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Farewell MINI/Hello Boss |
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Boomer 
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 Topic: Farewell MINI/Hello BossPosted: January/01/12 at 8:52am |
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Time to move on! I'll miss my MINI but I really appreciated the fellowship with many in this club.
The car is "SPECIAL" but the people make it "AWESOME"! Here's a picture of my new toy!  Hope to see all the MINI Track Rats at the first event of the year! By then, I hope to be familiar enough with this Beast so I won't embarras myself. Drove back from Camus last night and the bloody thing has GOBS of Torque. BUT, going down, MINI only used slightly more than 1/4 tank while the Boss used almost 3/4 tank. But I was often in 3, 4, 5, & 6 gears trying to vary speed & RPM so this puppy seals all it's moving parts. Per the manual, that's all that needed during the first 1000 miles, then TRACK WORK is good to go! Cheers! PS: She is # 2373 Born 10/19/2011. Mid week build so she should ROCK! |
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07 MCS, JIC Cross C/O, JCW BBK, Milltek exhaust, RR DP, Helix I/C, RMW tune (208.5 WHP & 238.3 WTQ)Ray's (17 lbs) and Nitto NT01 for track duty
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CINIMIN
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Joined: August/27/05 Location: Everett WA Status: Offline Points: 4676 |
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Posted: January/01/12 at 11:37am |
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Greg - CONGRATULATIONS! Great way to start the new year -
Thanks for all the good things you did for the club and all of the MINI owners - you were always an inspiration and a very strong safety advocate here on the forums and a fun guy when you made it to an event. Hope you will drop in here occasionally for an update on your adventures with the Boss - and bless us with a live showing at some of our gatherings - You will always be welcome You leave us with one of the great traditions here at PSMINI that I am sure will continue - the Northwest Harvest Porsche MINI challenge - but I guess we'll be seeing you on the other side for the next couple of years. Thanks - and have fun!
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Jack -
<font color=RED>CINIMIN [/COLOR] 2006 CR/W MCS - 6spd - LSD -15% Pulley - Dinan CAI ASA JH6's Koni FSD's 22mm Bar Have you hugged a curve today? |
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CORNERS
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Posted: January/01/12 at 6:13pm |
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Wow, talk about a different beast. Sad to see the MINI go, but with your driving skill, the jump to RWD is inevitable, and this is a really capable car for a really reasonable price. I look forward to seeing it at the track...if you can afford to bring it to the track after the jump in your monthly gasoline bill :-)
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SMOG
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Posted: January/01/12 at 7:44pm |
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Congratulations! A Mid-Week build is tough to find!!
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I wish there was a local MINI Dealership, like our Honda, Subaru, Mazada and VW.
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kenru
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Posted: January/01/12 at 9:17pm |
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Greg,
Congrats on your new beast! It IS a beauty! I truly hope it is a perfect fit for you. I'll miss chasing all of the torque in that Mini of yours and I'll be sure to give you a wave buy SHOULD you ever catch me on the track. |
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One good turn deserves another...and another...
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CINIMIN
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Joined: August/27/05 Location: Everett WA Status: Offline Points: 4676 |
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Posted: January/01/12 at 9:25pm |
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Nice looking agreed - but it needs a white roof....
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Jack -
<font color=RED>CINIMIN [/COLOR] 2006 CR/W MCS - 6spd - LSD -15% Pulley - Dinan CAI ASA JH6's Koni FSD's 22mm Bar Have you hugged a curve today? |
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Wildfamily
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Posted: January/02/12 at 7:19am |
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Greg, I raced against one of those this year in Conference. Wowza...fast! I love those cars and glad you got one. Looking forward to seeing it up close!
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P&M
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Posted: January/02/12 at 2:32pm |
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Awwww cmon on it's "Just" a Mustang.
Just kidding. Congratulations. How about some specs. HP, Torque, Auto or stick etc. That will be a fun ride. Too bad you couldn't have kept the Mini too. It's nice to transition between the two cars. Yea! |
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Hers 2009 S Pepper white, black Bonnet Strip, cold pkg, sport pkg, Prem pkg, Auto, HiFi Sound, bluetooth. His 2012 JCW CR Coupe, black bonnet strips, cold pkg, H&K Sound, Bluetooth and a bunch more.
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Rob Betts
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Posted: January/09/12 at 10:47am |
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I purchased a 2011 5.0 last year but could not part with my MINI. The 5.0 brings back the old days of horsepower on demand. But the Mini is still the most fun to drive car I have ever owned.
Edited by Rob Betts - January/09/12 at 10:51am |
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2003 MCS, Electric Blue/Electric Blue,
Mini Mania 200HP kit. (Cold air intake, Borla exhaust, 15% pully, Jan tune) Drilled Rotors, EBC pads, painted calipers AND 2015 JCW Countryman - Black |
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