Hanging out at MINI of Ontario yesterday and talking to the service manager who tells me that he has had 4 cars, recently, with engines that were in need of replacement due to oil starvation, including an MCS with less than 15k miles on the clock.
Haven’t we talked about that?
Next time you fuel your MINI, take the 30 seconds to check your oil. Remind everyone at the next club meeting you go to. Start a thread on a message board. Something. There is no reason for you to lose your engine because it ran out of oil!
If you forgot how to check your oil, or aren’t terribly sure about the procedure, check out the video above to set your straight. If you are low, head to your local MINI Cooper dealer’s parts counter and they will sell you all you need. No dealer nearby? Your local parts house sells Castro Synthetic which works in a pinch. Or punch up your favorite MINI Cooper after-market shop like OutMotoring.com, Detroit Tuned, Minimania.com or Moss MINI to get it as well.
This is turning into an epidemic of epidemic proportions gang for something that is easily corrected with a minute of time and a couple of quarts of $5 oil.
This is one that just made the rounds at Facebook and I thought you guys and gals might enjoy it as well. Created by Philly MINI Club member Anthony C, this is what you do with record breaking snow, a MINI and an empty Ikea parking lot.
We find cool videos all the time and favorite them on the WRR YouTube channel. Check it out!
A short PSA from your pals at White Roof Radio reminding, and showing you, how to check the oil in your MINI.
Next time you are fueling up is a great time to do it. Takes just a minute and doing this can actually save your engine!
We mentioned this during Woofcast 298 and it was brought to my attention that I didn’t link up the videos that we talked about.
MINI 50 Years. Rebel without Pause (part 1)
Part 2 after the jump! (Read on…)
Todd and I host the banquet at AMVIV, caught on tape by WRR listener and ace videographer Sherwin Smith from BehindtheVroom.com.
Full download to follow later today at WhiteRoof.tv.
Wow, what a great weekend! HUGE congrats to The Sin City MINI Club and the AMVIV commitee for putting on yet another fantastic event!
We’ve been working hard to get everything up and posted for you! All of the video (so far) is up at WhiteRoof.tv. Here is a sample.
You can check out the photos here. Be sure to do a search at Flickr for AMVIV as there are a TON of great photos from some of the best MINI photographers in the country!
We still have audio and a little more video that you aren’t going to want to miss. We did a live show from AMVIV that some of you caught online plus camera were rolling for the banquet! All of that will be coming up later in the week.
Way back at AMVIV, Todd and I were interviewed during AMVIV.
Motorkult TV – Episode 11: White Roof Radio at AMVIV 2008 from bmpmedia on Vimeo.
In HD no less. Thanks for the interview!
If you are looking for a great automotive podcast, be sure to check them out at here.
+Episode 11: White Roof Radio at AMVIV!
Those crazy guys at Whiteroof.tv have uploaded even more video if you can believe it! Check these out.
Lots of bling
Some video from our day at Pahrump.
This time we got to see MINIs going around the track. Sweet!
And here I’m talking with some owners after the Death Valley Run.
Of course, you can get these automatically in iTunes or download them over at Whiteroof.tv.
More video still to come, but while you wait, here is a rare interview with Vegas Stig!
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Sadly, the strip cruise was too dark for any good video from me, but I have from Robert that might better.
But there was this fantastic MINI there.
Subscribe and download at Whiteroof.tv!
Ok, finally getting to video. This is a series of clips from Thursday. More to follow!
You can download and subscribe to these videos over at Whiteroof.tv.
Gina Koutros from MINIUSA took time away from getting ready for the New York Auto Show to give us some more detail on MINI Takes the States 2008!
We find out the reasoning behind selection Miami, Boston, Chicago and LA for this years event. Plus a sneak peak into the reasoning behind separate weekends. For those of you that missed it, there was a poll conducted late last year as to what type of event owners would like to see, and the four regional events won hands down!
Again, those dates for those of you that haven’t put it into your calendars yet.
- Miami: June 13-15
- Boston: June 20-22
- Chicago: July 25-27
- Los Angeles: August 1-3
Everyone is invited, even if they don’t own a MINI! Of course, there will be something special going on for owners only as well. Registration should be open around the 2nd week of April. Don’t worry, we’ll be sure to let you know when as soon as we know!
Keep an eye (and ear) out here and Motoringfile for all the news and updates about MINI Takes the States 2008. No need to look anywhere else!
Event Update: MTTS
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WhiteRoof.tv! Check it!
Again that is WhiteRoof.tv. You can go on over and sign up for email updates or subscribe to the feed. I expect to have the site done before the end of the week as well as the feed in iTunes.
Stay tuned…
Something special today. Robert went to the Toronto Auto Show and took his video camera! Presenting, the Clubman in Canada!
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