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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

The Secret MINI Driver's Club

In the LA Daily Wil Wheaton has an epiphany about the MINI wave.
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MINI of Concord 1961 Market St., Concord, CA 94520 Sales: (866) 329-6464 Service: (866) 341-6464

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MINI of Stevens Creek 4201 Steven Creek Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95051-6937 Toll Free: (866) 750-0160 Service: (888) 208-4708

Corporate Auto Works 770 Yuba Dr., Mountain View, CA. 94041 Tel. No.: (650) 691-9477

IMBMparts.com On-line Discount MINI and BMW parts

Sound Wave Mobile Electronics 860 Bransten Rd., San Carlos, CA 94070 Tel. No.: (650) 226-8974 Fax No.: (650) 592-1063

Ryan G. MotorWorks (RGMW) 11905 Dry Creek Rd., #7, Auburn, CA 95602 Tel. No.: (530) 305-2499

CravenSpeed 16285 SW 85th Ave, Suite 404 Portland, OR 97224 Tel. No.: (434) 272-8364

Vinyl Styles 299 Old County Road, Suite 9, San Carlos, CA 94070 Tel. No.: (650) 743-8034

MC2 Magazine Seattle, WA Tel. No.: (360) 698-7926

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Austin Synthetics 628 Chestnut Street, # B, San Carlos, CA. 94070 Tel. No.: (650) 346-5605

MINI of Marin 5880 Paradise Drive, Corte Madera, CA. 94925 Tel. No.: (415) 737-0461

Advanced Vehicle Outfitters 1410 Lesnick Lane, Unit E, Walnut Creek, CA 94597; 1945 Cleveland Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95401; 1070 Dell Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008 Tel No.: (415) 686-4288

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