September 2004 – GeorgeCo Blog

CAI and Thoughts About Wheels

by George HovisMINI September 29, 2004Comments are Disabled

My old Alfa GTV was very free-reving. You press on the gas and let up and the response was immediate. With the MINI gas-by-wire system, it took much longer to wind down when you let off the gas. Under steady pressure, it responded fine, but with quick changes it seemed to lag. I had read …

Actual Size

by George HovisMINI September 24, 2004Comments are Disabled

Several people have asked about the “Actual Size” sticker on the back of my car, just under the third brake light. People at gas stations always comment “It’s so small…” to which I reply, “No, actually this is actual size.” I got it free from a posting I saw on North American Motoring, but there …