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MotoringFile is a MINI weblog dedicated to bringing you news, views, and every other little bit of interesting information from the new MINI world. In short, this is a site that aggregates the best...
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The following are DIY PDFs and links from the earliest days of the R50 and R53 MINI. However quite a few of these PDFs are now outdated. To find newer official PDFs please use the search function or...
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View ArticleMINI USA Price Increases for 2006
Like last year, MINI USA will be increasing the prices across the model range for 2006. However, unlike last year (when all cars on the lot by 1.1.05 got the increase) this will only affect cars...
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View ArticleNew Anthracite Tach Housing
New for 2006, MINIs with anthracite trim now include an anthracite tachometer housing. The new anthracite tachometer is also included with the Piano Black interior. Prior to this point, the anthracite...
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New Bluetooth Kit Comes to the US
In November 2004 MINI announced a new OEM Bluetooth that worked with the official armrest and steering wheel controls. Yet for some reason the kit was never been offered in the US. So for the past year...
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Solar Red & Silver Bonnet Stripe Photos
Until recently the only information available for the new 2006 colors came from either the MINIUSA configurator flash animation or a color sample at the dealership. Neither one was a very good way to...
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The MINI Cooper Promini Intake
**** (out of 5) After installing a Remus exhaust on my Cooper I was sure that I had come to the end of my performance modifications trying to gain horsepower. I figured I long ago decided that wasn’t...
View ArticleMatt’s Test Page
The debate about NAT obscures the real issue – that there are legitimate reasons to assert policies for net access at organizational boundaries. Yes, we want the internet architecture to be end to end....
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Rumors Behind the JCW GP
As the hotly debated JCW GP project continues to advance, today we look at some of the factors that appear to have lead MINI to select an outside firm to be so heavily involved in the production of...
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View ArticleThree Colors to be Discontinued in 2006
As the MINI Plant in Oxford gets ready to commence large scale production of the new MINI later next year, expect availability of some options to change. Specifically we’ve learned that Black Eye...
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New JCW GP Photos and Debut Info
The MINI Cooper S JCW GP edition will be publicly debuting in final production trim at the Geneva Autoshow in early march. And with that date fast approaching, MINI.com has a few new JCW GP photos...
View ArticleSpace Grey Cloth is Back
Just in time to say good bye to Solar Red, Liquid Yellow and Purple Haze, MINI USA has announced that a new supplier has been found for S4PN-Space Grey/Panther Black Cloth. It should be available for...
View ArticleMINI Canada Gets its Own Special Edition
To close out the R53 Cooper S (and since they won’t be offering the GP), MINI Canada will be releasing a special edition of it’s own. The “S.E.” will offer the following options into one high value...
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Checkmate Gets Checkmated
The Checkmate Package’s run is nearing an end. The package will no longer be available starting with September production. To reflect this, the package was recently removed from the...
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