I’ve heard of this in passing but never understood anything about it.
Since the recent unveiling of the 2007 MINIs (aka. R56) MINI has created a few mini movies titled Hammer and Coop. It resembles a parody of the hit television series Knight Rider in which Detective Michael Knight solves crimes with his sidekick, a black Trans AM named K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Two Thousand).
A few weeks ago I received an email from my MINI Sales Represenative inviting me to the grand unveiling of the 2007 MINI Cooper.
A re-styled MINI Cooper?!?! I just got my brand new MINI a few months ago and it’s already outdated. Bummer.
This email got me interested to identify the differences between my 2006 MINI Cooper and re-designed 2007 MINI Cooper. Engine-wise the newer MINI gets a boost of 5-horsepower (120 hp @ 6,000 rpm) and increased gas mileage up to 40 miles per gallon (MPG) maximum with a 6-speed gearbox.
It’s been a few weeks since my last car washing adventure and I was getting a little bored working on the household cars so I decided to hit-up my family members for the use of their cars. In exchange for their loss of automobiles for the day, they will receive a free car wash. My first “customer” also became my car washing partner, cousin Reiki and I were out washing cars on Super Bowl Sunday.
So far all the pictures I’ve posted about Kahu have been exterior shots. Nothing to show what makes Kahu work, so here it is … bone stock.
After a much needed bath this morning, I got working on some finer points of Kahu that hasn’t seen a cleaning. The first is all the trim along the bottom edge of the hood.
Your typical engine bay photoshoot from the front bumper
Valve covers and spark plugs
According to the Owner’s Manual, oil change is required once-a-year or 10,000 miles … which ever comes first.
