August 18, 2003:

GBMINI meets Mr.Tumnus (”Scooterboy”)

This morning I drove to MINI Peabody to meet “scooterboy” (Scott Connell). When I arrived, Jayson Walkers red MCS was just leaving - he is at the dealership even more than I am!
Scott arrived shortly after (one of the rare moments when I photo a person instead of a MINI!):

We compared MINIs, stereos, etc:

Scott had just fitted a static cling Union Jack decal over his sunroof (to keep the car cooler in the summer) - it looked very good and well fitted!

compared with GBMINIs roof:

Scott has only owned his MINI since early July 2003, and has already put nearly 5000 miles on it! He has also upgraded his stereo system including a self powered sub under the passenger seat; it gave his system a little more low end bass than the Harmon Kardon system in my car:

but it was not anything like as impressive as Jayson Walkers car (but then Jays speakers probably cost more than Scotts complete stereo install!)
Scott has also made a “decoy” faceplate to cover his aftermarket head unit, using a MINI factory head unit acquired on eBay - he kindly gave me the unused electronics from it, in case it helps with my Harmon Kardon investigations:

What a nice person
I also asked him about the meaning of his cars name “TUMNUS” … he told me about “Lucy meeting Mr Tumnus, a faun, in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” (a childrens book by C.S.Lewis which I read many years ago - perhaps I should read it again when I finish with Harry Potter)!