Starting, again, with Gabe’s wheel delima. Then, on to some sage, and fun, advce for a potential new MCS owner. And a little Zune smack down. And a little reminicing about our first cars. Plus news of the week from Motoringfile.com.
If you are a Zune owner, don’t forget you can now find the Woofcast in the Zune Marketplace. We are there under Lifestyle –> Hobbies. Even near the top too!
Check back tomorrow. We do an audio Ask MF!
Woofcast 206:
Found this one over at Fireball Tim’s blog shortly after the Ridemakerz/MINIUSA press release went up.
Woo Hoo!!! It’s TOY TIME! Check out the coolest RC MINI on the planet! Get it fast, ’cause like all Fireballed Cars, it’s a LIMITED EDITION!Hey,…. I better get one, too! Only from RIDEMAKERZ!
Wow! Very cool. You can get this one, or build one of your own, over at Ridemakerz.com.
Starting off with a plea from Gabe for a set of wheels for winter. As it turns out, he is not a fan of the Crown Spokes. Anything you can do to help would be greatly appreciated! And Todd is looking for a drivers side parcel shelf. Anyone willing to help out leave a note below.
Then, Todd tells a horror story concerning the ‘widow makers’. Oh no, you’ll have to listen to find out what he means. I can say that winter roads can, possibly, cause some embarrassment, not to mention serious car damage. Lessons to live by people.
Gabe didn’t really take 24 hours to build a clubman. That’s the magic of the internets right there! Long live the tubes!
Not quite 175K miles, but I’ll be there by the end of the week. Watch the Flickr for when it does happen.
We finally get around to talking about The Motoringfile Gift Guide and what we would like to have off of it.
R50/R53 owners looking for some cool accessories might want to put a call into the parts desk. There are some smokin’ hot deals to be had. Check it out.
Yes I did, in fact, buy skinyourfridge.com. Watch for it!
And, finally, add another classic TV show theme song to our repertoire, and Gabe doesn’t know about the Rockford Files! Someone back us up here.
Woofcast 205:
Download | 17.3MB | 37:40 | WRR @ iTunes
We’re back and there is new stuff we can get to right away. First check out the the share this link below each post. Super handy for sharing WRR with your friends. Next up for you Zune users, WRR is now in the Zune Marketplace! Find us under Lifestyle –> Hobbies. Of course, we’re near the top since it’s sorted by most subscribed. Thanks!
We talk about some stuff that isn’t JCW for a bit, Top Gear before getting into the news from Motoringfile.com.
Check back tomorrow for our discussion of the Motoringfile Gift Guide. Your holiday season isn’t complete without it!
Thanks to Lex and Rich for giving me the okay to post this here! If at any time you have any questions, comments or concerns, just let a note below or click back over to the WRR contact page and leave me a note. Once you are there, you will also find the link to subscribe to the show using your favorite news reader. Watch soon for a player here as well!
Woofcast 204
Download/Shownotes |Download | WRR @ iTunes | 43:52 | 20MB
Publisher’s Note: This is the first in an ongoing series of excerpts from the SCMM Monthly Newsletter. If you are a member, and you did not receive the newsletter this month, please contact George Marsh. If you are not a member yet, then look at what you’ve been missing! Join us today!
When we’re not driving our MINI, then we’re most likely washing it. It seems owning a MINI can bring out the obsessive behavior in anyone. Fortunately for us, there are people out there ready to feed our obsession, like the folks at Adam’s Polishes.
SCMM’s recent Detail Day was sponsored by Adam’s. For many members it was their first time trying the brand, which can’t be found in the average automotive retailstore. Their products are sold through local dealers and from their online store. Sales Director Heather Reynolds explained the reason.
“The cost to make our products is what you find to be retail pricing in your average auto parts locations. We don’t want to become part of the wall of confusion ‘ as we call it,” she said. “We prefer to keep with the auto enthusiast who gives that little extra something to their detailing.”
Just in time for Christmas! The December issue of the SCMM newsletter has arrived. This issue is packed full of yummy holiday motoring goodness…
IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE:
If you’re a member, please check your inbox for this special treat (and if you didn’t receive it yet please contact George Marsh to make sure your email address is on the newsletter mailing list.
If you are not yet a member, and you would like to start receiving this newsletter (along with all the other wonderful perks of membership) please feel free to Join us! Give yourself a great gift this holiday - the gift of SCMM!
One of the great features of the new SCMM website is the ability to “Youify” it’s colors. You may have noticed a little set of graphical “flags” at the top of the screen just above the main menu bar. Now, if you were to assume that these are there just for a little visual stimulation you would be only “partly” correct! Aside from looking really nice and pretty-like, these provide you, the user, with the ability to customize (aka: “Youify”) the colors of the entire website to your liking!
So go ahead and click ‘em all you want! Try each one until you find a color scheme that works for you! Once you settle in on any particular scheme, it’ll stick around until you choose another, or until you clear the cookies on your browser, whichever comes first. Enjoy!
Happy Holidays from SCMM!
As a special gift to our members and prospective members we have just completed a total rewrite of the SCMM.ORG website. We have updated our entire system and look forward to including much more (and more interesting) content as we move forward into 2008. The new site, as you see it here, is only a foundation. We intend to add many really cool features that will make this site much more useful for both our members and prospective non-members alike.
In building the new site we had many goals in mind: Make it easy to add new content so that all of the club officers and governors can contribute on an ongoing basis. Make the site look a lot more “modern” than our old one (you gotta admit the old site was getting a little dated). Add features to the site that everyone can benefit from, some to attract new members, and some to keep the existing members coming back for more. Finally, make it foundational, so that as the club grows, expands and changes, the site can more easily accommodate whatever needs come down the pipe.
We hope you like the new look and feel of SCMM.ORG!
Sincerely,
The SCMM Officers and Governors.
