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An interesting question posed recently on NAM with a great reply by MINIhune (a NAM moderator) who writes:
Those with modded MINIs (MCS mostly) eventually stop or at least slow down on upgrades when:
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3. You’ve come to your senses and realize that you are now in a group of MINI owners that have spent well over $15K or $20+K worth of mods on a $25K car
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5. You’ve done all that you wanted to do and are very happy with how your MINI drives (but you are getting bored and want to sell it for the newest MINI model because of the new features)
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Read the whole thread (and MINIhunes complete reply) here

UPDATE: A very interesting discussion about the pros & cons of upgrading your engine on MINI2 at the moment – the discussion focuses on the MTH upgrade but is largely applicable to any engine re-programming …
Me? Apart from new (non-runflat) tires coming soon, I have no plans at the moment. But I sometimes wonder how much an ’05 6 speed transmission with LSD would cost 🙂

GBMINI had a light covering when I left work tonight; roads were all wet, no snow; and here in Gloucester the ocean is holding the temps higher and we are only getting a sleety mix … hardly worth counting really …
UPDATE: It continued light snow through the night and did accumulate in Gloucester:

 

Thanks to Joel at MINI Peabody, we had free entry to the New England Auto Show today (after enjoying lunch at the Top Of The Hub).
There were very few (if any) concept or special cars, although the Dodge stand had a minivan with the whole side on hinges (sliding door and rear wheel arch right back to the end of the car) – presumably to more easily show the inside folding seats, rather than as a future product.

The MINI stand was busy with many people checking out the convertibles and other MINIs; there was a JCW equipped ’05 on display too, including the JCW 18″ wheels and JCW suspension.

I picked up a few of the tiny MINI booklets that pull out to reveal lots of MINI info on a long thin sheet – the ’05 ones are updated to include the convertible and reflect the increased power of the ’05 MCS:

 

Good and bad non-MINIs at the show: