MINI today? #2

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11-25-2014, 01:13 PM
330i ZHP

just vacuumed the x5 - installed the BMW all weather mats - NOT IMPRESSED...plastic instead of rubber like Acura all weather mats

and they are slippery

ugh, now to return and get the Weather Tech
11-25-2014, 01:20 PM
stephenkirsh

Wow that's lame. Mine are rubber.
11-25-2014, 01:23 PM
slater

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Originally Posted by cakM3

It all comes down to what you want with your ZHP Peter... If you're planning to keep the car until the wheels fall off then I say spend the money for a proper respray....seems your friend is willing to help out here....a win if you ask me.

I myself tend to keep my cars for an incredibly long time well after the depreciation hits....so I don't care how much money I put into either cars...

charlie, you don't know my history but i am pretty notorious for getting 'bored' after 6-9 months and selling/buying a new car. i did have my S6 for 4 years, but still, it's pretty pathetic. i told myself after buying the imola ZHP that "this" was the car i was going to keep for a long time. and i probably will. but when i am working crazy hours every day and have no time for upkeep... that's when the desire for a 3-year old, 40K-miles space gray-on-saddle brown 328xiT pops into my mind. :)

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Originally Posted by mbeckel

I'm totally with you Charlie, if it were me, I'd keep my car for one huge reason. IT'S PAID FOR! All the extra money and time I put into it will help keep it from the wheels falling off. And I also enjoy the wrench time, mainly because it usually involves me upgrading parts

yes, but how much do you spend in monthly maintenance/upgrades? i'd say mine nearly rivals a car payment. at least... for this year, anyway.

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Originally Posted by mbeckel

It's an overnight stay in the hospital. I'll still be on here. I'll even post pictures

i wish you all the best on your surgery! hopefully it is routine and you have a speedy recovery.

peter
11-25-2014, 02:00 PM
mbeckel

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Originally Posted by slater

yes, but how much do you spend in monthly maintenance/upgrades? i'd say mine nearly rivals a car payment. at least... for this year, anyway.

i wish you all the best on your surgery! hopefully it is routine and you have a speedy recovery.

peter

Thanks buddy! It's all in my Dr's hands now, and I'm confident in him.

As for how much I have spent in mods/maintenance, I really don't have an exact figure. It's a fair sized number. Comparable to my cars in the past, but I really don't drive it enough anymore. I think over the past year I've put 3500 miles on the car. Luckily for me, it's my second car.
11-25-2014, 02:14 PM
Hermes

Some of you may remember my stupid headlight problem from ~3 years ago, well it happened again on the other car. After the PITA process of elimination that is swapping all the parts I had to unplug everything and reset the LCM. Apparently coupes like to somehow get a bad ground in the circuit. Problem solved, I have low beams again :)
11-25-2014, 02:46 PM
BADCLOWN

gave the ole girl her first wash since bringing it back from NC. went to the store, re-upped on some detailing supplies, topped the tank off with premium and some gumout for the fuel system.
11-25-2014, 04:57 PM
das boots

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Originally Posted by Hermes

Some of you may remember my stupid headlight problem from ~3 years ago, well it happened again on the other car. After the PITA process of elimination that is swapping all the parts I had to unplug everything and reset the LCM. Apparently coupes like to somehow get a bad ground in the circuit. Problem solved, I have low beams again :)

Possibly same problem in my trunk lights. Still not able to trace out where is the power source or if there is a grounding problem. Would like to know what is the color wire for the trunk lights in the wire bundle connector to test for power.
11-25-2014, 05:12 PM
Hermes

What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

Lawrence, try unplugging your batter for 10 minutes. Before you put it back together touch the pos and neg cable together. That's how you reset the lcm
11-25-2014, 06:12 PM
Tnhl1989

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...37e82d5012.jpg

Got some snows on the car and some new rims to go with.

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11-25-2014, 06:18 PM
mbeckel

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Originally Posted by Tnhl1989

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...37e82d5012.jpg

Got some snows on the car and some new rims to go with.

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Nice work