—————— EIM and CIMC enjoyed absolutely perfect weather this past weekend for our annual entry in the Swamp Fox Festival Parade. The massive crowd gathered along the downtown streets of Marion loved our MINIs and expressed their appreciation all along the parade route. The kids especially loved our honored Miss Eastern Iowa MINIs 2012, Maddie […]
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Holy Cross MINI Merriment
Posted by Gil-galad on August 12th, 2012
What better way to spend what was probably the nicest weather day in months than to make our annual gathering at the Holy Cross Parade and Festival in Holy Cross this past Saturday. It was great to see everyone — a record turnout for this event. No doubt about it, the local folks consider our […]
Our MINIs in the Mountains
Posted by Gil-galad on August 8th, 2012
—————— Several MINI enthusiasts from our group recently returned from a fantastic four day vacation of mountain motoring while participating in MINIs in the Mountains 2012, a popular, annual event hosted by the Denver-based MINI5280 Club. Nearly 300 MINIs and their owners from across the U.S. converged on Winter Park Resort in Colorado to escape […]
MTTS 2012 Routes Through Eastern Iowa on July 9th
Posted by Gil-galad on June 21st, 2012
—————— MTTS 2012 Primary Route — Galena, IL to Des Moines, IA Let’s face it…a MINI Takes the States (MTTS) 2012 transit from Chicago to Des Moines via I-80 on July 9th wouldn’t be a very memorable drive (unless you like large truck stops). Recognizing this fact, the good folks at MINI USA (using recommendations […]
MTTS 2012 is Coming Through EIM Territory!
Posted by Gil-galad on February 27th, 2012
Posted on the MINI USA Facebook Page at 4:00 pm CST —————— Okay, it’s official — MINI Takes the States (MTTS) 2012 is coming through Iowa! Keep your schedules open for group participation in portions (or all) of the Chicago stop on July 8th, the drive to Des Moines, and any Des Moines area events […]
The New MINI Roadster Is Here
Posted by Gil-galad on February 27th, 2012
Courtesy of MINI of Des Moines, Willis Auto Campus —————— One of the new MINI Roadster two-seat, two-door convertibles spied at MINI of Des Moines. Sweet! ——————
MINIs in Davenport and the Weather — Both Unbeatable
Posted by Gil-galad on February 18th, 2012
Mother Nature paid us back with interest for all of the cold, snowy February EIM gatherings of past years. The weather was virtually perfect for our Meet-n-Eat this past Saturday in Davenport. We extend our collective and sincerest thanks to EIM enthusiasts extraordinaire Denny and Sandy B. for their amazing hospitality in hosting our group […]
EIM Meet-n-Eat in the Quad Cities — Feb 18th
Posted by Gil-galad on February 4th, 2012
Our February Meet-n-Eat will be back in the Quad Cities area on Saturday, February 18th. Denny and Sandy B. have offered to host us in their home in Davenport. Plan on arriving at their residence sometime between 10:30 am – 11:00 am. The neighbor’s driveway immediately to the east is open and available for MINI […]
Kicking Off a Great 2012 of MINI Fun
Posted by Gil-galad on January 28th, 2012
It was fantastic seeing the blue skies and the amazing turnout at the Eastern Iowa MINIs January Meet-n-Eat on Saturday at The Wig and Pen Pub in Iowa City. Congratulations to all of the winners of the MINI Cooper Color Bingo Game (especially to Rebecca D. for the blackout grand prize, and to Gary S. […]
EIM on Facebook
Posted by Gil-galad on January 15th, 2012
Facebook fans, make sure you head on over to the Eastern Iowa MINIs page and click to indicate that you “Like” the page. It’ll make it super easy to stay apprised of all of our latest updates in your News Feed! Eastern Iowa MINIs on Facebook
