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Replying to: cracker2225 (Mar 12, 2008 11:04 pm)  numba-tu.com. We are not allowed to talk about the suit on this forum and I have been delinquent in putting together a blog. I can give you more details at my personal email. Thank you! Winnie |
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Replying to: smudge1 (Mar 12, 2008 9:38 pm) |
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Replying to: heyimvanessa (Mar 14, 2008 10:29 am) Marianne |
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Replying to: cracker2225 (Mar 15, 2008 10:26 pm) Running for President. Oh and Nader started his career by inventing problems that didn't exist and making them seem much worse than they were. Nader wouldn't be of any help against MINI or BMW. But if MINI's continue to have problems like this then they will lose sales and their value will plummet. German companies don't make fast changes unless they have no choice. Google BMW and Bangle to see how hated the design of the BMW's were to their customers and all the years to get rid of the designer causing the problems. I'd be interested to know what percentage of cars have had the automatics go on them versus the manuals. I believe the automatics are sourced from GM. No idea about the manuals. The new engines are Peugeot rather than Chrysler. It seems the transmissions are the weak link. We were looking at buying a MINI within a couple of months but might not as I hear about too many transmission problems and $8k to fix it is totally insane!
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Replying to: tiff_c (Mar 16, 2008 5:55 am)
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Replying to: cracker2225 (Mar 15, 2008 10:26 pm) It's really so discouraging that so many of us are in this situation. I recently learned that my 03 is worth nothing..... couldn't even trade it in to an outside dealer. I am told that other dealerships are aware of these tranny problems and they are sympathetic but since mini's are so specialized they don't have the techs skilled to step in. I had my tranny replaced with a brand new one (est at $8k) and 2 weeks later i still couldn't get a trade in value because used car managers drive it and say it's skipping 3rd gear. They tell me there was some kind of patch job -- I've had 2 repair locations confirm the same. I'm so financially upside down on this mini thing I have no choice but to pursue it. My Toyota was a dream machine in comparison..... i thought BMW was the ultimate driving machine - what a lesson this has been. Hang in there -- we will get this figured out.
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Replying to: heyimvanessa (Mar 14, 2008 10:29 am) It's a money pit --- and BMW will have to learn the hard way (like we all have). Keep detailed log of everything going on and stay with it. We'll make some headway here. |
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Replying to: cracker2225 (Mar 16, 2008 9:23 pm) I've also read about the clutches wearing out very fast as well. Shame they ruin the car with fun flat tires, no spare and shoddy transmissions. You'd think they'd have a bit of concern about quality and reliability considering that they do not deal on price at all. That cost them a sale from me a few months back, because why hurry to buy the car when it won't matter as the price is fixed? They do need to own up and fix the cars but sadly they probably won't and not in a poor economy. Also not connecting with current BMW dealers has hurt them as well. |
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Replying to: karen31 (Mar 17, 2008 4:30 pm) The Toyotas I used to drive routinely went to 150K or 200K miles. I was hoping for the same for my Mini. I also had no choice but to pursue the repair option, which makes me want to weep given the shape the economy is in and the fact that my daughter needs orthodontia. |
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Replying to: cracker2225 (Mar 12, 2008 11:04 pm) I will also be contacting Karen at her alternative email address. I had to replace my clutch on my 2004 mini after just 2 years, and now 20k miles later (no longer under warranty). The dealer in Boston (where it was purchased) insists there's nothing wrong with the car and that it must be the fault of the operator. I've been driving standard autos for over 20 years and NEVER replaced a clutch one time. Before buying this new mini, I always bought used cars. I've driven all of my used cars between 5 and 8 years and never once had to replace a clutch. The dealer offers no acknowledgment that there's a problem with anything other than the driver! Lisa |
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