Comments on: Woofcast #70 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/ MINI Cooper Podcasting with db, Todd & Gabe Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:12:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: drew http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 drew Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:27:38 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1143 <p>right on nozz!</p> right on nozz!

]]> By: Nozz http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Nozz Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:40:19 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1142 <p>I could talk about jets all day long, just ask my wife (as she rolls her eyes). She's F-16 knowledgeable via osmosis.</p> <p>Show topic suggestion: how our wives or significant others react to us geeking out over our MINI's. Heck, my beautiful wife let me check any option I wanted to on my order, hence why I have a 2005 CR/W MCS JCW. <em>sniff, sniff</em> I love her soooo much. She's a keeper.</p> <p>P.S. Drew, I appreciate your kind words. Thanks!</p> I could talk about jets all day long, just ask my wife (as she rolls her eyes). She’s F-16 knowledgeable via osmosis.

Show topic suggestion: how our wives or significant others react to us geeking out over our MINI’s. Heck, my beautiful wife let me check any option I wanted to on my order, hence why I have a 2005 CR/W MCS JCW. sniff, sniff I love her soooo much. She’s a keeper.

P.S. Drew, I appreciate your kind words. Thanks!

]]> By: MotoringFile » Archive » White Roof Radio Podcast #70 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 MotoringFile » Archive » White Roof Radio Podcast #70 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:05:34 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1139 <p>[...] Show Notes | Subscribe | WRR @ iTunes [...]</p> [...] Show Notes | Subscribe | WRR @ iTunes [...]

]]> By: db http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1138 db Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:43:14 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1138 <blockquote> <p>Hmm…db needs something to mention on everyshow.</p> </blockquote> <p>How many miles you up to?</p> <p>That would get pretty boring, just saying my mileage is about 500 more than the previous show.</p> <p>But, since you asked, I am at 123K miles</p>

Hmm…db needs something to mention on everyshow.

How many miles you up to?

That would get pretty boring, just saying my mileage is about 500 more than the previous show.

But, since you asked, I am at 123K miles

]]> By: drew http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1137 drew Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:24:02 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1137 <p>i wasn't saying that to go off topic - i was saying that because i respect the hell out of fighter pilots!</p> <p>as for miles, just over 12k</p> i wasn’t saying that to go off topic – i was saying that because i respect the hell out of fighter pilots!

as for miles, just over 12k

]]> By: mdsbrain http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 mdsbrain Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:00:16 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1136 <p>Yes drew lets talk Fighter aircraft. Because we know Gabe can talk about the slushbox all day and Todd about his sweet new GP on the way.</p> <p>Hmm...db needs something to mention on everyshow.</p> <p>How many miles you up to?</p> Yes drew lets talk Fighter aircraft. Because we know Gabe can talk about the slushbox all day and Todd about his sweet new GP on the way.

Hmm…db needs something to mention on everyshow.

How many miles you up to?

]]> By: drew http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1135 drew Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:16:22 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1135 <p>enough mcsa - let's talk f-16s nozz!</p> <p>not that it even remotely compares, but i've flown 18 "missions" at air combat in fullerton, california with retired top gun pilots in sf-260 marchettis. you want a rush? now THAT's a rush!</p> <p>can't wait to see a wrr badged f-16...bring it on!</p> enough mcsa – let’s talk f-16s nozz!

not that it even remotely compares, but i’ve flown 18 “missions” at air combat in fullerton, california with retired top gun pilots in sf-260 marchettis. you want a rush? now THAT’s a rush!

can’t wait to see a wrr badged f-16…bring it on!

]]> By: Nozz http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Nozz Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:31:33 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1134 <p>Hey, I sent multiple WRR pics. Let me know when I can call and update ya'll.</p> <p>BTW, it's an F-16, not F-14. The F-14 is Navy (and retired). It handles much better.</p> Hey, I sent multiple WRR pics. Let me know when I can call and update ya’ll.

BTW, it’s an F-16, not F-14. The F-14 is Navy (and retired). It handles much better.

]]> By: Gabe http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 Gabe Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:20:40 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1133 <blockquote>drew the car’s tranny kicks butt as long as you drive it hard. But when just riding around town it shifts up and down hard. Also my car has a odd vibration in reverse.</blockquote> <p>Yeah that's a new one for me as well. All the MCSa's I've driven have at the very least been smooth to change gears. The problem I've found is that they just don't change consistantly when called upon in the heat of the moment.</p> drew the car’s tranny kicks butt as long as you drive it hard. But when just riding around town it shifts up and down hard. Also my car has a odd vibration in reverse.

Yeah that’s a new one for me as well. All the MCSa’s I’ve driven have at the very least been smooth to change gears. The problem I’ve found is that they just don’t change consistantly when called upon in the heat of the moment.

]]> By: drew http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 drew Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:54:45 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1132 <p>no offense mds - but your car has bee to hell and back! with all of the problems you've had i'm not surprised to hear of your tranny quirks... i've experienced none of your problems - especially the vibration in reverse. that's a new one for me!</p> <p>sorry you still have problems with your ride...</p> no offense mds – but your car has bee to hell and back! with all of the problems you’ve had i’m not surprised to hear of your tranny quirks… i’ve experienced none of your problems – especially the vibration in reverse. that’s a new one for me!

sorry you still have problems with your ride…

]]> By: mdsbrain http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 mdsbrain Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:42:47 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1131 <p>I think what we need Drew and I on a show with WRR guys :-)</p> I think what we need Drew and I on a show with WRR guys :-)

]]> By: mdsbrain http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 mdsbrain Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:32:42 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1130 <p>drew the car's tranny kicks butt as long as you drive it hard. But when just riding around town it shifts up and down hard. Also my car has a odd vibration in reverse.</p> drew the car’s tranny kicks butt as long as you drive it hard. But when just riding around town it shifts up and down hard. Also my car has a odd vibration in reverse.

]]> By: blalor http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 blalor Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:08:11 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1129 <p>There <em>were</em> some Coopers in the school; there was a yellow (oops, did I say that?) Cooper in the expert group. I think there was at least one other one, too. He was hanging in the corners with no problem, too.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/penfold/">Professor Zoom's photos</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blalor/">my photos</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/motoringfile/">MotoringFile group pool on Flickr</a></li> </ul> There were some Coopers in the school; there was a yellow (oops, did I say that?) Cooper in the expert group. I think there was at least one other one, too. He was hanging in the corners with no problem, too.

]]> By: blalor http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 blalor Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:40:55 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1128 <p>Regarding Gabe being able to out-run automatic drivers: yes, he might be able to get them off the line, but the stronger left leg would be likely to cause him to run in circles. Kind of a reverse-NASCAR thing; he can only turn right. ;-)</p> Regarding Gabe being able to out-run automatic drivers: yes, he might be able to get them off the line, but the stronger left leg would be likely to cause him to run in circles. Kind of a reverse-NASCAR thing; he can only turn right. ;-)

]]> By: drew http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 drew Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:21:40 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1127 <p>wow it's a full on mcsa hodown!</p> <p>honestly guys, i was just trying to be a little playful here...had no idea it would turn into this!</p> <p>to each his own - cheers - drew</p> <p>(mds: in response to your comment, i only drive the car with the paddles but the shifts are always clunky for the first five minutes after startup, but then they are butter smooth - at least on my car. i've also noticed that the tranny performs much better under load and i think the 15% pulley has helped this a great deal...so not sure what you mean when you say the tranny is hard and horrible. in fact eric at helix commented to me that he thought the tranny rivaled a porsche tiptonic after driving my car. maybe i just got "one of the good ones" and got lucky???)</p> wow it’s a full on mcsa hodown!

honestly guys, i was just trying to be a little playful here…had no idea it would turn into this!

to each his own – cheers – drew

(mds: in response to your comment, i only drive the car with the paddles but the shifts are always clunky for the first five minutes after startup, but then they are butter smooth – at least on my car. i’ve also noticed that the tranny performs much better under load and i think the 15% pulley has helped this a great deal…so not sure what you mean when you say the tranny is hard and horrible. in fact eric at helix commented to me that he thought the tranny rivaled a porsche tiptonic after driving my car. maybe i just got “one of the good ones” and got lucky???)

]]> By: mdsbrain http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 mdsbrain Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:57:19 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1126 <p>Am I the only owner of a MCSa that thinks the tranny shifts are hard and horrible?! I've driven toyotas with a ton of miles with better shifts then my 15k mile MCSa.</p> Am I the only owner of a MCSa that thinks the tranny shifts are hard and horrible?! I’ve driven toyotas with a ton of miles with better shifts then my 15k mile MCSa.

]]> By: Gabe http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Gabe Mon, 19 Jun 2006 03:48:28 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1125 <blockquote>ok, you asked for it….consider the automatic gauntlet thrown down gentlemen.</blockquote> <p>Okay, I really don't hate autos. I've put some serious time behind the wheel of both the MCa and the MCSa and (after getting acclimated a bit) really had fun with both. But damn if we don't just get a role with it...</p> <p>You're welcome to check out both my normal <a href="http://www.motoringfile.com/2005/02/21/motoringfile_mcs_automatic_review">MF review</a> and my <a href="http://motoringfile.com/2006/02/19/mf-podcast-review-cooper-s-automatic/">MF audio review</a> on the MCSa if you want to hear more.</p> <blockquote>Hey, Gabe - ya fly out to SoCal, and no heads-up?</blockquote> <p>Sorry about that. I was in town for a wedding and despite four days in the area only had a few hours to spare. Next time I'll make some time :)</p> ok, you asked for it….consider the automatic gauntlet thrown down gentlemen.

Okay, I really don’t hate autos. I’ve put some serious time behind the wheel of both the MCa and the MCSa and (after getting acclimated a bit) really had fun with both. But damn if we don’t just get a role with it…

You’re welcome to check out both my normal MF review and my MF audio review on the MCSa if you want to hear more.

Hey, Gabe – ya fly out to SoCal, and no heads-up?

Sorry about that. I was in town for a wedding and despite four days in the area only had a few hours to spare. Next time I’ll make some time :)

]]> By: drew http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 drew Mon, 19 Jun 2006 03:10:25 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1124 <p>todd: in the great words of ron burgundy in anchorman, "i don't beleive you."</p> <p>no worries dude - i just figured it was time for someone to step up - i can't resist a challenge!</p> <p>; )</p> todd: in the great words of ron burgundy in anchorman, “i don’t beleive you.”

no worries dude – i just figured it was time for someone to step up – i can’t resist a challenge!

; )

]]> By: Todd http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 Todd Mon, 19 Jun 2006 03:08:08 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1123 <p>Seriously it's all in fun. All the comments about automatics etc. - we just like to spice things up and cause a little controversy once in awhile.</p> <p>I've never driven the MCSa more than through a parking lot so I don't have anything legit to say one way or the other.</p> <p>We just know it's a hot point. : )</p> Seriously it’s all in fun. All the comments about automatics etc. – we just like to spice things up and cause a little controversy once in awhile.

I’ve never driven the MCSa more than through a parking lot so I don’t have anything legit to say one way or the other.

We just know it’s a hot point. : )

]]> By: Vanwall http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 Vanwall Mon, 19 Jun 2006 02:01:42 +0000 http://www.whiteroofradio.com/woofcast-70/#comment-1122 <p>Hey, Gabe - ya fly out to SoCal, and no heads-up? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?-over. :( Hmmm. I'd've sprung for dinner, or at least a beer, but no, I don't wash cars. ;-) Lemme know next time.</p> Hey, Gabe – ya fly out to SoCal, and no heads-up? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?-over. :( Hmmm. I’d've sprung for dinner, or at least a beer, but no, I don’t wash cars. ;-) Lemme know next time.

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