Another Motoring Adventure

[mistertripps]

Hey DCMM! It has been way too long.

Some of you old timers will remember my wife and I from around 2009/2010 when I was on a detail to the Northern Virginia area. I had a 2006 S and she had the LEGO Clubman. We were living in Georgia at the time, but you guys adopted me while I was in the area.

Much water has passed under the bridge since then, and we have not had a MINI since the timing chain went out on the LEGO MINI back in 2013. Then, in 2015, I had the opportunity to move to the Baltimore area at Social Security Headquarters and we decided to make Maryland our permanent home. I have been fortunate to work my way up to the Senior Executive Service since, but we never really thought we would ever get a MINI again.  Until yesterday...

Our son just got his permit a few weeks ago and we had been talking about getting a manual transmission vehicle to teach him and for us to drive around for fun. As luck would have it, we found a 2018 F56 with a JCW Tuning Kit that just begged us to take it home. Being the responsible MINI owners we are, how could we refuse?

So, here we are, back in the madness of trying to figure out a name, figure out what aesthetic changes we want to make, and any further mods we might want to do. And, best of all, we are back in DCMM and C3M territory! So, hopefully we will renew some old acquaintances and make some new ones in the coming months as we play with our new toy.

 

[Mav]

It looks fantastic! My first go to is always deciding if I want chrome  Hope to see you at one of the meetups soon!

[mistertripps]

Yeah, on our previous MINIs, chrome was usually the first thing to go.

[1975_mini]

Welcome back, look forward to seeing you at an event soon. 

[STXMINI]

We've only been with the group for 1.5 years, so didn't know you all previously, but we're looking forward to meeting you soon!