Today we are back to MINI of Orlando to deal withnthe tie rods; also confirmed the recent noise is due to poor runflat tire wear (one year and less than 10,000 miles!), and apparently an issue with the slow fan speed relay which explains why i was hearing the fan running so much recently.
Hopefully my MINI dealership sweet spot will be maintained, and costs will be minimal … only 12 days past warranty and still 7,000 miles short!
One last goal during this coast-to-coast trip was to visit Seaside, Fl where The Truman Show was set (I love the movie) … we did make it there this morning, but of course real life is not much like the movies after all. Nevertheless, we took a photo outside “Truman House”, and a couple more pics in Seaside, FL:
We also reached 42,000 miles today, and the more interesting 042042 also 😉
Tonight, we’re back in our second home at 8002, and GPMINI has a garage; we still need to drive to the Atlantic coast to finish this coast-to-coast trip, but first a visit MINI of Orlando (Friday morning) for GPMINI’s Tie rod replacements … our trip is not quite at an end yet, but it’s close!
Today, we were passed by another MINI! It’s amazing how few MINIs we’ve seen since leaving MINI Takes The States, a full week ago, now!
Apart from that “highlight”, we visited New Orleans, drove in four states, and met two of the craziest huge storms we’ve ever seen! One was bad enough, causing many accidents, invisible driving, and amazing lightning shows – but then we went through it all again; and as yet another storm arrived while we were filling the car, we bailed and headed for the closest hotel for the night!
Maybe we will reach “second home” tomorrow, and our trip will be over! Right now, we’ve just passed 4,000 miles, at an average 27.6mpg costing just under $500 (but we need at least one more fill before we reach our destination) …
And of course, GPMINI herself did an extra 2,500 miles with Robert, going out to LA.
M&I / GBMINI 