Key differences #1 (comparing R56 and GPMINI)

… comparing a 2005/6 and 2007 MINI key …

I think the original 2002/3/4 key is still the nicest! But these keys “go faster” 🙂

UPDATE:
The new “key” is a little annoying … with the traditional key you have basically a single action to start the key: insert and turn the key. Similarly when you stop, you turn and pull out the key.
With the R56, you insert the “key” then separately push the START button; OK the button is near the “key hole” but it’s still a separate action. Worse, to stop you push the button, then push the “key” and finally pull the “key” to remove it. All rather un-necessary really!

2007 MotoringFile Gift Guide

Once again MotoringFile has “published” their annual gift guide – an essential read for anyone looking to buy gifts for their MINI.

I’m thrilled to see once again that my auto-up windows MINI circuit is included – with such a nice description too 🙂
… one of those no-brainers that doesn’t seem as necessary until you have it … an essential mod that has almost become a rite of passage …