GPMINI drove through 40,000 miles today on our way from Alburquerque to Socorro! And she’s just as much fun to drive as she was when new 🙂
The only worry is that she’s now (2 days) out of warranty! A first for me owning a MINI, or any car, in USA …
Yesterday GPMINI decided to light it’s Service Engine Soon indicator, though she otherwise seemed to drive perfectly fine. I didn’t really want to drive back to Florida worried, and remembered back in 2006 how great Sandia MINI in Albuquerque was – only about 250 miles away!
I emailed the Service Manager Chad, who said they were very busy but … so I visited anyway as we were sort-of passing by! Sandia MINI did all they could for me; Service Advisor Andrew personally set up GPMINI and read out the codes, confirming that the warning was an unimportant “lean fuel” indicator, likely a result of GPMINI’s unusual diet of 91 octane and 10,000ft elevation. They cleared the code and confirmed all was well. What’s more, they even washed GPMINI for me – and didn’t charge me anything.
Just like in 2006, to drive coast to coast you have to cross the Continental Divide – this trip, somewhere in New Mexico!
M&I / GBMINI 
