Cambo

I've advertised it on my facebook...I've got a lot of interest but nobody is pulling the trigger yet. I'll keep Craig posted. C'monnnnn new years resolution crowd...where are you??? lol

just FYI, this bowflex is still up for sale. jab and I both backed out due to "not enough space".

lolol...nooooooo jabbbb...I was stll in the middle trying to convince the wife. sigh...that was a helluva deal!!

2012 Burton Hero sz 162 wide (v rocker) with 2013 Burton Custom Bindings sz L/XL Selling because I can't nearly hit the slopes as much as I used to so having multiple boards is moot these days. Great condition, minimal knicks/marks on top sheet, base is perfect with no rock gouges or anything. Bought new for about $500 from REI last year, will let it go to DCMM members for $300 ($350 on craigslist). Thanks for looking!

Dear God. It's my birthday. PM sent. EDIT: disregard, wife shot it down. NOOOOOOOO

yup, I got it in my personal email :top:

1) Great shots dude! 2) My favorite is the one in the last two pics 3) I definitely read that as Smithsonian art museum and was already planning on scoping it out next week. doh!!

hey bobesser, do you still have these?

ahhh right on. I'm always there too. It's my favorite homework spot. I'll be sure to greet him by name next time I see him. That won't be weird at all. lolol

Was sandwiched today at the Starbucks in Wintergreen plaza off 355. A real clean looking black MCS behind me and one of those newer coupes in front in white with the union jack on the roof. I was in the explorer though so I felt left out :/ and then I'm pretty sure I saw minierik on my way home. a little after 11am, a sweet looking chili red with black rims coming the other day down viers mill (towards rockville town center). if that was you dude, the rims look good--in fact the whole car looks awesome, good job! :top:

Merry Christmas to you and yours! May Santa bring you all sweet, sweet mods. I tried to convince family that my 2 year old son needed a rear sway bar and my 2 month old needed coilovers...but, nobody was fooled... and yes, I made this all by myself. and yes, those are supposed to be mini cooper reindeer if you couldn't tell.

thanks for the input Rich! the koni yellows are what I'd be gunning for later on down the road after I've already had the lowering springs...only because they're compatible with lowering springs. I don't believe the FSD shocks are supposed to be used with lowering springs...that's according to way's website though. I'm not sure if there are other versions of the FSD that can work. it sucks...for the price of lowering springs and koni yellows, I might as well jump straight to coilovers! but I have to piece it together due to my mod budget lol. I'm trying to balance a motorcycle build and the mini this winter...and snowboarding...dang it! I need to win the lottery lol.

I'd be using stock shocks with this package. http://www.waymotorworks.com/wmw-suspension-package.html

way has this kit that he's bundled together. TSW lowering springs, sway bar, and adjustable sway bar links. From the research I've done, TSW and NM Engineering seem to be have the highest amount of satisfied customers so..this may be the route I go... c'monnn tax return! lolol

thanks for the tip! I'll definitely look into that!

haha, I went 0 for about 14 today. Saw a ton of minis on the way back from PA. Super nice day so windows were rolled down. Fat ass arm was definitely, noticeably flailing at them...kind hard to ignore lolol But no. no love for Cambo.

absolutely agree, first concern is the scheduled maintenance...I'll only be eyeing mods if I've got all those check boxes checked so I'm not worried about it. that's what I was hoping to hear! confidence in these cars to continue modding at that mileage. I do plan on keeping this car long term actually, but I'd like to move into the "weekend/project car" category and get it out of the "necessary daily commuter" one lol. Oddly enough, I'd feel better dropping dough on it if I knew if/when it fails, I'm not completely SOL! thanks for the input! hmm...tranny wasn't on my radar for upcoming things. My gearbox feels pretty good right now though...we'll see. But I've got a few bottles of MTL ready to go for a tranny fluid change.Also, from the research I've done, it seems the chain tensioner and the leaking oil are the main concerns for my '09...and they're related: keep the oil levels right to keep the chain tensioner...right? Please correct me if my conclusion is way off. Anyway, I'm pretty religious about checking oil levels every week or so. So far, the only thing that's gone out on me was the diverter valve...it produced a 'kazoo' sound when I powered off the vehicle. I found a used part on ebay and swapped it out myself. problem solved! yeah, he does a really great job. Runs a solo gig out of his house in PA. He's some sort of direct dealer through TRS (whatever that stands for...). But he gets parts really really cheap and installs for even cheaper. He's never worked on a mini...so I'm looking forward to be his test subject and I look forward to show you guys how it turns out! As far as struts...the car feels pretty good still. not bouncy or anything, but I also haven't really driven it yet. maybe I'll be able to meet some folks at whenever the next meet is and they'd be able to tell me how my struts feel. but to me, I mean, I don't notice anything out of the ordinary. Minime331 mentioned it below but the megan streets are what I'm eyeing. $600 bucks for coilovers? That might be the best option for me: lowered look and replacement for the struts. and yup, still have all the interior pieces...one of these days when I've got a good stretch of time off, I'll probably piece it all together again, at the very least I'll put the passenger seat back in haha. :top: thanks for the heads up!

wow, thanks for the responses! I'm going to respond to the rest of these, Amanda's forcing me off, have to go stupid christmas shopping, really appreciate the feedback!!

I really want to invest in my mini, I really do...but everytime I almost pull the trigger on a mod, I think "I've got 70k on the odometer...this thing's about the kick the bucket" and I back off. Am I way off in this assessment? Is the mini cooper more reliable than I'm giving it credit for? I guess this is more of a two question post... My first question is, if you've got a higher mileage mini (approaching 100k+)...knowing what you know now, would you continue/have continued to mod your mini...or...perhaps rephrased as: where would you have stopped modding--to get the most return out of your invesment? (I hope that makes sense) Or were there just too many problems that you'd rather have kept your modding money and put it towards a new mini? And, with those answers in mind, my second question to you all is, at 70k, would you bother doing the following, what I call, "bigger ticket" mods? (to me they're big ticket mods lol) 1) HID headlight conversion ($1000) Reason: Halogens suck. 2) Coilovers (~$1500) Reason: Primary- want lowered look, Secondary- performance 3) FMIC (~$800) Reason: I read the stock one is super inefficient in comparison 4) Stage 1 Tune (~$1000) Reason: to take advantage of all the engine mods I've done. And to get rid of a downpipe CEL. two birds one stone. Thanks in advance for any and all input! :adore:

Yes! so it wasn't in my head, the steering did feel different, not as squirrely! but heavier as you say. :top:

Soooo...I've had my mini for about 7-8 months now...and I just discovered the sport button. Holy Sh*t where have I been. Wow what a difference, the car even seemingly sounded better?...the autosport mod is definitely on the radar now. haha, why is there even a non-sport mode? SPORT MODE 4 LIFE