tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post2767920625682591097..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: Baby, You Can Fix My CarSteve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-81194487856810452552010-12-03T09:52:50.876-08:002010-12-03T09:52:50.876-08:00We looked at the Clubman Mini when Dianne was shop...We looked at the Clubman Mini when Dianne was shopping her her new car. Saw it at a car show before it was available, and we liked it. Dianne wanted something a little bigger, which is why the RAV4. <br /><br />There was guy looking at the car same time we were. He drove a 'vette. He said, "Geez, there's more leg room in this than in my Corvette!"<br /><br />I liked the barn doors on the back, too.<br /><br />Wouldn't hurt if BMW sold off the Mini Coopers. Deal now already is that if you want a dealership, it has to be a separate facility than the BMW building and not co-mingled. The cars are assembled in England, with parts from hither and yon, and when we got ours, the delivery was about four months. Of course you could design your own car -- go to their site -- colors and packages and engines -- so it was exactly what you wanted. Just so happened they had exactly what I wanted in the showroom when we went looking.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-58972259384197422010-12-02T23:09:01.041-08:002010-12-02T23:09:01.041-08:00My Pa recently pointed me at the new Mini Cooper C...My Pa recently pointed me at the new Mini Cooper Countryman. 4 doors, 4 wheel drive, Mini's take on the mini-SUV. Gas mileage is allegedly incredible, and looks cool too.<br /><br />On the other hand, the rumor I hear today was that BMW might sell off Mini.<br /><br />Hmmm, what to do.heinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947912297717755561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-28669971948646887592010-12-02T22:42:11.553-08:002010-12-02T22:42:11.553-08:00Ditto on the wish car and maybe an extra one raise...Ditto on the wish car and maybe an extra one raised some (not to much) and 4 wheel drive - I always wanted a street legal go kart. The Street one would be fun up around NW Skyline (not the speed bumps) in good weather - of course with no one else on the road. <br /><br />Down here it would be fun on the Old Mckenzie Pass Hwy 242 - not open in winter - really really fun on both sides of that!!!!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441344447548078615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-76408630113705873472010-12-02T11:47:37.723-08:002010-12-02T11:47:37.723-08:00A mini is my wish car at the moment and would dig ...A mini is my wish car at the moment and would dig it.<br /><br />As an old Blue Thumb and caretaker of many a saltwater vista, they are as hard as you make them and coral is actually quite easy to propagate. It's the start up costs that usually scare people off. With the rate of die off around the world, it may be a good idea for a lot of people to jump into the hobby to help repopulate the seas should the need arise!<br />the tridacna clams are really cool! Kinda a mess when they decide to spawn however...Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17153918861604759338noreply@blogger.com