Ah, the Mother Ship!

After a long year full of summer days in Arizona, and the loooooong drive back to Georgia a couple months ago, it was high time for MINI ZipZip to visit her Mothership for a checkup. Tires were ready for rotation, and MINI also sent a special request to be inspected from bonnet to boot. (Yes, she's British just like all MINIs are, so bonnet (hood) and boot (trunk) are the correct terms!)

So, a tire rotation and balance was in line. Also, an oil change was scheduled. MINI told them she wanted new breaks, new break fluid, and new wipers all around (the desert heat ruined them!). It turned out that there was a recall on an exhaust mechanism, so that was worked into the schedule once we got there. Because of the exhaust mechanism recall, ZipZip needed to stay all day! So because I was already in Marietta, and because I didn't want to pick up the MINI at 7:00pm and drive 3 hours south back home to Moultrie, I made plans for a rental MINI and stayed the night in Cartersville with my parents.

Today I traded in the hideous mustard-yellow MINI rental back for my alluring Nightfire Red ZipZip and headed back to Moultrie. After a very nice and recharging lunch visit in Macon with Chelsea, I was home by 4:00 with new breaks, new wipers, a new exhaust filter, new break fluid, and balanced/rotated tires... all for free! Thanks, MINI, we appreciate the amazing customer service and comprehensive warranty!!!

P.S. Happy Birthday to MINI! It's 50 years old this month! The entire MINI Store was decorated 50th-birthday-style in celebration of the momentous achievement.