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mikeb07 
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 Topic: Just ordered....Posted: January/14/12 at 12:37pm |
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Just ordered my eclipse grey Coupe, with black roof and stripes from Seattle Mini. Expected arrival is end of March to early April. Can't wait!! I also just paid membership so I can take advantage of the discounts on goodies for the new car.
Mike B
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CINIMIN
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Posted: January/14/12 at 12:42pm |
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Mike - Glad you found us - we'll help you get thru the waiting for your MINI - most of here have been thru the same thing. Don't feel like you have to have your MINI to join us for some of he events coming up. Tell us a liittle more about yourself and the Coupe you are waiting for.
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mikeb07
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Posted: January/14/12 at 12:57pm |
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Ok let see. I live in the Silver Firs neighborhood near Mill Creek. I ordered a Coupe S with cold weather, tech/nav, premium, and JCW packages. Plus I added the xenon lights and black housings. Its going to take alot of getting use to I think coming from a G35 which is really big and open feeling.
The neighborhood I live in has rolled curbs which is like a rounded off 4" curb in front of the short driveway and with the JCW kit the coupe has about 5.5" of clearance. I am a little worried about rubbing under the front bumper when I go up it and may have to have someone come and ease the curb a little so that doesnt happen. There is the plastic guard on the front that isnt terrible expensive to replace but still I really would rather not rub on the curb. Has anyone else had to do this? Or does anyone know someone that can do concrete work for a decent price? I have found a few places but they like big jobs and don't want a small job unless its really worth it which means $$$$$$$.
Mike B
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SMOG
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Posted: January/14/12 at 3:19pm |
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Try hitting the curb at an angle. I get my air dam dragging occasionally if I don't angle the approaches.
Congratulations on the new order. Now go to your doctor and get some anti-anxiety pills for the wait  Concrete grinding and a new apron for the driveway might be in order if the angle does not work. |
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Genie B
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Posted: January/14/12 at 3:48pm |
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Congratulations on your new MINI.
Keep us posted. Glad you found PSMINI!
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mikeb07
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Posted: January/14/12 at 4:27pm |
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Yeah I hadn't thought of grinding. That may be a bunch cheaper than repouring the whole sidewalk ect...I figure the first time if i drive up parallel to the curb and turn the wheel and ease up while my wife watches how close then it might be ok. I guess that plastic guard isnt super expensive but if I rub oonce I will probably be fixing the curb...
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Willcoop
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Posted: January/14/12 at 5:54pm |
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Welcome! I live in the silver fir area near winco. I had the same problem with the rolled curbs. I came up with a solution that has worked really well and hasn't seemed to bother my neighbors. I went to home depot and bought a 2x14 and a deck coating that has sand mixed in and looks like concrete. It is bolted down using concrete anchors and still allows water to pass under. It is a night and day difference with this installed.
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mikeb07
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Posted: January/14/12 at 6:47pm |
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Thats a good idea too. I am not sure what the HOA would say but I guess I could try it. It may be what I do until I can figure out something else. If I could get a new curb and part of the sidewalk poured for like under 800 bucks I would probably do it but with the demo ect I think that might be dreaming. Really just a foot or so back from the curb would probably be enough though. Thanks for the ideas!
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Posted: January/14/12 at 7:57pm |
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I wasn't sure what our HOA would do but I haven't had any problems yet. I am only renting other wise I would have chosen a more permanent solution.
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Posted: January/15/12 at 9:31am |
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We have a Coupe and the rolled curbs also. If you hit it at an angle it is no problem. Actually in our neighborhood it is tough to actually hit it straight on. We have an up sloping driveway and if we hit it right I can get the coupe to lift a wheel coming in.
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mikeb07
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Posted: January/15/12 at 11:52am |
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Thats awesome to hear. I measured the curb at 4" and with the JCW kit the coupe has 5.5" on the corners, 6" in the middle, of clearance so hopefully all will be fine. I really would rather not spend alot of cash to deal with the curb. That cash can go towards fun stuff for the new coupe!
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Hapa Haole
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Posted: January/16/12 at 5:40pm |
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Welcome to the club Mike!
I'm glad you found us and even joined our club so quickly... It's always nice to have a discount right off the bat when you're considering more goodies for your new MINI.
 It'll give you an excuse to splurge and buy more things.  As far as curbs go, I back my MINI in most spots so I don't worry about hitting things in the front. My MINI's been lowered a bit with H&R coilovers that were installed late spring last year. I haven't measured it lately since things have settled some the last few months, but I'm thinking I may have even less clearance than you? I'll have to measure it and get back to you...
It sounds like you'll be able to join us for the Tulip Rallye on April 21, provided there's no delay of the delivery (heaven forbid!). It's usually very well attended by MINIs and it would be a wonderful drive to break in your brand new Coupe. Here's more info: http://www.psmini.org/forum/31st-annual-tulip-rallye_topic8691.html
Hope to catch you at a gathering in the near future...
Cheers,
Brenda
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mikeb07
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Posted: January/16/12 at 6:06pm |
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My wife and I both work on Saturday but we will try to make some events this year. Thanks for the info!
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mikeb07
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Posted: February/02/12 at 7:13am |
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Well it looks like I have found a decent alternative to reworking the curb if there even ends up being a problem. Griots sells a ramp that looks decent too so maybe the HOA wont make a fuss.
I will probably just do this if its needed for the $300 minus discount. It will be alot cheaper then concrete work and I think probably will cause less fuss with the HOA. We will have to see if I actually need it though.
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johnf36
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Posted: February/02/12 at 10:25am |
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Not sure how I missed this , Welcome on board Mike.
Onramp I think found that curb bridge sold cheaper some where else. You cand do a couple of these http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Duty-Rubber-Curb-Ramp/dp/B002MVYG64/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1328206856&sr=8-4 Or this http://www.amazon.com/BRIDJIT-Rubber-Section-Driveway-Curb/dp/B002YQ2GXC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1328206856&sr=8-2 |
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If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
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mikeb07
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Posted: February/02/12 at 1:46pm |
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Thanks for the links. Yeah I think I am going to do the bridjit and they are sold out of Kent by the manufacturer which should be handy and save me some shipping cost.
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mikeb07
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Posted: February/02/12 at 8:32pm |
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So the coupe moved to "scheduled for production" today and has a vin now. Once its produced, whats the average lag time to make it to the dealer? My guess is like 5 or so weeks but I really have no experience with it.
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johnf36
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Posted: February/02/12 at 9:46pm |
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I thought it
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If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
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Posted: February/05/12 at 4:42pm |
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$300??! OUCH!
 I hope there's a less expensive alternative. The ramp on Amazon seems like it may work well.
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mikeb07
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Posted: March/06/12 at 8:12pm |
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Well I am on about a 2 week countdown now. Sold my car this last weekend and now just have to make it a couple weeks till the coupe is here. The final specs ended up being
Eclipse Grey Coupe S w/ auto trany Black stripes and Black roof JCW package w/ challenge spokes Premium Pkg Tech pkg w/nav Cold Weather pkg Black headlight housing, White turn signals Black Lounge Leather Polar Beige color line Piano black trim I really can't wait! |
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johnf36
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Posted: March/06/12 at 8:31pm |
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Very nice Mike, does that come with the paddle shifters?
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If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.
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mikeb07
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Posted: March/06/12 at 8:43pm |
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Hah funny story there. The MA had to call the USA mini rep to ask about that. When you do the building on the site it says it doesn't due to the JCW kit but the rep said the site was wrong and that if you get the auto trany with JCW kit you dont get the red stitched wheel ect, but instead get the normal paddle shifter wheel.
So yes if anyone is wondering, auto trans. with JCW package you still get the paddle shifters but not the red stitching. No red stitching was ok for me because I thought it actually looked better without with my color choices.
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johnf36
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Posted: March/06/12 at 9:01pm |
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Yep, sounds right cool you should enjoy them, did you get to demo one with he paddles?
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mikeb07
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Posted: March/06/12 at 9:19pm |
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I think I did but didn't use them on the test drive. Don't remember tho.
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Posted: March/06/12 at 9:28pm |
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LOLOLOL , I am sure you will like it.
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Posted: March/08/12 at 10:42am |
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It sounds like you've designed quite the Coupe!
 I ordered the leather seats also and I LOVE them. I'm looking forward to seeing it. I sure hope you can make a MINI gathering soon because the wait is killing me too.   |
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Posted: March/20/12 at 7:25pm |
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I took delivery today. Its a blast to drive. I will post some pics soon. I think I will call it Crusher. 8)
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Posted: March/20/12 at 7:27pm |
 Everything is so shiny its hard to get a good pic. I will try to take some with a real camera later. This was my wifes iphone.
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