GP interior pics from George

George owns GP0154 – he & I drove MINI Takes The States together; while I recently paid MINI of Peabody to install an alarm in my GP, George decided to tackle the massive task himself (and it is a big job, since MINI chose to omit the alarm wiring from the GP!)

George is in the middle of creating a website for his GP and has put up a pile of pictures showing his stripped down car during the alarm install … I found this picture very interesting, as it shows the rear trim panel from inside – confirming as we know the total lack of sound deadening:

Head over to George’s Gallery and check out the rest of the pics, including this one of the “mystery” connector which we are pretty sure is for the non-existent rear speaker (there is one each side of the car and the wire colors are correct for the rear speakers)

Fifth Gear: GP vs R/C car

Hardly a fair race based on power to weight ratios, but entertaining anyway!

GP owner survey

I received a new car owners survey from Maritz Research, applying to GPMINI … it’s quite fun to apply the general new car questions to the GP … Yes, I plan to do more “pleasure driving” than “transporting passengers” or “hauling large items” 😉

Number one GP feature: “Fun To Drive”; also “Spirited Performance” and “Exterior Styling” … and the MINI of Peabody experience counts too 🙂

Exterior appearance & Driving performace – truly outstanding!
Quietness inside the vehicle – not so good …

Anyone else get a new car survey?

GP roof number pics

There’s a great thread on MINI2 – pics of your GP roof number (almost the only thing different between GPs!) … if you’ve got a MINI2 account and a roof number pic, head over and add to the list!

Maybe I should set up a GP roof number gallery here on GPMINI? Or even a GP owner gallery? Contact me if you’d like me to do that …

GP car cover in Europe

No doubt with some thanks to GP owner Charlie, who discovered that Covercraft were commissioned in USA to make the indoor car cover (and outdoor one, eventually) for our GPs …
Billy Wizz over on MINI2 has got confirmation that Covercraft in Europe can supply the GP car cover:
Thank you for your enquiry for the external covers for your BMW Mini John Cooper Works GP 2006. We have the pattern for this car. The prices for these covers, tailored for the shape of the vehicle are:
Technalon E4 – least weather resistant, most knocks protective £210
Noah – more compact, more highly water resistant £240
Weathershield – most weatherproof, most compact – The Best! £320

See this MINI2 post for more details