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#192 of 282 more frequent changes... by eashley Jul 04, 2008 (4:11 pm)
I change mine every 5,000 miles , which may be excessive, but I am old school. Too much cold weather short haul stuff going on with me, why take a chance. I intend to own and enjoy for the long haul. During warranty period i paid extra for the out of sequence changes. Insurance. Replies to this message: zman401 (Sep 28, 2008 1:20 am)
#193 of 282 Re: mini radiator fan [mymemni] by floridamini Jul 05, 2008 (12:38 pm)
Replying to: mymemni (Jun 20, 2008 8:38 am) My 2003 mini cooper has started having the same problem. Have you found a solution, other than replacing the fan? I am not mechanically inclined and am trying to avoid another costly trip to the dealership. Replies to this message: mymemni (Jul 06, 2008 5:05 am) cinboden (Oct 06, 2008 12:39 pm) mymemni (Oct 06, 2008 5:01 pm) snicker2 (Oct 21, 2009 3:25 am)
#194 of 282 Re: mini radiator fan [floridamini] by mymemni Jul 06, 2008 (5:05 am)
Replying to: floridamini (Jul 05, 2008 12:38 pm) I agonized about taking it to the dealer so I messed around under the hood for awhile and took the relay out and tapped on it and also tapped on the fan motor and now it miraculously works fine, some contact must have been stuck. I don't know how long it will work, it may just postpone the inevitable, but for now I'm go to go. If I were you I would take it to a good garage before going to the dealer and explain what I've told you..........good luck Replies to this message: cinboden (Oct 06, 2008 12:39 pm) mymemni (Oct 06, 2008 5:01 pm) snicker2 (Oct 21, 2009 3:25 am)
#195 of 282 Seat Care by matt14 Jul 16, 2008 (3:53 pm)
I have an '06 with 2 tone sport seats. It's my understanding the seats are "real" leather, but my guess is the main part of the two tone (seat and back) are leather while the rest is fake leather. What part is leather and what do I use to clean and protect it? I assume you don't use the same thing on both leather and fake leather. Replies to this message: coupah (Jul 22, 2008 1:29 pm)
#196 of 282 Press Request by KarenS HOST Jul 16, 2008 (4:31 pm)
A newswire reporter would like to speak with owners of the Mini Cooper. If you are an owner, please respond to ctalatiedmunds.com with your daytime contact information no later than Friday, July 18th.
#197 of 282 Re: Seat Care [matt14] by coupah Jul 22, 2008 (1:29 pm)
Replying to: matt14 (Jul 16, 2008 3:53 pm) Matt, On most (leather) seats, the part you sit on, is leather. For economic reasons, the "other parts' are synthetic. Hard to tell, far as I can see. Of course, big-buck cars are ALL leather...
#198 of 282 Re: MINI Cooper Owners: Care & Maintenance [KarenS] by zxbosguy Sep 02, 2008 (8:19 am)
Replying to: KarenS (Dec 02, 2003 10:06 am) I have a couple questions for you about extending the warranty on my Mini and wonder if you have ever considered or dealt with any of this. Even if you have not, I would appreciate your thoughts. My 2005 Mini maintenance and mechanical warranties (two separate agreements) are up in March 2009.    I am considering extending either, or both, warranties for another 2 years. They are separate decisions, and are priced separately, so I want to know what you have done or think I should do.    Maintenance warranty covers all routine stuff like oil changes ($200 if bot separately), alignment ($200), tune ups at major milestones ($800), wiper replacement ($100), convertble top alignment ($200), etc. To extend the warranty unitl March 2011, it will cost me $1995.    Mechanical warranty covers everything except the exhaust system, such as engine failure, brakes, transmission, clutch, etc, and that's another $2095.    Where I put about 6k miles per year on vehicle, I figure things are going to wear out slower than the avereage car. But the routine maintenance will still need to be performed. So, I'm thinking of skipping the mechanical and going with the maint warranty extension. What do you think?     Your thoughts? Replies to this message: rlmiller9 (Sep 02, 2008 4:10 pm)
#200 of 282 Re: MINI Cooper Owners: Care & Maintenance [zxbosguy] by rlmiller9 Sep 02, 2008 (4:10 pm)
Replying to: zxbosguy (Sep 02, 2008 8:19 am) If your tranny goes it will be about 6 big ones and there are not any independant shops that can do it. With the shody history of this model I would (shop but) get all the warranty you can afford.
#201 of 282 Mini Cooper Tires by carl_spackler Sep 16, 2008 (10:07 am)
I have 40K miles on my factory tires. I live in Minnesota in the snow and cold. I am looking for a set of tires for my Mini Cooper S that are not run flats and that will provide all around good performance with good traction. Does anyone have a recommendation on a tire?   Thank you!

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