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How to Improve your Mini MPG

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With the price of gas now fast approaching $4.00 per gallon here in the USA for the first time ever, it is to be expected that those of us with Classic Mini Coopers will be doing all we can to not only drive our cars daily but also squeeze the last little bit of miles out of every tank of that expensive fuel.
A review of some of the options has now been posted on our Blog site. Read about the whole story here.

Article Date: May 12, 2008
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ULTRIK MOBILITY KIT - COMPRESSOR, TIRE SEALANT AND BAG If your little car is not running on run-flat tires and you don't have the space or desire to carry a spare wheel and tire- then this kit is for you! The ULTRIK Mobility Kit contains a 12v compressor [ More Info]

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MINI COOPER EURO PLATE PLAQUE LICENSE PLATE A plastic 'MINI Cooper' Euro Plate. Use this for a wall decoration in your office or garage! 4 1/4" BY 20 1/2" LONG Limited to stock on hand.

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PHANTOM GRIP LSD TUNING KIT (SPRING UPGRADE) 02-06 Full race upgrade- If your use of this LSD will be limited to a race track then you should have this simple to use upgrade kit. The internal springs are designed to work with increased horsepower and [ More Info]

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WEBER SWAN NECK INTAKE MANIFOLD

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84mm 1275 STROKED MINI COOPER CRANKSHAFT This 84mm stroked crankshaft is the ideal starting point when building a 1430cc Mini motor. The stock 1275cc cranshaft has a stroke of 81.28mm, this version is set-up for stock "S" size connecting rod [ More Info]

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AFTERMARKET FOG LAMPS ORIGNAL ROVER STYLE

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PICTURE FRAME ANTIQUE PEWTER FOR 6X4 - CLIVEDON COLLECTION A quality pewter Mini Cooper picture frame for 6x4 photos from the Clivedon Collection in the UK. A small classic Mini decorates the frame on the lower right. Limited to stock on hand.

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ANODISED BLUE CN5 WHEEL LUG NUT For 12" steel wheels and those "mags" using the same taper as the 12" wheel.
Do not use with 10" wheels. For that application, see CN1 and CN4 (or 88G322 for stock lug nuts).

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