As I tend to do my upgrades/mods when things are due for replacement…at roughly 39,590 miles, the first performance related mods have gone onto GhostPepper. Nothing to make her go faster…just stop faster.
A set of WMW rotors on all four corners, paired EBC Red Stuff brake pads, a new braided-steel brake lines, and fresh ATE Type 200 brake fluid…and since I would be replacing the brake lines, it was the perfect opportunity to finally paint the brake calipers as well.
If I could, I would have ditched them on day one. However, it’s a bit difficult to justify spending several hundred dollars on new tires, when your brand new MINI comes with a perfectly usable set of runflats (which just cost you roughly a thousand dollars). So they were put to use.
On November 1st, the Chicago MINI Motoring Club did their annual autumn drive down to Starved Rock State Park. It was about as perfect a day as you could have for an autumn drive…sunny, 70 degrees, beautiful. So the entire family piled into our Clubman, and went along for the drive. If you’ve never been to Starved Rock State Park, do yourself a favor and check it out sometime.
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