White Roof Radio - The Mini Cooper Podcast

Cheerios in the Cupholder The Ask Chad, kind of, show. Since Hank is in need of a battery, Chad helps us out with all of the information you could need about replacing your battery in a 2nd or 3rd generation MINI Cooper. We get through that and move on to news like BMW getting into the ride share game, talking about city bikes like we do on , which leads us into a discussion about ride sharing vs driving. There will be a post at dbmini this week about bikes and MINIs too. Remember, don't be that guy. The guy that asks about graphics days before the event. Don't be that guy that doesn't know where you send people to get them either! Click that link to check out MotoringStripes to get all your #MTTS2018 graphics and your customer Rally Decals! Do not delay! And you guys have been checking out , and , right? Besides our fine club members, it's our sponsors that keep us running, keep us growing and help to keep us awesome! Check them out, won't you?  

Starting off with a reminder: Do as we do, not as Gabe says. And, watch some brake check videos if you are looking for some entertainment. Going old school this week. Just Gabe, Todd and I and of course we start talking about the weather, winter tires and Gabe fawning over the MF Clubman. Otherwise, we talk LCI updates, sales and events coming up this year. - #mtts2018 route details released - This year's West Coast event, happening in San Diego Don't be the guy that doesn't know where to get #mtts2018 graphics. Todd already has you covered over at . Get them now and tell your friends! Then, post a photo and be sure to tag @whiteroofradio and @toddsmods! If I can be honest, I would like nothing more than to make this my full time job. Not just White Roof Radio, but to really grow into a decent podcast network talking about cars, bicycles and a few other things I have up my sleeve. Every bit of support you can continue to provide would be amazing. You can join the club, you can continue to help spread th

Last show of 2017! Full crew for you guys this week too. We get Gabe to tell us all about the Countryman PHEV and a few other thoughts comparing it to the (what else) Clubman. We do a Craigslist challenge in which Brian won with an electric Sentra, we laughed alot, told many jokes and Gabe was an astute professional. There is still a little bit of time to get over to one of the fine sponsors under the White Roof! , , and . HURRY! And are you tired of not getting Black Roof Radio? You can join the club ! From the entire WRR Crew, we hope you have a great holiday and new year!  

A bit late getting this to you guys, but in this episode we have Todd battling Gabe about electric cars. Then, we move on to becoming the marketing dept. for MINIUSA. A note to the affliates, we do go a bit long this week. Part of our current frustration with the marketing was kicked off with . Want early access to the shows? Want to be part of the Black Roof Radio crew? Click over and sign up! Membership is as much as you want it to be!  

Todd, Chad and Gabe tonight. Sure, I'm there too, but here's the thing. Had some technical issues while recording last week where my side did actually get recorded. You probably won't notice too much, but then again, you might. Call it the Mad Libs edition of White Roof Radio. Apologies in advance. It's Christmas time (or your holiday of choice), and you want to make sure to get something cool for that MINI enthusiast in your life! Don't forget the fine sponsors under the White Roof: , , and .  

What started as a short show to catch up with Brian about his trip to Germany for a special event held for MINI and BMW Genius', turned into another rousing edition of White Roof Radio! Todd admits that the JCW Clubman isn't as bad as he initially thought, at least on the track, Brian does let us know everything (he could) that he learned from his trip to Munich, and Gabe gets really riled up about Apple Car Play and his un-realistic expectations of it. Todd is off to SEMA next week. If you are in Vegas, there is cool stuff happening just outside sponsored by MINI and BMW that you should check out. If you are going to SEMA, be sure to look for Todd!

Very oddly shaped show for you guys this week. Todd took the helm 100% this week, with Chad and AJ. Skipping news this week, they spent some time talking about driving MINIs, fast, in a controlled environment. AJ was on the west coast at the BMW Driving Center in Palm Springs, Todd did a Miles Ahead event in Kansas City and Chad even took the DT Mule out for some track time. Plus Todd fills us in on why he doesn't really like the Clubman. Your patience lately has been appreciated! We have all been having crazy schedules and whatnot, keeping us for making a show for you on a consistent basis. I am working on getting us back on track and expect that to happen with the next episode! Don't forget about our sponsors when it comes time to spend money on MINI stuff. , and  

Sorry for the delays gang, but it has been very busy over here for the entire team! This week we get caught up with MTTS, the JCW GP and LCI. I owe you some links and a few other things that I will updating this post with later today.

With the announcement of the MINI Electric concept this week, our Slack channel was blowing up, so we figured we had better get that on wax before we lost it! We talk about the design of the concept and our thoughts about it and electric cars overall. Then, because most of the time we can't help ourselves, we started in on marketing and how we think it's pretty ridiculous lately and not doing much to help sell cars. What do you think? Comments are open! But, seriously, talk about bad photoshop work. Look at the shadows in this week's show image. The light is coming from 3 suns, like we are on Alderon! Speaking of, did you hear about the ? 7500+ pieces and an $800 price tag.

It's that crazy slow time of the year where nothing is really happening anywhere due to back to school. Still, we solidier on and talk about flight delays, throttle response in a Ferrari vs. a MINI, and . We also talk about MINIs and some BMW stuff from too! is pretty sweet! gallery Plus a host of other topics this week. We were a bit all over the place as we like to do sometimes. If you missed it, there was a new episode of Black Roof Radio posted earlier this week. You can join the club and get access to those episodes plus early access to all shows over at the .  

FINALLY a new show for you guys! Full crew, almost, an a long show too! Chad updates us about MINIs on the Mack and what's happening at (hint: blue mohawk) before we get into the news. Gabe continues to profess his love for the JCW Clubman, while agreeing that the Countryman is good too. And then well all tell him he is wrong about the new MINI package that is supposed to look like Gulf livery. It just doesn't, but it's good on MINI to give us a car that isn't black, grey, white, gray or black. As of this posting, we have entered our 13th year of podcasting! And, as Todd likes to say, we don't hate each other yet! Thanks to all of you, old timers and n00bs alike, for checking us out, subscribing, sharing it with your friends and leaving us nice reviews on our iTunes page. I couldn't do it without the guys and we wouldn't do it if it wasn't for you guys. THANKS!  

JCW Sales are Insane Joined by Mr. Bridger from this week and we starting talking about the new and pretty much go everywhere from there. After losing Gabe, we talk about the mess that is MINIUSA's marketing vs. What The Dealers are doing. And I log into the Owners Lounge. Are you a yet? If not, you missed a Black Roof Radio exclusive from . You will hear about it in about 2-3 weeks otherwise. Membership has it's privledges. And, a HUGE thank you to everyone that is checking out with Brian and I. We are having a great time making that show! It's nice that you agree!  

Here we are, back again talking about weather, politics and MINIs. And Apple Stuff (especially on ). And Roadsters. And JCW Clubman. And Hootie and the Blowfish. Just another fantastic episode of White Roof Radio for you guys that we think you will really like! Don't forget the sponsors under the White Roof; our boys over at and will get you taken care of with anything you need for your MINI, Buick or Aston Martin! This week's album art provide by Mr. Uk Phil. He tagged us over at and #boom! If you want to see your MINI as album art, just tag us on Instagram or Twitter, upload to our Facebook page or to the Patreon community and it could happen.  

First up, I want to start by apologizing for the extra echo this week. Secondly, please check back for the show notes.

Gabe joins us this week to talk about the new JCW Clubman, which is the MotoringFile company car for the next year. We also discuss the possibility of to head up MINI design. You would think that would be enough, but NO! We talk about the issues that Alex had with his tires, driving an automatic roadster across the desert and the difference graphics make on a MINI. Big show this week that we think you will like. Otherwise we are back from and expect regular service to resume. That means if you want to have an image of your MINI featured as the album art for a show, do an '@' reply to us on Instagram or Twitter (we are @whiteroofradio on both), upload it to the Facebook page or, if you are part of the , you can upload it there too!  

Woofcast 621 Gabe is offended, still loves the Clubman and we call him on it and then give him the time to explain himself. I am pretty sure he did a good job of it. Alex had the chance to drive Todd's race car and roadster, plus a bunch of other cars, and I ask the boys to buy a MINI with only $8kUS to spend, which brought us our first mention of the Clubvan for 2017. Sure, we go long this week, but it's a really great show. Oh yea, read about the $50K mini van . AMVIV updates this week too. If you are interested, and you should be, Mike Marzo will be coding MINIs at the event. Get over to the to send him an email to ask questions about what he can do and what it will cost. Trust us, he can do some cool stuff. Also, Todd still has spots for graphic installs, to book your time and discuss options. If you are going, you will also be seeing me, db, emcee the pool party! It's going to be a great time and we hope to see you all there! Don't forget the fine, OG sponsors, here under the White Roof; and (includin

Let's start this episode with some questionably helpful PSAs. Very questionable. Then, it's a few news stories, including the by David Brown Automotive. This link will give you some cool time wasting to be sure. Plus we also take a look at possible on the F56, but we are skeptical. Finally, the lays down some knowledge about MINI values and part prices, plus we pick the MINI we would buy with a limited budget. Don't forget the fine sponsors we have under the white roof, including our newest sponsor; . Check them out to view the best in HID and LED headlight conversion kits and accessories for your MINI and just about every car make! Don't forget, for the rest of April use the code of mini15 at check out to save 15% on your order. Go on over and show them why White Roof Radio has the best listeners, won't you? We did have some issues with Black Roof this week if you are looking for it. It's a nerd thing problem that I couldn't resolve. I'll be getting something up for you as soon as possible! Finally, if y

Lots of things going on this week for you guys! Brian does a deep dive on the Countryman PHEV for us and is on deck to answer any questions you may have, comments are open! For those of you that aren't playing the home game, db bought a new MINI (check out this week's album art). You can read more about it . For those that can't be bother to click over, it's a 2013 MINI Cooper S Roadster. That plus so much more, you should listen. We also have a new sponsor for the month of April that we think you guys will like. Check out to view the best in HID and LED headlight conversion kits and accessories for your MINI! As a bonus for you guys, use the code of mini15 at check out to save 15%. This is only good for the month of April, so get on it! We also have uploaded a fresh episode of Black Roof Radio. It's like a show within the show. The only way to get it is to become a Patron! Click over to to get signed up!  

I had the opportunity to interview Luis Parocarpi from before he headed south of the border for a Rally in this fine looking Countryman. We talked about the success at Daytona, the challenges of Sebring, a little history and the rally in the desert. Be sure to follow along with this seasons IMSA racing. Next event is in May and can usually be viewed at .    

Woofcast 618: Alligator Seawolf In this episode, named after our man Alex based on his name. We spend some time talking about that, of course, along with some other examples of the great, and so not great, work of BSSP. Of course this came up because the marketing shake-up at . Gabe joins us for some real in-depth information that you are sure to enjoy. We did run a bit long this week. Too long to add the interview with Luis Perocarpi, owner of Lap Motorsports. Watch for that early next week to show up in your feed. It was really fun to meet him and talk to him about the races at Daytona, Sebring and the upcoming race at Circuit of the Americas. Plus some cool rally stuff that he is doing this week in a lifted R60 Countryman! I lied about this week's show image. I was going to be a cool shot of a classic Mini with a VTEC engine uploaded to our Patreon Community by Mr. Roberts. Instead, it's the F60 with bicycles on the roof submitted by our man . He uploaded this to our facebook page and now it's the album