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GPMINI “flies” south

Posted on May 30, 2007February 13, 2017 by Ian C.

First stage of my The Great Ice Cream Run trip – GPMINI heads south a week before me! I couldn’t take more time off work to drive GPMINI down to Florida, with TGICR and MINI United – so GPMINI gets to ride south in the HUGE trailer of friends who have a horse transportation business, Potomac Horse Carriers.

With clearance so low on the GP, the trailer was fully lowered on it’s air suspension – and the front end was raised on blocks … even so, there was only a hairs breadth of clearance (but that’s all we needed!)

All went well, and GPMINI finished safe and secure inside the trailer with the final touch, a “guard duck” (courtesy of Steve) …

GPMINI should arrive this weekend, to be cared for by a MINI owner near Orlando, till I fly down next Friday!

Flaking paint

Posted on May 28, 2007February 1, 2017 by Ian C.

Washing GP0203 today, I noticed that it is suffering the same flaking paint problem reported by a number of other GP owners, namely that the paint is flaking away around the dummy “air intake” on the passenger side of the front bumper:

There was clearly some sort of process control issue causing this, since multiple owners (goodfinder, Metal Man, eimr – all early delivery GPs!) have reported the same problem at the same location on the car (the paint around the driver side “air intake” is perfectly OK!) – so presumably there will be no problem having MINI USA take care of this …

UPDATE: After gaining warranty approval from MINI USA, the re-work was done excellently at my local & favorite body shop, Sublime Restorations … all’s well again with GP0203 🙂

Cod Attack

Posted on May 19, 2007February 14, 2017 by Ian C.

When we woke in Cape Cod and exited our room in the Three Seasons Resort, this is what “greeted” us! There was strong, fishy, evidence of a “cod” attack, but it was not a one-man hit either:

Evidence can be found here! Thanks, Steve, Theo & Rick! 🙂