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Re: Maintenance program [astropup] by wilemakeit
May 04, 2009 (5:51 pm)
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Replying to: astropup (May 04, 2009 11:13 am)

I bought my 06 S from a non dealer. The dealer has cover the work that was done.
So yes you still get covered.
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black trim by krager
May 08, 2009 (6:06 pm)
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The black trim around the top of my new Cooper(less than 2 months old) is fading in areas. There is about a six inch strip on one side and almost that much on the other. The trim on my 2002 Honda looks better than the trim on the Mini. Is there anything to put on it as a treatment to protect and/or bring the color back. This is really disgusting considering the age of this car. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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'03 Cooper S by pulax30
May 27, 2009 (7:18 am)
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I'm looking at a 03 cooper S with 61,000 on it. What are some of the issues you guys have run across with the earlier models?
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Re: mini service interval display [joemini] by wascha
May 27, 2009 (8:59 am)
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Replying to: joemini (Jan 25, 2007 12:26 pm)

I am new and would like to know if there is a response to re-setting the oil service on a mini s
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Re: black trim [krager] by mymemni
May 27, 2009 (10:04 am)
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Replying to: krager (May 08, 2009 6:06 pm)

I use One Grand E.R.V. (Exterior Rubber & Vinyl) dressing on my 03 Coop and the black trim looks like new. It restored from faded to black. after a few applications you can apply it less often. it will protect the trim from the white streaks you get when you wax your car and get some on the trim, I get it from www.carcareonline.com. Also use One Grand Blitz wax (pure hard carnuba with no abrasives or silicone) which keeps the finish looking like new and P21S body shampoo for washing and P21S gel wheel cleaner for that pesky brake dust.
Carcare will tell you what you need and how to clean any thing on your vehicle, paint, rubber, vinyl, glass, upholstery etc.
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Re: '03 Cooper S [pulax30] by rlmiller9
May 28, 2009 (4:56 pm)
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Replying to: pulax30 (May 27, 2009 7:18 am)

I would put away about 5k for the transmission when it goes.
That might be lite.
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Re: '03 Cooper S [pulax30] by wilemakeit
May 28, 2009 (6:08 pm)
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Replying to: pulax30 (May 27, 2009 7:18 am)

I have a 06 with no realy big issues and a friend of mine has a 03 with 129k with very little issue
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Recall by bodble2
May 28, 2009 (9:49 pm)
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Anyone received a recall notice about defective a catalytic converter for 2007 - 08 Minis?
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Re: '03 Cooper S [rlmiller9] by shark715
May 29, 2009 (6:21 am)
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Replying to: rlmiller9 (May 28, 2009 4:56 pm)

Do you mean an automatic transmission? Are you sure it was properly serviced and fluid changed? If it's the manual trans, should be no trouble at all. We have an '03 MCS with over 100k miles and a manual trans, no trans problems at all.
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Re: '03 Cooper S [shark715] by pulax30
May 29, 2009 (6:29 am)
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Replying to: shark715 (May 29, 2009 6:21 am)

what kind of problems have you had? I've been looking into getting a '02-'04 MCS. All the reviews for the are great, but I've heard the first gen have some reliability issues and are expensive to repair.

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