2004 Mini Cooper

[awptickes]

Got it reinspected and passed.

Remember that "visible rust" rule?

And, it passed re-inspection, so Monday I get full tags for it.

 

[awptickes]

Well... We're living in the future.

I did it online. No need to go to the DMV, I just did it on their website. It's registered with full tags, no longer temp tags.

 

[BrutalB83]

Do you guys have to have an OEM or OEM-spec muffler to pass inspection? I'd think that you could have gotten a muffler for a lot cheaper than $378?

Just curious.

 

[awptickes]

Do you guys have to have an OEM or OEM-spec muffler to pass inspection? I'd think that you could have gotten a muffler for a lot cheaper than $378?

Just curious.

I would have gotten one of those $200 mufflers, but shipping was "free" and delivery time was fuzzy. It was a matter of "I didn't want to wait" so I almost paid the premium. However, a wire wheel and can of paint fixed my issue.

 

[BrutalB83]

I would have gotten one of those $200 mufflers, but shipping was "free" and delivery time was fuzzy. It was a matter of "I didn't want to wait" so I almost paid the premium. However, a wire wheel and can of paint fixed my issue.

Ha! Apparently I didn't read well enough. I thought you had put a new muffler on. Nice work with the rehab!

 

[awptickes]

The low speed fan wasn't working, so I removed and replaced the resistor, which is a common issue. While replacing it, I discovered the original was definitely bad.

Well... That didn't fix it, apparently I got a bad resistor assembly.

So, it's impossible to get to without removing the bumper, crash bar, and AC condenser -- which means I'll get to it eventually, but I'm not looking forward to replacing it again.

I think I got a bad one from the parts supplier... Which sucks, because I'm probably going to have to remove it from the car to prove to them it's bad before they'll ship me a new one.

Oh well. Car doesn't overheat, the AC is cold, and there's no other issues, so I might put it off a bit.

Here's a fun pic of it next to a Honda.

 

[awptickes]

New tail lights make a huge difference in the overall look of the car. That's the old ones on the ground.

 

[TurboMirage]

yup!

 

[E_SolSi]

New taillights make a huge difference
Old taillights make fairly ok wheel chocks

 

[awptickes]

Oh, yeah, I sold this.

It wasn't fun to drive.

 

[TurboMirage]

Yeah, the S makes up for that a little bit. They make fantastic AX cars but would get slaughtered by me at a track day

 

[awptickes]

Yeah, the S makes up for that a little bit. They make fantastic AX cars but would get slaughtered by me at a track day

Yeah, I've driven a few S models, one was turbo one was supercharged, they were very peppy, but still equally boring. I dunno, maybe I'm broken and like driving slow econoboxes fast.

 

[rettetalk]

I don't know why, but I find a Mini Cooper cute. I like the choice of modular patterns for its wheels.