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268 messages, Last post on Nov 20, 2009 at 8:18 PM
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Replying to: sconant (Sep 19, 2006 1:55 am) |
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Replying to: afox30 (Sep 19, 2006 10:09 am)  askMINIUSA.COM and mention Reference #200626800788 so that we can help you more efficiently.
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Replying to: afox30 (Sep 19, 2006 10:09 am) While i'm very pleased, a clutch should not go at 33K...esp driven only 10K per year, much of it highway. so...be vigilant... |
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Replying to: kathryn78 (Oct 10, 2006 8:02 am) you asked to have it towed? My clutch went up at 28,000 miles. I had AAA tow it to the MINI dealership. They pulled the transmission and now they tell me that even if I don't get it fixed I am in to them for $1,700! Tom cosgrove.t att.net
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Replying to: cosgrovet (Oct 10, 2006 2:40 pm) I had the clutch changed at 45,000 miles for the first time. Clutch lifespan can go out sooner depending how you drive the vehicle (Clutch yoke noisy and worn out clutch). Lucky I was covered under a 50K warranty when I purchased the car. A normal clutch in other car's can get a lot more mileage than 45K miles. I now have 48,000 miles on the car. Some of the most common problems I have experienced is with the Mini Cooper S (manual transmission) not of the routine kind of things of owning a car. 1) One of the first problems I had overheating problem with engine at 10,000 miles. 2) Rear latch on rear trunk never locked (needed replace latch). 3) Idiot lights on dash tire flat (Motor wheel rotation sensor) you hit a pot-hole it stays on very common and sometimes for weeks off and on. (Computer software glitches of some kind)Airbag idiot light stays on all the time now. The Mini dealer service told me eventually they will come up with a better software upgrade. I've learned to live with idiot light on the dash being on or off so don't be alarmed if you see them. 4) Cooling fan to engine kept turning never shut off then drains battery overnight. Mini dealer had to change both Cooling fans which they were very reluctant when its under warranty. 5) Brakes last 20,000 miles about on the front and 30,000 miles on the rear. 6) Clutch problem at 45,000 miles. 7) All Tires replaced. Yeah, we all have problems the Mini Cooper S but I would rather own a Toyota Corolla that I have as a second car with 250,000 miles and never had these kind of problems with only 48,000 miles. If I keep the car for another 50K miles will have the same problems again plus more. The tow truck driver who came to load my Mini cooper to the shop say most Mini's he towed are transmission problems and overheating problems.
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Replying to: gusp (Sep 20, 2005 9:30 pm) I drive my Mini Cooper S 2002 about 10,000 a year....so most of the time its parked and really has not much chance for a hot running engine. I happen to get on my Mini Cooper 2002 S 45,000 miles out of the clutch before it broke. I have had many Volkswagens in the past I got at least 95,000 miles out of a clutch. I drive a stickshift like you would think its an automatic transmission ride. The shifting is smooth and you never realize its a sticksift car since I had many clutch car's in the past. This car has more problems than a normal running used car you buy off the lot. I personally, would stay away from these cars until they make them much better and realiable. They just are not working on the problems that the first models had and now they still have the same problems on newer models. Buyer beware, its still an experimental car with lots of bugs to be worked out even in the latest models. |
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Hi - New to this site. My mini is 2002, automatic, with 43,000 miles. Warranty was up in August (just 4 months ago) and I noticed a sputtering sound recently. I took it in and the dealership told me the transmission is shot and will cost $7500 to repair! I took it to a non-dealer repair shop and they said they needed to replace the transmission with a brand new one b/c it was hard to say what's wrong with the transmission inside. Replacing is will cost me almost 1/3 of what I paid for it...I don't know what to do. Any suggestions/similar experiences? I'm leaning towards getting it fixed and then selling it. I just wonder if it's even worth getting fixed at all. Thanks, colleen ctm3267 yahoo.com
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Replying to: ctm3267 (Jan 03, 2007 11:47 am)
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