Up for sale is my 2005 MINI Cooper S. I am the original owner. I custom ordered this from MINI back in September 2004. I have maintained this vehicle as best as possible and it runs great. I have used it on a daily basis. My fiance currently drives it to the train station for his daily commute so the mileage will be slightly higher than shown on the odometer. It will be hard to part with this, but I am ready to purchase a new vehicle. I value keeping my cars in excellent condition and I have all past service records, which can be provided at pick-up. I will be listing this locally as well and reserve the right to end this listing early for a local buyer. If you would like to view the vehicle in person, please contact me to arrange a time. I do work full-time so late evenings or weekends work best. I set the reserve price equal to my trade-in offer from my local MINI dealership.

Condition: Very Good condition. There are some minor scratches and paint chips, please see pictures. I tried to highlight every possible flaw that I could find.

Tires have about 3mm of tread until they reach the wear indicators -- they are good for this year, but you may want to replace them before next winter.
Front brakes have about 30% life remaining, again you may want to replace them in the next year.
The front passenger strut mount is cracked and should be replaced in the next year.
The E-Brake end cap is broken off.
There is some surface rust underneath the passenger side muffler.

Features: Everything already indicated in the details of the listing. If you have a question about a specific feature, please ask. Some extra features:

Dual heated front seats
Premium audio, includes i-Pod USB connector
Fog lights
Power everything except seats: windows, locks, moonroof
Rear spoiler

History: I am going to list all significant recent work and service that has been completed starting with the most recent date. Again, I have all service receipts for this work that I can provide to the new owner.

Hand/E-brake cables replaced 3/24/14
Rear hatch door cylinders replaced 3/24/14
Oil change, synthetic 3/18/14
Oil pan replaced, oil pan gasket replaced 3/18/14
A/C Condenser replaced and A/C recharged 7/17/13
Passenger front wheel bearing assembly replaced 7/17/13
Radiator cooling fan replaced 7/17/13
Rear brake pads replaced, brake fluid flushed 3/14/13
New manual transmission - clutch was replaced 6/14/12 at 53K miles

Payment and Pick-up: $500 non-refundable deposit is required via PayPal within 24 hours of auction end. Remainder of payment is due in person. If paying in person, I prefer cash. If you want to pay by certified/bank check, we will meet at the Buyer's bank to complete the purchase so that funds can be verified. Sale is final, and car is sold AS-IS.

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Fri, 25 Apr 2014

Yesterday, we brought you the news of the existence of this Mini Paceman Adventure tiny truck, and the story of how it came to be. Long story short: it was a lighthearted collaboration between apprentices and instructors at parent BMW plants in Germany. The mini-sized pickup bed and off-road kit may not make the Paceman All4 actually practical, but we'd argue that they do make the one-off fairly loveable.
Apparently the Mini photographers agree with that "loveable" part. We'd heard that there were some better, higher-resolution images of the Paceman Adventure on the way, but we didn't expect there to be hundreds of them. But as you can see, the shooters went out and thoroughly documented the pickup, shooting it in several locations, still and moving, and documenting some of its construction as well. Find your favorite in the massive gallery of images, above.

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The rankings are based on a point score out of 1,000, with Jaguar earning 740 points, Porsche right behind with 739 and Lexus with 737. Volvo, meanwhile, made the biggest improvement among luxury brands with a 30-point jump to 708, bring it up from 11th place to 9th this year.
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Remember a couple of years ago when Tony Hawk jumped over a Lexus LFA on his skateboard? Well that was nothing compared to what he's done here.
Sure the LFA is a more impressive car than a Mini hatchback, but that Japanese supercar was sitting still when the world's most famous skater jumped over it. And it was parked sideways. This time Tony's jumped a moving car, front to back. It gets even more impressive than that when you see what happens to the ramp after he's done with it, but we don't want to ruin the surprise.
The stunt was performed in celebration of the partnership between Mini USA and Hawk's Birdhouse Skateboards Tour, details of which you can read in the press release under the video below.

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