Thanks to all the MINI enthusiasts who came out tonight for the first ever Motoring Fun MINI Club “virtual” meet with special guests Peter and Will from M7 Tuning. We had about 35 people in the room throughout the night and a fun time was had by all! Some great discussion took place. A super big thanks to Peter and Will for answering a slew of questions in such a short timeframe. As requested, here are the transcripts from tonight’s chat with M7 Tuning… Enjoy and hope to see you in the chat room soon!
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Monthly Archives: November 2006
MFMC Virtual Meet #1 – M7 Tuning
Tonight at 9pm EST / 6pm PST, the first Motoring Fun MINI Club (MFMC) “Virtual” Meet will take place with special guest Peter Horvath from M7 Tuning. The meet will take place in the Motoring Fun chat room (in the room labeled “MFMC Meet”). There are a limited number of spaces available, so get there early!
The chat will be moderated to keep things from getting too chaotic ;). This basically means that at certain times, the room may be muted except for the person asking a question. If you have a question for Peter, please post it in the comments section of this post. Make sure you use the same username when posting the comment that you use in the chat room in order for us to grant you a “voice” while your question is being discussed in case you have a follow-up comment or question during the response. Be prepared to re-type your question when you are give a voice in the room. See you tonight!
Chat Live with M7 Wed, 11/15/06 9pm EST
Join us THIS Wednesday night (11/15/2006) at 9pm EST / 6pm PST in the MotoringFun.com MINI Chat Room for a live chat with Peter Horvath from M7 Tuning.
Come find out about the latest MINI goodies M7 is working on and get your questions answered by Peter himself!
Get there early as “seating” is limited .
Late Model Classic Mini vs. Fiat 500
In this 1990’s episode of Top Gear, the Mini is put up against a Fiat 500. While the Fiat shows some promise and even advantages over the Mini in day-to-day function, the Mini clearly comes out as the little car with the best handling and spunk. If you look closely you will even see a classic Mini TV commercial too (nice bonus!!). A big thanks to tphonebill for finding this on jalopnik.com.
2007 MINI UK Configurator Is Online
So you went to the MINI of Germany site to play with the 2007 configurator and were not impressed, right? Maybe it’s because you couldn’t read German!?!? Ok, I’ll admit – that was my problem :). Well here is your chance to take the new configurator for a spin in English. MotoringFile.com reported that the MINI UK configurator is now online. Go check it out and configure your dream R56!
Stop Motion MINI Video
Do you remember the old stop motion Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer movies from the 1960’s that get played every year on TV? Well what if someone made one about a MINI? This might be what it would look like. Thanks to Big Norm for this find!
MINI Cooper – Consumer Reports’ Most Reliable
Now here’s a switch! When I ordered my first MINI back in late 2004, Consumer Reports displayed the dreaded black circle next to the MINI Cooper in their car review issue, indicating it as an unreliable car. Granted, that did not stop me from buying my MINI of course! However, it is nice to see that MINI has turned things around in the reliability department and earning the Consumer Reports’ Most Reliable Sporty Hatchback for 2006.
John Cooper Works Site Back Online
After a brief hiatus from the net, the John Cooper Works website is back online. If you have never been there, check it out as there are some pretty cool performance parts that you just might not have seen in your dealer’s part catalouge. 🙂
MINI Cooper JCW Sound Kit Video
For all of you MINI Cooper owners that want a little more growl from your “cute” little cars, the JCW Sound Kit may provide exactly what you are looking for. Check out this video of this MINI Cooper owner showing off his new JCW Sound Kit. I must say – the sound is impressive. Thanks to DMINIQ for sending us the link!
Limited Edition MF MINI Club Shirt Available Now
Have you been to the Motoring Fun MINI chat room? If so, you are a member of the Motoring Fun MINI Club. If you haven’t checked it out, what are you waiting for? Come in and say hi!
Anyways, here is your chance to pick up a limited edition T-shirt to commemorate the launch of the Motoring Fun MINI Club. The plan is to offer only 100 shirts with this design and then retire it. Orders are being taken now through November 19, 2006. On November 20th, the sizes ordered will be printed, and items should be shipped out December 6th-9th. So order yours today before theyÃre gone!
A big thanks to COOPERation for the design work on this awesome shirt!