"tigermachine" has a new (Garage-Partner) 2011 Mini Cooper S

[tigerhonaker]

Hi Gang,

I have been real busy this last week.
Been researching MCS (Mini Cooper S) with auto 6-Sp. transmissions.
Made the choice from where a Buddy of mine use to work he was nice enough to make a call to that Dealership to the Owner & Floor Manager.
In a few minutes I received a call and then dropped by to meet them.
We went over a few things and I left in the 2011 MCS(British Racing Green) with 6-Sp. Auto Tranny.
It was a loaded up model and purchased from Mini of Nashville.
Just traded in and it was a 1-owner Male Adult Non-Smoker.
Not a perfect ride but still pretty darn nice.
Nice enough we ended up purchasing it the next day.
I took it home to show Cathy and let her drive it at night to see what she thought.
Some of you might recall Cathy has wanted one of these for the past 3-4 yrs.
So I thought to myself, if that is what the wife really wants let me see if I can pull this off for her.
She drove the MCS to Columbia, TN. on the interstate and then we came back on the 2-lane roads.
That way it gave her an overall picture of how it would be in different road conditions.
She was Fired-Up and said I want it !!!

So made the deal, left the check, drove to Discount Tire & ordered a new set of Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires.
Then drove to the Mini of Nashville dealer and introduced myself to the Service Dept.
Super nice Service Advisor.
I told him I wanted all three (3) windshield wipers replaced.
He said No-Worries I will do that right here in the Service-Lane for you.
He did that and then proceeded to tell me he did it under Warranty for me, No-Cost to me.

Saturday I had an appointment at 9am with Paul one of my contacts at Discount Tire.
Drove over and he jumped on the MCS and installed the new Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires for me.
Nice fellow and has been in the business for plus 13-years.
He does not fool around but does make sure everything is (right).

I did do the detail thing after I got it home from Discount Tire.
Put a coat of the NXT 2.0 sealer on it.
Finished about 5pm Sunday evening.
I am pretty darn thorough.
It turned out pretty good IMO.

Here are the Pics. I took of it
at
"Global Motorsports"

"Discount Tire"

"Home"

[tigerhonaker]

Before any weights are added.




After the weighs.






















Yes Paul does (Hand-Torque the Wheels).




The MCS calls for 38psi

[tigerhonaker]

Thanks for looking at
Cathy's new ride.

Hubby of the Wife's MCS

[Still-One]

Terry
Anyone who peeks into your garage will be Green with envy after seeing the Mini and Mustang.

[jdandy]

Terry.......I like it. Looks super clean. Great gas milage, too. Congratulations.

[tweet]

Terry,

The new Mini Cooper S looks great! I hope it brings you and Cathy many miles of fun and enjoyment. I'll be watching for you on I-40.

[JFR0317]

Very nice, Terry! Congratulations!!

[tigerhonaker]

Originally Posted by Still-One

Terry
Anyone who peeks into your garage will be Green with envy after seeing the Mini and Mustang.

Jim ... You mean like this {Below}

Originally Posted by jdandy

Dan ... I like it. Looks super clean. Great gas mileage, too. Congratulations.

Dan ... When we drove it it got like 38 MPG on the interstate at 70-75 MPH.
Never really dropped below 32 MPG even on the 2-lane stop and go roads with traffic poking along.

Originally Posted by tweet

Terry,
The new Mini Cooper S looks great! I hope it brings you and Cathy many miles of fun and enjoyment. I'll be watching for you on I-40.

Terry ... Trust this Buddy we will be out and about in it for sure.

Now for that garage picture

[tigerhonaker]

Originally Posted by JFR0317

Very nice, Terry! Congratulations!!

John ... Thank-You it is pretty darn cool ride.

[Josquin des Prez]

Nice.

I had a 2009 MINI John Cooper Works for 3 years, until I traded it in for my Subaru STi. MINIs are fun cars, and handle great.

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