Visiting George & Jayne

Posted on by Ian C.

Over the weekend I drove down to George & Jaynes on LI, to visit them and to see George’s latest purchase – his third GP! With Jaynes ’03 MCS and my GPMINI, we had five MINIs in their driveway:

In addition to taking loads of GP photos (!) we enjoyed a great greek dinner at their local, incredibly busy, mall; with fabulous ice cream dessert from Cold Stone Originals (totally recommended … and apparently there’s one nearby in Charlestown :))

This morning we again had great weather for December, with sun & temps in the mid 40s … George decided that GPMINI needed a wash! The results were excellent, of course:

A great visit with great friends – thanks George & Jayne! Hope to see you again soon …

BBQ with Sheenabea & friends

Posted on by Ian C.

Todays weather was amazing for mid-December (sunny and in the 50s) and brought a good 15+ MINI turnout for Sheenas little drive & lunch …
Many MINIs, and a classic Mini, met early in Boston for a short drive around town; Sheena led us down Newbury Street which was more of a slalom course around double parked vehicles than a road – but fun and entertaining for passers-by …

 

Then we headed to Famous Daves BBQ on Route 1, Saugus, where we collected more MINIs, and had a great lunch (I recommend the chicken, not the rib tips!):


After lunch we parked the MINIs together and took more pictures; the Famous Daves BBQ truck came over to pose with us too!


A great day, with great weather, meeting great friends and eating great food – what more could you want?! Thanks Sheena for organizing the day, and thanks everyone that showed up and made it great 🙂

UPDATE:
Be sure to check out Brians pics on Flickr – especially this “aerial view”
Also check out Sheenas Gallery pics

UPDATE 2:
Make sure to visit Peters Flickr – incredibly great pictures as always 🙂

Richards Space Blue ’06

Posted on by Ian C.

Long time MINI owner, friend and ruler of MINIsOnTop driving directions, Richard decided to grab one of the last of the “first gen” MINIs, before the ’07 / turbo version shows up … he went from Dark Silver to Space Blue, and spec’ed his new MINI really nicely with almost everything: Premium, Sports & Cold Weather packs, and the wonderful English Leather seats.

Richard had the roof rack fittings added to the new car (he still has the roof rack from the old MINI) – it’s a bit surprising to see drills being applied to a brand new MINI even before the keys have been handed over!

Richard’s posted his first impressions over on MINI2:

The feel of the car relative to the ’03 is very noticeably better. No squeaks or rattles (at least not yet), the improved gearing is great, and there are plenty of small changes that are generally positive. I’m even starting to get used to looking for the clock in the right place. And the leather seats do not disappoint!

Great to hang out with you Richard – enjoy the new MINI 🙂