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thegreenhornet
Wondering when London to Brighton tickets will be going on sale :) usually around January...
Jan 03 2020 10:49 AM
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OhDear
ive seen someone on face book showing there ticket that just arrived a few days ago so start looking
Jan 09 2020 08:52 PM
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thegreenhornet
Looking forward to L2B :) anyone interested in going down as a group? I'll be going from Telford.
Apr 21 2018 12:57 PM
thegreenhornet
Selling my poor Mini as I need something more modern for work :'( Pics are in the 'for sale' section.
Sep 23 2017 05:26 PM
thegreenhornet
At long last I'm finally able to drive again! How I've missed having black grubby fingernails...
Aug 18 2016 09:13 PM
thegreenhornet
Just ordered my London to Brighton ticket! Hope it's as gorgeous a day as my last in 2014 :)
Jan 27 2016 08:54 PM
thegreenhornet
Been unable to drive from illness since May, but I should be getting the green light any day now! Phew :)
Dec 29 2015 05:26 PM
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Stevie W
Well done! Enjoy your first drive :)
Dec 29 2015 06:50 PM -
thegreenhornet
Thanks :) I'm looking forward to it!
Jan 02 2016 04:52 PM
thegreenhornet
I have an endless struggle about how to wash my Mini's underside/subframe without a hosepipe :/ Any ideas?
Feb 01 2015 04:05 PM
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Ben_O
Drive down to the car wash and use their jet wash. I did tis once after driving my car without the oil filler cap to clean up the mess after
Feb 01 2015 06:10 PM -
thegreenhornet
Trouble is it'd just get caked with salt on the way back. They seem to go mad with it around here :/
Maybe I'm a bit paranoid but I don't want to leave it sat for the week with any avoidable amount of it stuck in the arches. Festering. Eating. :x
Feb 01 2015 10:44 PM
thegreenhornet
Mini got an alternator for Christmas. Maybe this one will even line up properly! :P
Dec 27 2014 12:00 AM
thegreenhornet
Not sure whether I trust my squeaky alternator to make it up the M1 for Christmas...
Dec 21 2014 03:34 PM
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OhDear
hmmmm...bucket of hot water works far better less risk
Dec 14 2014 04:01 PM -
Grimshaw17
If its anything like the time I left a pot of paint next to the radiator, have fun...
Dec 14 2014 04:40 PM -
thegreenhornet
Yeah - my cooker will last for 50 years now!
Dec 21 2014 03:33 PM
thegreenhornet
Will removing the warm air it are valve on a 998 affect the fuel mixture? It seems to foul the plugs up on motorway cruising in cold weather.
Nov 09 2014 10:44 PM
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thegreenhornet
Intake valve*
Nov 09 2014 10:45 PM
thegreenhornet
Done an oil change earlier and here's not *quite* enough oil. Is it a stupid idea to put in half a litre of the old oil to top it up past the min mark?
Oct 18 2014 10:54 PM
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thegreenhornet
It was a 5L can but I'd used a bit for a top-up before. I didn't think I'd used that much though. It's below the minimum mark, on the lettering. Not by much but I don't want to risk it.
Oct 19 2014 08:32 AM -
The Matt
Don't put the old oil back in. It'll render your oil change a bit of a wasted effort really.
Oct 20 2014 08:51 AM -
thegreenhornet
It's okay, I roped a friend into fetching some more oil :P
Oct 21 2014 07:09 PM
thegreenhornet
Thinking of swapping the Mini for a more original one in the not-too-distant future. But what's the biggest early 70s engine you can get without buying a Cooper S?
Sep 19 2014 08:51 AM
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thegreenhornet
Hmm. I think my wish list of things is a bit contradictory :( Wouldn't mind a GT though.
Sep 19 2014 10:56 AM -
MiniKermit
u could of course by an early 70s mini and fit a period 1275.
Sep 19 2014 03:59 PM -
thegreenhornet
Tis true. I just quite liked the thought of it having an original engine. My current insurers are a bit picky (and clueless). Although I suppose a 998 can be made just as fast. Some thinking to be done :P
Sep 19 2014 04:02 PM
