Sweet! Interesting that the lights go up with the hood vs my gen. What’s the dildo with the crank pulley ? It separates and grenades the belt ? :yesth: Although the more I read, the more it seems like forum bros are just forum bro-ing and blowing things out of proportion. “It happened to me, so it ...

The rep wants me to give him another shot. They don't want to break trim which is why the fender badges weren't removed. Because apparently I'd be paying for replacements if they break it? So, taking it to a professional detailer and they don't trust themselves to remove this stuff? :really: Bubble...

Here she is. 2003 Mini Cooper S. Backstory on the acquisition and the :dill: are in the Crangslist thread for anybody interested. I won't bore you with repeating that here, but the TL;DR is 73k miles, two previous owners both older women, first owner bought and maintained the car at Mini of Camarill...

Honestly? If I sell, it's not getting replaced right away. I'd be ditching the hooptie and replacing it with a nicer daily. Long-term, though, I'm just not interested in the MK8 at all. :( There's Elantra N for $33k. My brother loves his and the refreshed 2024 looks great. Glad to see they got rid ...

You got it my man! Heading to week 20 anatomy scan this morning, I’ll post some up after that! That one is pretty exciting unlike all the other ones. I think it was my fav check in. Also start a new thread perhaps :) on the car Yeah man I’m so pumped to hear her heartbeat this morning and get a mor...

:yesth: Feels great. Shifter is 100x better than I expected. Figured it’d be a little sloppy feeling like the MKVI was, but it’s surprisingly crisp. This is going to be an interesting journey my dude. I’m here for it. Post up more pics including the inside and the engine when you get a chance You g...

J-Ho-Fo-Show69 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:24 pm

SAWCE wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:44 pm



Feels great. Shifter is 100x better than I expected. Figured it’d be a little sloppy feeling like the MKVI was, but it’s surprisingly crisp.

Mini Sawce!!! I kinda fux with this!

max225 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 4:24 pm

SAWCE wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:49 pm

So did you buy it ?

Feels great. Shifter is 100x better than I expected. Figured it’d be a little sloppy feeling like the MKVI was, but it’s surprisingly crisp.

max225 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:51 pm

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:58 pm

If you need chains drive your wife's car.

Awd didn’t prevent his neighbors from a multi car pileup of the their own vehicles in their own driveway

We were over at another neighbor’s house a few weekends ago and it was one of the topics of discussion lol

Actually wow do you want these https://www.facebook.com/share/Pz6c8Yn11vU9gfxM/?mibextid=kL3p88 :lolol: Damn. Those are great looking, but 9” is much wider than I think I’d want and I don’t know enough about fitment of the mini to know if those would fit with no rubbing. I’m not planning on lowerin...

This R53 is looking like it will be my first black car, and the color is what I’m least excited for. At least the wheels aren’t black. I may end up throwing some lightweight 16” wheels on it at some point.. if I do, I’d like to add a little pop of fun color like gold/bronze. Even though bigger wint...

I thought you would like this Used 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Preferred Cpe w/ 2LT for $65996 on Autotrader http://atcm.co/S2PVDP/29FD60EF. Look here my dude and stop shopping C5s Your preference in Corvettes is noted for the record, and duly considered. Not getting a black car, black wheels,...

max225 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:51 pm

Desertbreh wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:00 pm

It looks awesome, dude.

I thought you would like this Used 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Preferred Cpe w/ 2LT for $65996 on Autotrader http://atcm.co/S2PVDP/29FD60EF.

Look here my dude and stop shopping C5s

Thanks! Hopefully it also looks awesome in person and feels good on my test drive tomorrow. I’d say at this point I’m 80% set on it, but if something seems off in person I won’t have a problem walking away. Of course I’m hoping it looks/feels amazing and that it’s something I feel comfortable takin...

Car came well optioned. Sport, premium, and cold weather packages. It looks awesome, dude. Thanks! Hopefully it also looks awesome in person and feels good on my test drive tomorrow. I’d say at this point I’m 80% set on it, but if something seems off in person I won’t have a problem walking away. O...

Easily. August ‘22 invoice total $4863 September ‘23 invoice total $2898 Plus a few other smaller invoices like the window regulator. And that’s why these things are so cheap… and why we’re trying to keep you sane. wow @ them actually paying it and fixing all that. It’s appreciated. Nice to have yo...

That was all September 2023, minus the starter which was August of 2022. Also in September of last year, the driver’s side window regulator was replaced. Yup… what a list ! Value of the car right there in 18 months. Easily. August ‘22 invoice total $4863 September ‘23 invoice total $2898 Plus a few...

max225 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:34 am CCP Chinese communist party palates too

Car came well optioned. Sport, premium, and cold weather packages.

That was all September 2023, minus the starter which was August of 2022. Also in September of last year, the driver’s side window regulator was replaced.

Z’s list comprised of LCA bushings, checking strut towers for deformation (I need to ask coworker for a picture, but those can be fixed and I have found some parts to reinforce them which I’ll do as a preventative thing), checking under the door/hatch seals for rust, side motor mount, engine seals,...

Tools and tool chest are on hand and wrenches are ready to turn. We'll see how this thing looks/drives in person on Sunday and go from there one I get to look over all the invoices and make sure everything that he said was addressed was actually addressed. Nice thing with this timing if I do buy it ...

Absolutely. I don’t think he would fuck me over, and knowing how he is with his cars gives me some solid peace of mind. There is NO WAY you should have "peace of mind" when buying this car. Those are words associating with a Toyota Camry. But you have mitigated some of your potential dama...

Another nice thing is that the seller is your coworker. It is at least pretty safe to assume he isn’t trying to fuck you or dump a huge problem on you. I have always believed that you are buying the previous owner as much as the car when talking about a used purchase. Absolutely. I don’t think he w...