marshmellow: :motz::trytofly: :dead::y: :bootyshake: :cheers::ciao: :aetsch: :alberteinstein: :bawling: :beer: :highfive: :girlslap:

I have a hose and we usually have some open parking, we could handle a few cars (4 - 6) coming over and working in the parking lot. I can ask my neighbors if we can use their spots for a few hours so more then one car can reach the hose. Right in the heart of K-Town, but not exactly Annandale, we're in Alexandria near the Pinecrest Golf Course Ali

That Tigger is mighty!! :proud:

If you find a good deal and there's more, I would love to get Max all set up too. Ali Note to self, if anything bad ever happens to Tigger and I have to get a 2nd Gen, only get one with Sirius already installed.

Thank you :idea:

Not sure if I can make this one, I have a lot going on that weekend. Even some NON MINI related things Ali

:hmmmm2::dontknow: Me confused

Craig and I are in a photo class. I asked he has green

Me me me me :itsme:

me again :itsme: One other thing about tires. I have a cabrio like you do. There is more road noise in a Cabrio, especially with the top down. I have really enjoyed that the non runflats are much quieter then the runflats were. I also purposely bought Continentals since they're rated as being a quieter tire. I mean, I need to hear my radio so I can sing at high speeds. :thrasher: I bought a donut tire from Detroit Tuned and got it a little case from either MINImania or Out Motoring (I don't remember which place, it was during a mad shopping spree). I will take it with me on longer drives and when I'm out and about I have my portable air compressor and a can of slime. I also have AAA so I'm not too worried about an in town flat. I like that my tires can be repaired or maintained anywhere. With runflats I was limited to the dealer or a specialty tire place like Alban tire in Springfield. Ali

I can't wait. Thanks for all of your work in making the run great!!! Ali

AND :questionmark::questionmark::questionmark:

Hey! Welcome to the club, I have an '06 Hot Orange MINI Convertible I'll try to answer some of your questions What rpms do you shift at? Honestly I go by sound and the situation, I don't really look at the tach that often. Is there a noticeable diff in ride comfort if I switch to non runflats? YES! it's much smoother Do you put 93 octane in your Mini? YES! Where is the best site you've found for mini mods? I'm not too mechanical but I'd like to differentiate the outside a bit. Motoring Alliance and North American Motoring (NAM) are good. I get a lot of good advice here too. Re the pulleys is anyone at the 19% pulley? Is it really that big a difference? Pulley vs No Pulley and/or 15% pulley vs 19% pulley? I have the 15% pulley, it did make a big difference and I'm very happy with it What is my Mini? R53, R56, R5x? R52 is the first generation MINI Cabrio. When I first got Tigger I had no idea what a Cabrio was, I posted that as my first question on NAM, I found it it was the English term for convertible. Can you make it to our run on Saturday? It will be a lot of fun. The details are in the events. Ali

All that MINI stalking paid off :captain:

Hmmm someone really needs to work on showing her emotions

Yippeeeeeee:marshmellow::marshmellow::marshmellow::marshmellow:

uh yeah, I'm the only crazy one.... :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: :motor::motor::motor::motor::motor::motor::motor::motor::motor::motor::motor::motor: :ridinghorse:

buns have evil glutens But I'll make something good

So would that be the wheat and barley industry? HA! :viking:

Hey Hey Hey Who you calling a Kook? :hmpf:

Alan I don't even like beer, I don't care that I'm allergic to it. :puke: