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MINI Connected app now in iTunes US!

Chris Ordon — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:43:43 +0000

If you’re like me and was waiting till the app came out so you can finally use your MINI Connected in your MINI, well wait no longer; MINI Connected app is now available in the US iTunes store! So click on the link below to get your own copy for your iPhone. Motor On!

MINI Connected app iTunes

MINI Countryman launch party

Chris Ordon — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:56:12 +0000

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Motor City MINI in Michigan held an event last night for the launch of the MINI Cooper Countryman! It was great to finally see the car in person and it’s actually smaller than I thought. The MINI they had was the Countryman S with automatic transmission and MINI Connected with Nav. I didn’t get to play with it, because I needed the keys to the MINI for me to do that The event was a great time, nice turnout I think with people from the local MINI club and some potential new owners. Speaking of potential owners, last night a guy surprised his wife with a MINI Cooper Clubman that he bought for her! The sign in the car said “How do you like your new MINI?” She was really happy to get her MINI! Check with your local dealer for the Countryman launch party, because it seems like all MINI dealers are doing it. Motor On!

Video of MINI Visual boost

Chris Ordon — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:54:16 +0000

Here’s a video of the MINI visual boost that was added to the first build 2011 MINI Coopers by accident. Some dealers may still have this on the lot, so go ask your local MINI dealer. It’s a great option if you don’t want to spend the money on MINI Connected that will be available in December for MINI Coopers assembled in Oxford and MINI Countryman in November that are assembled in Austria. Enjoy and Motor On!

Pepper White Clubman S

Chris Ordon — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:53:07 +0000

This potentially could be my next MINI that I will order next year. It has all the options I’d like, but also have black side stripes as well. The interior is the standard black leatherette, I might be changing that to the cloth interior like I had on my 2004 MCS. 6 speed manual tranny, front driving lights (when I added the front black driving lights on miniusa website they didn’t come in right, so I left them off), silver stripes on roof, but I might order custom ones from cooperflags I just need to find out if they can provide me with pepper white color stripes, that would look a lot better I think. I do like the way the JCW aero kit looks like. I did see it in person on the Rally edition Clubman and it looks great! I didn’t order a sunroof, but I did get the cold weather package (it gets cold here in Michigan) as well as the convenience package. I decided to skip the sport package and the premium package. The black 17″ Crown Spoke rims with the performance tires look awesome on this MINI,

but I will have to order some snow tires for the winter here in Michigan, most likely with a set of steel rims… black of course I’m sure next year or maybe even tomorrow I’ll have a different idea of how my next MINI should look like, but for now I’ll stick with this one. Motor On!

MINI Clubman JCW

Chris Ordon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:53:30 +0000

I saw this MINI at the dealer yesterday. It’s a 2009 MINI Cooper Clubman JCW with 7,000 miles on it and asking price is $34,000. The MINI looks great, it has a 6-speed manual tranny, black leatherette interior. I would love to buy this MINI, but the timing is not perfect at the moment. It is slightly used and I have no problem with used cars (my current car I bought used), but for me a MINI is suppoed to be part of your character and I feel like something ismissing.. one of the things I noticed is that it’s missing rear fog lamps and I bet you’re thinking so what? Well let me tell you.. I like to have all of the switches inside under the radio filled, looks weird to me when there’s an open spot… but that’s just me. There are a few more pictures of this MINI in my picture gallery here…. enjoy

2004 Mini Cooper

Chris Ordon — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:26:37 +0000

This is one of my favorite cars I owned. Sometimes I wonder why I sold it, but I’m not a big fan of regretting what I did in the past. There was a reason why I did it an I’ll leave it at that. Now I’m in a place in my life that I can go back to owning that car again. That’s why next year I’ll really start looking in to buying a 2010 Mini Cooper Clubman. I really like the cars, they are fun to drive and spacious for their size. I’m 6’2 and I didn’t have the seat all the way back. It also doesn’t help that one of my dearest friends also owns a Mini and hopefully this week she’ll be picking up her new Mini (her 3rd one). That’s how much she loves the car. For those who own a Mini will understand that it’s not just a car to drive around, it’s a part of your character, a part of who you are.