Arrival – ’05 MINIs at MINI Peabody

Posted on by Ian C.

I got an email from Brig at MINI Peabody this morning, that some ’05 MINIs had arrived! Thanks Brig. So I ran down there with the camera to collect evidence 😉


There is a total of 11 ’05 MINIs (and one ’04 still there) – none of them have the new stereo. One is the new “purple haze” color:


I checked out the new key, and I checked out nearly everything else too:

New center storage console

New bigger mirror and interior lights

New xenon headlights

New chrome trim on MC (and back)

New rear lights

New dash trim and relocated airbag

The new stereo looks just like the old one, except for a bigger volume knob

GBMINI back from MINI Peabody

Posted on by Ian C.

Picked GBMINI up today – the throttle problem should now be banished forever. Brian & Gary were also happy to tell me they discovered the source of the (tiny) oil leak that had baffled us on a previous visit, and fixed that too!
I also noticed a poster offering the John Cooper Works upgrade kits at a discount:

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As the sign says, the 2005 kit is altered so they are clearing out the older kits – if you want power and warranty this is your chance to grab a discount! I wonder if other dealerships are doing the same?
With only a couple of kits at MINI Peabody, I guess if you are interested you should call them soon … I paid full price for mine back in January, but I got five months of driving for my $500 😉

GBMINI “in bed with the flu”

Posted on by Ian C.

Last night heading home from work, GBMINI suddenly did a strange sort of “engine kick”. Immediately after the “EML” and “Service Engine Soon” lights came on, and there was a very noticeable loss of power 😦
Stopped as soon as safe, then restarted – the “EML” light was off again but the “Check Engine” was still on. The engine sounded fine, and drove fine on the way home.

So today I stopped in at MINI Peabody, since I was meeting Gavin & Chris there for lunch anyway. When I described the symptoms, Gary immediately diagnosed an out-of-spec throttle, and a check of the diagnostic logs confirmed this.
So GBMINI is at the MINI Peabody hospital tonight, having minor surgery – hopefully tomorrow all will be well once more!