Comments on: West to East, now South to North?

By: Robyn

Robyn — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:04:37 +0000

Stock MINIs do fit on the auto train. My Amtrak contact has seen MINIs on the train before. Lowered cars or GP’s most likely will not meet the requirements.

By: Charles Deily

Charles Deily — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:53:30 +0000

Have any of you actually put a Mini Cooper on the Auto Train … we’re getting ready to go north in a few weeks and if I can’t get past the 3 7/8 clearance I measured we’ll have to take the Toyota Camry … grandson will be so disappointed!

By: Robyn

Robyn — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:31:25 +0000

We welcome any suggestions for local ice cream shops along the route. We’ve been searching the web for locations, but the “locals” always seem to know about the best places.

If you know a place along our route, please email the name, address, and web address (if they have one) to me and I’ll add it to our list.

We are skipping Ben & Jerry’s for two reasons. One, it’s WAY off our route and two, it’s not the small, one-of-a-kind type of shop that we are trying to focus on.

By: jared

jared — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:07:14 +0000

Of course…87k miles and counting. Next long trip in the MINI will be out to Chicago…but probably not before work flies me out to Vegas for a few days at the end of the month!!!

By: Ian C.

Ian C. — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 02:25:50 +0000

Hello Jared – long time no hear! Still driving a MINI?

Dave – if you join in the NEMINI thread you could propose other Ice Cream places; but I’m not sure Ben & Jerrys qualifies (too big)

By: jared

jared — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:30:07 +0000

Ice cream is ice cream.

I say go for hot dogs…but I always say that.

By: MCSDCWGP06

MCSDCWGP06 — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:16:03 +0000

Love the idea, however as someone living in New England, why haven't you included the two greatest places for ice cream, Herrell's of Northampton,MA and Ben and Jerrys of Waterbury,VT and then head off to Mt Washington. Very suprised they haven't been included? Plus after the coming winter I-495 will be a nightmare to drive on, it has been worked on the past few years and has suffered greatly, expect some serious potholes. Not wishing to piss on your parade, more passing on my local knowledge. I am sure a few more locals will have something further to add concerning good road/bad road.

By: Ian C.

Ian C. — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:30:17 +0000

Looks like a quite reasonable price.
Clearance – maybe I’d have to take GBMINI instead!

By: murmini

murmini — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:27:11 +0000

Yes you can board the AutoTrain in Lorton VA. Just like the old Car Train from England to the ‘continent’ – you load the car, and then ride the train to the destination. They do say you have to have 4″ clearance… hmmm not sure about your GP.

By: Ian C.

Ian C. — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:03:55 +0000

But looking at the website, AmTrack only goes from Washington, so I’d still have to drive that far … do you then ride the train with the car? That might be cool