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Daffodil Hill Run March 20, 2010 - Sign Up Now!
Don't miss NorCal MINIs' Saturday, March 20, 2010 Daffodil Hill Run. We will meet at MINI of Concord at 9:30 a.m., and reach Daffodil Hill around noon. Bring a picnic lunch and we will eat at the State Park. Here's the proposed route.
Please respond to your email invitation. If you did not receive one (or lost it) add yourself on the Calendar Of All Motoring Events for this event or RSVP to info@norcalminis.com
MINI Takes The States 2010
[Source: MotoringFile]
Australia Awards MINI Garages Excellence Awards
Preview Of the Geneva Motor Show
[Source: via cnet cartech blog]
Winter Driving Tips: Acceleration
[Source: via cnet cartech blog]
The Minis of Camrose Cruise Night
MINI Prepares The Countryman For Its Geneva Debut
Auto Express Compares The Fiat Abarth 500 And The MINI Clubman
[Source: AutoExpress @ YouTube]
Motorwelt Berlin 2010
[Source: multivan2001 @ YouTube]
SF Drivers Show Little Regard For Stop Signs
What Every Driver Should Know
1. Know how to check Tire Pressure;
2. Know how to check your Oil, Coolant, and Transmission Fluids;
3. Know how to change a Headlight Bulb (non HID headlights);
4. Know how to change a Tire;
5. Know how to Jump Start a Car With a Dead Battery;
6. Know how to Stop a Vehicle With a Stuck Throttle;
7. Know how to Control Understeer and Oversteer;
8. Know how to Handle a Tire Blowout at Speed;
9. Know how to Execute a Handbrake Turn; and
10. Know how to Drive a Manual Transmission.
If you lack one or more of these skills you should go to the article and check out the videos.
When Your Car Turns Into A Vibrator
Improve Your Winter Driving
[Source: via cnet cartech blog]
Pass The “Nürburgring” Toast
iPhone App For Those That Drive Connected
[Source: via GigaOm via PSFK]
Don't Breakdown In Chicago, IL
[Source: via AutoSpies.com]
The Minis Of The Chiriqui Rally
[Source: MiniWorld]
Where Are The Worst Potholes In The Bay Area?
How MINI Connect Works
Someone Doesn't Like The Aussie Prime Minister
2010 MINI Cooper S Rated A Best Car Buy
MSRP: $22,300, 30 MPG, 24% Depreciation year 1, 4 years/50,000, 4-star frontal driver crash rating.
[Source: via AutoSpies.com]
Well, I'm A Yankee Doodle Dandy
[Source: via Just A Car Guy]
Feeling A Bit Congested?
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- New York, N.Y.
- Chicago, Ill.
- Washington, D.C. (up from 6th in 2008)
- Dallas, Texas
- Houston, Texas (down from 4th in 2008)
- San Francisco, Calif.
- Boston, Mass.
- Seattle, Wash.
- Philadelphia, Pa. (up from 11th in 2008)
An Alternative To The High Cost Of Bridges
Leave it to the Russians to figure a way to save money on river crossings and make them a matter of free choice dependent on what type of vehicle you have.
[Source: via Left Lane]
Congratulations Koreena
[Source: RichHill77 @ YouTube]
MINI Connected Debuts
World-first in-car entertainment solution with unique-to-MINI technology integrating into the Apple iPhone.
World debut of in-car web radio; unique possibilities for customisation and integration of additional functions.
Data exchange capabilities, allowing a huge range of infotainment, navigation and communication functions to be used on board the vehicle.
MINI Connected brings enhanced user functionality and customisation to the MINI-exclusive Mission Control function.
Safe, convenient, intuitive control of all functions via the MINI operating system.
How To DYI Detail Your MINI
NorCal MINIs' End Of Winter Detail Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 17, 2010, just eight days before we show our MINIs at Pacific Dream Machines. Recently we have received questions from new Club Members about what detailing entails. We suggest that you check out the videos at Autogeek.net's Show Car Garage. They will show everything from interior to exterior detailing including how to use a Porter Cable 7424 (PC). Although the videos do include product endorsements the procedures are common to all brands. For example, here - see how to clay bar your car. (You really don't need to use their "handy dandy" claybar handle or Pinnacle products.)
Cheap New Way To Check Vehicle History
Thank You To All Who Joined Us For Keith's Run
The leaking pipes in the walls of President Larry's home were a harbinger of the 2010 Keith's Run. This year the run was made in almost constant drizzle and rain. While our President looked for row boat rentals at home, the club traversed Mt. Hamilton, via the James Lick Observatory (now only open from 1:00p.m. to 5:00p.m.), and then down and on to Mines Road (the Junction store was also closed.) A fine Hop Yard lunch in Pleasanton made up for inclement weather. See you all next month for the Daffodil Hill Run.
See You Sunday For Keith's Run
Sears To Franchise Auto Centers
[Source: via The Auto Channel]
Rumor MINI Countryman WRC Rally Car Will Debut At Geneva
[Source: rallybuzz.com via MotoringFile]
Building A F1 Race Car
. . . out of Puma shoe boxes, by Ben Wilson. See the time lapse video of the construction at psfk.com.
Must Be Really Hard On Brakes
[Source: AutoMotto]
The Car Makes It All Fuzzy Inside
[Source: TechCrunch]