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Cobweb Clearing – a drive of four MINIs

Posted on April 3, 2005February 11, 2017 by Ian C.

Headed over to Krispy Kreme in Medford (where last years Big Dig Tunnel Run began) to meet a few MINIs and go driving on a Cobweb Clearing run organized by Pete on MINI2:

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After coffee & donuts we headed south, over the Lenny Zakim bridge, through the Big Dig tunnels and down onto route 3; we reached the Scituate lighthouse (previously visited during Plymouth Bay or Bust) where a running repair was carried out on GBMINI#3’s loose grounding block (thanks Joe!) …

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After admiring the ocean we continued south to Plymouth for lunch, and to admire Plymouth Rock and The Mayflower; then we enjoyed some twisty but pothole-filled roads in the Miles Standish state forest (there and back and there again in some parts, due to some roads being blocked off!). Finally we “drove” along Savery’s Avenue, the first divided highway in USA – it is not very long (any more!)

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A good day, with rain only when driving – fun to be out and about with MINIs again 🙂

All Fives

Posted on April 2, 2005February 11, 2017 by Ian C.

I received my first ever MINI service survey today – presumably related to the visit after I picked up GBMINI#3, to have the “check engine” fault resolved.
MINI USA would like to thank you for your choosing to have your MINI COOPER S serviced at MINI Of Peabody on 03/31/2005. We value your opinion and strive to deliver superior service to you every time.
We hope this experience at MINI Of Peabody was a great one and would
love to hear about it from you

As ever MINI Peabody were outstanding, thoroughly checking for fault causes – I have no hesitation in awarding “all 5s” for the survey:

Also recently I had a phone survey from MINI USA, “welcoming me to the MINI community” and asking me about my purchase/pickup experiences (I tried to explain that GBMINI#3 was my third MINI but it made no difference to their pre-written speeches).

Of course again there was nothing but “all 5s” for MINI Peabody and my MA Joel Mesiti – I actually tried to award some 10s but the woman very un-humourously told me there were no numbers that high, and insisted that I say the number “5”.
I think some of MINI USA phone survey people should be given MINIs to drive for a while – it might cheer them up 🙂

Aerial photography

Posted on March 31, 2005February 12, 2017 by Ian C.

The new “S” design on the roof of GBMINI#3 is difficult to see from the ground (see the pics taken by Josh) so with good weather today I used the boom lift machine we have at work to get some pictures from above; it can reach 45 feet but I kept the upper boom horizontal so only reached about 25 feet; nevertheless I was as high as the roof peak of two story buildings …

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