Jump start needed :(

Posted on by Ian C.

GPMINI did not want to run this morning, after being parked for ten days.
The battery was able to unlock the doors but as soon as I tried to turn the engine over, I got various relay clicks, and no engine movement at all!
I borrowed jump leads from Pat & Dave next door – and eventually had to “borrow” Daves Jeep too, since Margarets BMW apparently has no battery (at least, they hid it well and she didn’t know where her car manuals were).

1-1/2 years and 23,000 miles doesn’t sound like a hard life for a battery, even if the GP one is smaller than other MINIs … time for a visit to MINI Peabody I think.

GoMotoring is now …

Posted on by Ian C.

… GoMotoring Squared; well maybe. See WhoIs:
Registrant: Car Graphic Inc
4640 Chico Way, Bremerton, Washington 98312, United States

Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: GOMOTORING.COM
Created on: 23-Apr-04
Expires on: 23-Apr-08
Last Updated on: 07-Mar-08

Administrative Contact:
Brazier, Barry publisher@mc2magazine.com
Car Graphic Inc, 4640 Chico Way, Bremerton, Washington 98312, United States

At least we know it’s someone who’s already well aware of the MINI community … nice going, Barry; I’m sure you’ll look after it well 🙂

Zig Zag Zug

Posted on by Ian C.

It really is quite a strange advertising campaign!

I saw these cars when I recently visited Herb Chambers MINI; I guess other dealerships have the same schemes set up …

Zig, the original hard-top MINI, Zag, the Convertible MINI, and Zug, the Clubman MINI:

I can understand Zig and Zag, but why Zug? I feel sorry for owners of “Zug” – it conjures “the car that couldn’t” in my head (and no, I’m not saying the Clubman can’t, that’s just the image it creates for me!)