All Episodes

Episode 144: Special Editions, Special Runs and Remembering Special People”

Episode 143: Heritage, Broken Glass, and Something Big on the Horizon

Episode 142: Unexpected Favorites and Upcoming Motoring Adventures

Episode 141: New Special Editions, Warranty Decisions, and Paying It Forward

Episode 140: Mounts, Mishaps, and MINI Wisdom

Episode 139: Banned for the Warning… and Bringing Clubs Back Together

Episode 138:Ask Dale Anything and The Enthusiast Paradox

Episode 137: Hampf’s Vision and Mountain Motoring Magic

Episode 136:From R53 to F66: How We Got Here, MINIs On Top info & the Question of the Week

Episode 135:Rediscovering the MINI Community and Looking Back to Move Forward

Untitled Episode 134 – Dragon Rookie Question of the Week and a MINI that didn't wanna play well. 😄

Episode 133: What’s New at MINI? Well… Sort Of, & the first of some "feel good" stories

Episode 132: Dragon Tales and QotW Shenanigans

Episode 131:The 1499 GT and a MINI Comeback Story, or is it a come back to MINI Story?

Episode 130:Red Lines, Foot-in-Mouth Moments, and Motoring Plans

Episode 129: Group Questions, a One-of-One MINI, and Event teaser Updates

Episode 128: QotW Takeover: When the Cooper Casters Show Up

Episode 127:Scammers Exposed: Names Named and Lines Drawn

Episode 126: The Road to MOTD, Schedules, Sponsors & VIPs

Episode 125: QotW Wins, Event Season Preview, and Scammers Beware

Episode 124: Sandpaper Voice, JCW Dreams, and QOTW Fun

Episode 123:Subscriptions, Screens, and a MINI That Missed the Mark

Episode 122: Limited Edition Buzz, Helen Bound, and MTTS Heat & The Dragon

Episode 121: MTTS Announced-Let the whining commence

Episode 120: BREAKING NEWS - MINI USA has a new boss

Episode 119: History Lessons, MTTS Maybe, and Community Momentum

Episode 118: Diesels Depart, Buttons Return, Defeated a Scammer & Dragon Season Begins

Episode 117: Back to Rally, Love Your MINI Day, and the Question of the Weel

Episode 116 A Dark Midnight Countryman, Group Shenanigans, and Waiting on MTTS”

Episode 115:First Timers, Big Events, and What’s Coming Next & Question of the Week

Episode 114:Hard Truths, Club Reality, and Facebook Finds

Episode 113 Two Years In: Global Listeners, LCI Updates, and Cooper Cast Chaos

Episode 112: Sales Numbers, Global MINIs, MTTS & MOTD, and a Two-Year Milestone

Episode 111: A cruise through the Facebook groups and the Question of the Week

Episode 110:Local Wins, Twisty Roads, and Bringing It Back Home

Episode 109:Shifting Gears: EV Reality Checks and the MINI Community Crossroads

Episode 108: Facebook group ramblings, Taillight options for 3rd gens& The Bigger MINI Picture.

Episode 107:Battery Brains, Club Notes, and Community Voices

Episode 106; So You Bought the MINI… Now What & The Question the Week answers

Episode 105:Bargain MINI or Money Pit? and a new preferred vendor Dale forgot! :-(

Episode 104: 2026 JCW Review, Love Letters, Questionable Batteries & Oily Futures

Episode 103: Buttons, Scammers, and a Big Comeback Run

Episode 101: “Tag Cards, Local Clubs, and Ask-Dale Part Deux!”

🎉 Episode 100 — The podcast hits the Century Mark!

Episode 99: Tread Carefully, Talk Clearly, and Keep ’Em Guessing

Episode 98: Reborn MINIs, Map Deals, and Winding Down the Season

🎙️ Episode 97 — Mapping the Madness: Routes, Runs & Road Tales

🎙️ The Cooper Cast Episode 96: Special Editions from Paul Smith and one headed to Thailand, then The Question of the Week.

Episode 95: Fall Colors in Virginia, Cool MINIs in South Korea and the Question of the Week!

Episode 94 – MINIs, Formula 1, and Facebook Funnies

Episode 93 – The MINI That Never Was, a Show That Was, and a Chat That Was Needed

Episode 92 – Lost Keys, Found Laughs, and Restored Faith in Humanity

Episode 91 – Burnouts, Bright Spots, and Big Numbers

Episode 90: MINI’s Sales Shake-Up, ICE Lives On, and Parking Like a Pro

Episode 89; The Question of the Week, Scammers M.O., Facebook group things and a new event at MOTD.

Episode 88: Hybrids, Headlights, To PPF or not, & Handy MINI Tips

Episode 87: MINI Climbs the (reliability) Charts, scammers, MINI Problem, Gorgeous Coupe for sale, the Question of the Week.

Episode 86- A New MINI Boss (again!), Youngest MINI Owner, and a Loose MINI.

Episode 85 – 5 Stars, Racey Concepts, and Oil Filters & Pics.

Episode 84: MINI Vinyl protection, Facebook Scammers, and Which Vendors Really Care

Episode 83: MINI Rules of Motoring, South Africa Breakfast Runs & A new Georgia Happening!

Episode 82: MINIs in Mercedes, Facebook ramblings and upcoming MINI Events.

Episode 81: Déjà Vu in the Facebook Groups & The Question of the Week

Episode 80 – MINI at The Glen, Singapore’s Ultra-Rare MINI, Seat Stitching Cautions and the Question of the Week.

Episode 79: Dipsticks, Dash Cams & the Mighty Mack

Episode 78; MINI Facebook group spotlight, Mystery MINIs, Parts Conundrums and the Question of the Week

Episode 77: Wheel & Tire Cleaning Tips, Chili Red or BRG-who wins? And MINI Facebook group musings.

Episode 76: Alignments Are a Scam? Not Today, TikTok Boy, Oil changes and a few event notes.

Episode 75 – Washing Wisdom & Colorful Favorites

Episode 74: Facebook groups, Tweed Wraps, Tool Kits, and a Tearful Goodbye

Episode 73 – From Angry Hemis to Happy MINIs

Episode 72 – Drama, Deals, and Keeping the Peace

Episode 71 – Tires, lending out a MINI, and Tiny Explosions Under the Hood

Episode 70: Drama, Divides, and Doing Better

🎙️ Episode 69 MINI event wrap ups in So. Carolina & Canada + Previews of events in NH & MI, and the Question of the Week!

Episode 68 – Wheel Spacers & Wobbly Answers

🎙️ Episode 67 – Paceman Praise, Flaming EVs, and Wagon Regrets

Episode 66; Facebook group happening and the Cooper Cast Question of the Week

Episode 65 – Why Local MINI Clubs Matter

Episode 64; Sales Slumps & Simple Stuff

Episode 63; MINIs On The Dragon wrap-up and having a laugh at Audi, or is it AUDI?

Episode 62; Mini named the most iconic British car EVER! Tips from the MOTD webpage and the Question of The Week.

Episode 61; MINI USA a no-show at the NY auto show, A Carolina MINI with new graphics & the Question Of the Week

Episode 60: Last day's happenings at MINIs On The Dragon.

Episode 59: Low Speed Pre Ignition, ever heard of it? YOU WILL! And Friday at MINIs On The Dragon!

pisode 58 – Octane Ratings & Dragon Day Two: Let’s Get Fueled Up!

Episode 57: MINIs On The Dragon-What to bring & TCC Question of the Week!

The Cooper Cast - Episode 56: MINI Runs, Better Gas & Dragon Prep!

Episode 55; Cooper Cast Question of the Week, MINI stays ICE for a while and a recall!

Episode 54: MINI’s Sales Slump & Dragon Day 1 and Prep Begins!

Episode 53: Saving Money… or Setting Yourself Up for Disaster?

Episode 52: Washing Off the Winter Funk & Rolling into Spring with MINIs

Episode 51, No EV MINIs for the US, New colors, an off-road Countryman? A new MINI owner finds the fun, and we say goodbye to a Florida MINI owner.

Episode 50: Facebook mentions, upcoming events and answers to the Question Of the Week!

Episode 49; MINI Sales struggles, MINI news and some upcoming events

Episode 48; More scammers, New MINI edition, Helenblitz, MINIs On The Dragon and the Question of the Week.

Episode 47- I HATE SCAMMERS!!!! Tips nohow to avoid them and what to look for!

Episode 46-Question of the week, MINI Sales projections, Shift Paddles are back! and an award in India for MINI!

Episode 45; Popular 2nd Gen MINI mods, New MINI=New Coke?, And a funny podcast suggestion on vehicle design flops.

Episode 44; The Cooper Cast Question of the Week, What's your MINI's name, and how did it come about?

Episode 43; First Gen MINI mods, MINIs on the Dragon updates, new West Virginia club and more

Episode 42: Fast Food, MINI Adventures, and Missing JCW Features

Episode 41: Modding Your MINI & Helenblitz on the horizon!

Episode 40: Helping the MINI Community ask better questions in the Facebook groups and the Question of the week.

Episode 39: BMW puts the brakes on electrifying MINI and we talk Road Snacks!

Episode 38: Motoring Risks & Christmas Cheer

Episode 37: Save the Stick, Charge the MINI, and Thank You!

Episode 36; Carbon build-up on second gen MINIs, Helenblitz coming up in early 2025 and Facebook group chatter from the podcast FB page.

Episode 35: Key fob issues, Why did you buy your first MINI, Setting your clubs 2025 calendar NOW, and more!

Episode 34; Tire warning light, auxiliary belts and more scam warnings, New JCW options, New Convertible chat and The Platypus.

Episode 33: MINI Facebook topics, 2025 MINI events, and a podcast about the inventor of the Brand!

Episode 32; MINI tires (again), a weird radio, an Icon retires, and getting your MINI ready for winter.

Episode 31; Hampton Roads club MINI's 21st annual Fall Colors Run review, a scammer wins one and some tire talk on pressures and stuff.

Episode 30; Final installment of planning your club's rally, and "When bad things happen to good MINIs," part one.

Episode 29; Hurricane destruction, MINIs Slay the Sleeping Dragon cancelled, Facebook MINI group stuff, and how to put swirls in your paint.

Episode 28: Scammers on Facebook! The fake parts vendors, the fake profiles and the scammer groups.

Episode 27; Shake up and recalls at BMW/MINI HQ, Part Two of MINI Run planning tips, a few upcoming events, Some Facebook Group tips and Producer Kodi took a tumble.

Episode 26 Scammer Spotter Special: Who they are how to spot them and how they operate.

Episode 25; police on the Dragon, Facebook group bad advice, a MINI event wrap up and another MINI event teaser, saying goodbye to a dear MINI owner, MINI Rally tips Part 1, Scammer spotter episode coming up.

Episode 24; Bent Wheels, Forgotten stuff & things we didn't need on MTTS, Car Covers, MINI Club of SW VA event and a new club/run organizing series coming up.

Episode 23; Final numbers and thoughts from MTTS 2024, Roadster back glass problems, fighting scammers and MINI at the Glen.

Episode 22: That’s a wrap! MTTS 2024 is in the record books. What a great finish.

Episode 21; Another epic MTTS drive, MINI Roadside techs rock and passing is still an issue.

EPISODE 20: MTTS Bozeman to Missoula to Spokane, problems with our JCW, neat routes and bad passing.

Episode 19; MTTS Day 3 Grand Junction to Salt Lake City. Nice route, sucky traffic and a pretty cool evening get-together.

Episode 18; MTTS DAY 2 Durango to Grand Junction and Day 3 to Salt Lake City.

Episode 17; MTTS wrap-up from Durango,CO

Episode 16; MTTS Registration Day, and getting scared on the Tram!

Episode 15; MTTS IS ON! Just a few more reminders and tips to help make your MTTS a pleasant and fun memory.

Episode 14; MTTS for newbies and seasoned MTTSers alike.

Episode 13: Veteran Tips - Making the Most of Your MINI Takes The States, and a Fond Farewell to a long time MTTS attendee.

Episode 12: 2025 MINI info, Nurburgring 24 hour race MINI results, Blue Ridge Pkwy wrap up, and MTTS thoughts from some veterans.

Episode 11; Antifreeze/Coolant answers, 2 way radio talk, code readers, avoiding scammers, MTTS and MINI events in Virginia, North Carolina and New Hampshire.

Episode 10- New Countryman impressions, Changes at the top of MINI, and MTTS groups and hotel selection advice.

Episode #9, Wrap up for MINIs On The Dragon, Drama on the Dragon (not a MINI), Convertible top glass woes, drying a dirty car?, and those scammers!

Bonus Episode #001 MINI USA's Rules of Motoring, and more Facebook parts scammers and a bit of Dragon and MTTS chat.

Episode 7, Radar detectors, MINI events in West Virginia and New York, MINIs On The Dragon, and MINI Takes The States

Motoring Assistance: Dash Cams, Facebook Group musings and a couple of neat MINIs.

2nd Gen problems chat from the experts and should you buy one, Hidden stop light fix, and more

Model Chassis Codes deciphered, Spotting Facebook Scammers, and MINI events past & future

BMW Goes Hydrogen, New MINI Colors, The MINI Wave, Wipers & Glass, Upcoming Events

Naming your MINI, More changes for 2024 and MTTS preview.

Full Introduction with future plans for the podcast

The Cooper Cast Trailer