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Re: Help [bodble2]
by sabrinae
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Aug 26, 2008 (1:45 pm)
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Replying to: bodble2 (Aug 26, 2008 1:28 pm)
Thanks for all the input, it's been a big help. One last question, if I keep it for 4 years I will still owe on it (doing 5 year finance) what's the trade in on them like?
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Re: Help [sabrinae]
by blueguydotcom
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Aug 26, 2008 (2:55 pm)
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Replying to: sabrinae (Aug 26, 2008 1:45 pm)
Trade-in on all cars is horrid. When you trade-in, you're giving up several thousand dollars. Yes, even the mini.
FWIW, my Mini has been trouble free. Best car I've owned in years.
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Re: Help [sabrinae]
by joem5
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Aug 26, 2008 (3:43 pm)
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Replying to: sabrinae (Aug 26, 2008 1:45 pm)
Mini's normally have a great resale value. they don't depreciate as fast .
Sell your car yourself. You really get taken if you trade.
The salesman will say we have to detail it, put brakes on it,fix this or that(Rubbish) no one knows your car better than you. Do the maintenance and the do the math. Go to Kelly's Bluebook.NADA etc.Like Helen Reddy sang in the song" I'am woman,I'am strong"
Keep all your records to show the buyer. 
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Re: Help [sabrinae]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Aug 26, 2008 (3:51 pm)
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Replying to: sabrinae (Aug 26, 2008 1:45 pm)
After 4 years of payments you will certainly have equity in the car. Mini resale values are terrific, among the best of any car sold in the USA.
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Re: Help [sabrinae]
by bfromhold
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Aug 26, 2008 (4:53 pm)
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Replying to: sabrinae (Aug 26, 2008 12:23 pm)
Sabrinae ~ You mentioned your friend had to get a new automatic transmission in the 1st year. Is her 2004 MINI an S or non S? The automatic is different in the S vs. non S (so I've been told).
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Re: Help [bfromhold]
by blueguydotcom
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Aug 26, 2008 (8:43 pm)
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Replying to: bfromhold (Aug 26, 2008 4:53 pm)
The automatic is the same in R56 coopers and cooper S cars.
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Re: Help [Mr_Shiftright]
by bodble2
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Aug 26, 2008 (10:35 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Aug 26, 2008 6:09 am)
We've had both the CVT, and now the Steptronic. And yes, overall the Step is superior to the CVT --- smoother and sportier. The only 2 relatively minor issues I have with the Step is that 1st gear is so short that you end up redlining it if you don't conscientiously induce an upshift; and the adaptive logic in the transmission appears to be so effective that if you share the car with another driver with a vastly different driving style, it does take awhile for the tranny to "re-learn" your driving style each time. In our situation, because I drive more aggressively than my wife, it is more an issue for me because the car would be sluggish until the tranny has adapted to my driving pattern.
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Re: Help [bodble2]
by sabrinae
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Aug 27, 2008 (4:55 am)
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Replying to: bodble2 (Aug 26, 2008 10:35 pm)
So what's with the "paddles" on the steering wheel? Blurb states new auto tranny shifts from auto to manual with the paddles. Do they get in the way? How does it work? And would everyone hate me if I got the British flag on the roof???
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Re: Help [sabrinae]
by blueguydotcom
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Aug 27, 2008 (5:58 am)
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Replying to: sabrinae (Aug 27, 2008 4:55 am)
The paddles allow for automatic drivers to pretend they're driving a car with a manual. They click a paddle - video game style - then there's a lag and the car shifts up or down a gear depending on the direction the driver pushed for a gear change. It's hokey and serves no real purpose. It's still an automatic, still has a torque converter and within a few days of getting the car, nobody really messes with the gimmicky paddles again.
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Paddles
by joem5
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Aug 27, 2008 (7:12 am)
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There a gimmick that I Box players buy.
The British flag is nice,but I'd stay away from S. Boston and Irish pubs.
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