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      05-09-2012, 12:22 PM   #1
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      05-09-2012, 12:45 PM   #2
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what in the hell is on top of the car? looks like a crate for selling watermelons or something lol
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      05-09-2012, 12:48 PM   #3
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what in the hell is on top of the car? looks like a crate for selling watermelons or something lol
mini shopping cart
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      05-09-2012, 12:56 PM   #4
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I want to go there ;(
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      05-09-2012, 01:20 PM   #5
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, jokes aside, car looks great!

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what in the hell is on top of the car? looks like a crate for selling watermelons or something lol
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      05-09-2012, 01:39 PM   #6
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what in the hell is on top of the car? looks like a crate for selling watermelons or something lol
The Tail of the Dragon is a quick 12-hour commute from our headquarters in Philly, which explains the cage: we go down with our road show every year at a MINI event and need the extra carrying capacity to haul parts and such.

Here was our other hauler:

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      05-09-2012, 03:13 PM   #7
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The Tail of the Dragon is a quick 12-hour commute from our headquarters in Philly, which explains the cage: we go down with our road show every year at a MINI event and need the extra carrying capacity to haul parts and such.

Here was our other hauler:

YES!
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More pics of the (I assume) black vinyl-wrapped 135?
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      05-09-2012, 08:14 PM   #9
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this is on my bucket list! great photo too
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      05-09-2012, 08:29 PM   #10
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      05-10-2012, 07:58 AM   #11
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The Tail of the Dragon is a quick 12-hour commute from our headquarters in Philly, which explains the cage: we go down with our road show every year at a MINI event and need the extra carrying capacity to haul parts and such.
A buddy of mine was up there last weekend with a group of Audis. He told me that there was a large contingent of Mini's gathered there too.
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      05-10-2012, 10:51 AM   #12
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what exactly do you have on your roof? something custom? it looks like it cleanly attaches to the bmw roof rack...

edit: this looks like the one you got.. seems to be quality.. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROOF-RACK-CA...074#vi-content
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      05-10-2012, 11:00 AM   #13
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Can't wait for my trip this year!
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      05-15-2012, 02:12 PM   #14
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Stunning.
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      05-15-2012, 09:10 PM   #15
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great place to go and just camp out. I guess maybe he camps out on the roof of his car
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      05-15-2012, 09:40 PM   #16
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The Tail of the Dragon is a quick 12-hour commute from our headquarters in Philly, which explains the cage: we go down with our road show every year at a MINI event and need the extra carrying capacity to haul parts and such.

Here was our other hauler:

Long live the R53.
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      05-16-2012, 03:39 PM   #17
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where can i find that roof rack with the basket?
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