nharrison21

Its in there somewhere....

I do my My 04 R50 with 130k+ miles gets sea-foamed about every 6 months. I do half a can into the vacuum line and the rest into the gas tank. Let it sit for 30 mins plus then go and dog it for about 5 miles and blow everything out. My R50 will go from 33mpg to 35 mpg hwy after a good sea-foaming. I think it has a more predominate affect on the older cars than the newer.

In Va, Fog lights have to be off when the high beams are on. If they fail just put the covers on or put black tape over them and they will pass....

Lets see here, Ender is about to hit 130k, I bought him at 85k just after he had a new tranny put in so i figure i have about another 30-40k before I have to start worrying about major issues with the tranny so on a personal level Im only doing mods that I will be able to pull off if/when the CVT finally goes (again). Things that have gone wrong on Ender in the last two years were, A/C line from compressor to firewall blew out (Total repair cost $500), Alternator went out (Cost $300). These are sort of expected in a car thats 9 years old but the kicker for me is the repair cost. Unfortunetly I cant justify lowering or doing any other High Priced mods anymore due to the life expentancy of my car and the overall cost to repair/replace stuff on Ender. Yours might be different but depending on the year and make of your MINI I would do some research on some know faults that might be occurring in the next few years to see if it will bebefit/hurt you in the long run.

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Im not sure if my issue is along the same lines but has anyone had this happen to their DCMM sticker also.....Might be time to get and new one..

Sounds like this is the problem I had. Its hard to look at but there is a line that goes from the condensor to the firewall. The whole hose is metal except for about 6 inches. The rubber portion was the failure point on mine as it was rubbing a part of metal on the car which eventually made the hose fail and leak out all my coolant.

My A/C went out last summer on my 04 R50. What are your symptoms. Also I went to Sterling Import Auto Services and he determined it was a blown line. Fixed and recharged for a 1/4 of what the dealership wanted.

Ok well im not a big photographer but here is a good one of me...

#1: Pretty pic #2: Very nice #3: Good work I have no idea what Im doing.....

Thank god the wife has the "man-card" right now as mi might have to shred it due to that pic....lol

Had an awesome day guys and gals. Very nice run....when I could get up to speed.....great weather and fun in the river. Cant wait to see some of the pics from today. Way to go on setting up a great day Ali.

Very light mist over the mountain and towards winchester..other than that just perfect

I mean me going over and looking at it...im right down the road

hmmm...I might have to stop by there on lunch and see if i can sneak a peek....

I will be showing up around 1ish and want to meet up with u guys....can some one PM a contact # or something since I have no idea where u guys will be

Sounds like another great opportunity to fill the ferry with MINIs

Me and my brother will be showing up for this and might try to catch up with u guys when you turn onto 340N.

Sounds like i have to pull out the 'ol N64 and 4 controllers for some true carting........I wonder if I can fit a TV setup in the back of Ender for some hyperfest Mario cart N64 style

They give you enough to go all the way around the car and then some.

Do you mean the chrome "belt-line" just below the windows???? If that's the case then you would prob be better off getting the black belt line kit. +1 Link Provided http://www.outmotoring.com/mini-cooper/out-motoring-blackout-beltline-kit.html

Not to sure on a shop but I am more than willing to help/do what ever you need done...I plan on adding some Blue blaze to mine next weekend...Once you do it once you will be more than confident enough to try other tricks with it....The best part is if you don't like it you can just peel it off with no repercussions

Im such an Idiot....Saw the past ones and blew right past the last two....:stupid:

What is the planned route.....Since we are coming from the other direction I was thinking of meeting somewhere on the route or just meeting the group there.

Looking Good!!....Im thinking of doing new stripes and mirrors in Purple this year....