A Mini lesson on winter driving
Wheels.ca on cold weather driving tips
Posted: Jan 24, 2012
KUEHTAI, AUSTRIA—I am hurtling down the side of an Austrian mountain in a modified 1997 Mini that is ironically just big enough to provide my final resting place should this go dreadfully wrong. I am being driven by Finnish rally legend Rauno Aaltonen.
He is living up to his nickname, The Flying Finn. He is chatting in the same controlled conversational patter he’d been using in the hotel lobby; as we hit icy hairpin after icy hairpin, I am reminded we are not in the hotel lobby. I am clutching the door handle and inquiring about his wife, his children, and how...
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It's Okay to Have fun again.
5 new cars aim to make driving fun again
Posted: Jan 13, 2012
DETROIT — It's okay to have fun again. That's the message from the automakers who, for the first time in quite a while, put as much emphasis on driving pleasure as they did on fuel efficiency.
Acura I...
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Motor Trend Chooses MINI Over Quirky Rivals
MINI Competitors - VW, Honda, Scion, Hyundai, and Fiat
Posted: Jan 9, 2012
For as much as people often consider their car an extension of their personality, the automotive world is strikingly conservative. Sure, automakers like to wow us with out-of-this-world concepts, but you almost never see ...
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MINI Cooper Makes top 14 List
Top 14 vehicles for Canadian Winters - MINI Cooper
Posted: Dec 12, 2011
The MINI Cooper made it onto MSN Auto's Top 14 Vehicles for Canadian Winters. See below what the author had to say about the winter go-kart.
"Because all-wheel drive is for wusses, you need a 2012 Mini Coope...
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BMW/MINI Grand River - Construction Blog #9
The Latest...
Posted: Dec 8, 2011
Here is the latest from our new site:
The roof is water tight now over everything but the MINI portion. We are looking to have it completed in the next week, allowing us to work exclusively inside all winter....
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BMW/MINI Grand River - Construction Blog #8
The Latest...
Posted: Nov 16, 2011
We are half way through what has been a beautiful November here at BMW Grand River, and things are really taking shape.
The warm weather has allowed us to get most of our landscaping in before the winter, giving...
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BMW/MINI Grand River - Construction Blog #7
The Latest...
Posted: Oct 20, 2011
We are really starting to see our new dealership come together. This week, the structural steel is flying up; you can now get a real sense of the size of the monstrous build as the main showroom, tower and MINI showroom a...
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