First 3000miles

illegalhunter · 8th January 2008, 19:15

Well 3000 mile of driving plesure, & no warranty work. My 07 Cooper S had the Fuel pump altinator ,clutch, flywheel, washer pump,arm rest,footwell module , 4new speakers&a new amp, and speedo before i had done 3000 miles. I think ill be sticking with Honda.

grasey · 8th January 2008, 19:21

That's good news, you must be looking forward to the next 3000 miles.

Dimplyred · 8th January 2008, 19:26

It sounds like owning that Mini was a bit of an ordeal, in the short time you did own it!!

illegalhunter · 8th January 2008, 19:32

£4000 of pain in 5 months

Topcat · 8th January 2008, 19:39

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Originally Posted by illegalhunter

£4000 of pain in 5 months

You are very lucky - I have had 10,500 miles of bad luck, not including the first civic, have seen the dealership every month and driven at least 15 courtesy cars

May your good luck continue

Munro · 8th January 2008, 19:46

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Originally Posted by illegalhunter

£4000 of pain in 5 months

Was that the new model Mini as well ? They are supposed to be better than the mark 1 Mini !

I have done 5000 miles now and have only had a couple of problems which I will probably try to sort myself (less hassle than taking to the dealers).

Dimplyred · 8th January 2008, 19:55

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Originally Posted by illegalhunter

£4000 of pain in 5 months

Was that £4000 just the depreciation alone?

Vidal Buffoon · 8th January 2008, 20:09

The first 6 months of cars any new model is troublesome, my MX5 has had a few glitches 06 plate.

Topcat · 8th January 2008, 21:25

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Originally Posted by Vidal Buffoon

The first 6 months of cars any new model is troublesome, my MX5 has had a few glitches 06 plate.

I never had a single problem with my Focus, it was one of the first on the road and was an absolute dream of a car, only mistake I made was trading it in after seven years of trouble free driving for the civic, it had only done 40,000 too

illegalhunter · 8th January 2008, 22:18

It was an 07 1st March , it cost £22000 got £18000 trading in for the R

Dimplyred · 8th January 2008, 22:42

£22000 and Mini don't really sound right in the same sentance do they? My wife's got one so I know they are expensive.

illegalhunter · 9th January 2008, 06:50

I never had satnav for that money. I no one guy on mini2 who spent £26k on his.

Kremmen · 9th January 2008, 07:18

BM may well in the majority of cases be a solid build with good residuals but you get nothing for your dosh.

I was looking in a new series 3 the other day and the dash is just a flat slab with 2 large dials, very uninspiring.

I'm now up to 9K miles and have also never been back to the dealers (but I still criticise the i-shift and the suspension).

angie4m · 9th January 2008, 08:42

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Originally Posted by illegalhunter

Well 3000 mile of driving plesure, & no warranty work. My 07 Cooper S had the Fuel pump altinator ,clutch, flywheel, washer pump,arm rest,footwell module , 4new speakers&a new amp, and speedo before i had done 3000 miles. I think ill be sticking with Honda.

Yip, I know where your coming from on that one and I totally agree! After my Mini being in about 48 times for work within the first year (and the majority of that in the first 6 months and for a few things at a time) I have to say that I am very impressed with the CTR, but then I bought it because of Honda's reputation and the fact I couldn't face going through all that with another Mini

cnicolini · 10th January 2008, 10:27

In four months I've been back to the dealers twice so far, once because of the windscreen wipers making a clicking sound, which they told me it was the relay and was normal. And the second time, to get a broken trim panel replaced in the rear indicator unit, which came this way from the factory. I think that you should always expect a few small issues on brand new cars.

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grasey Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 16th December 2007 Location: Cardiff Posts: 220 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	That's good news, you must be looking forward to the next 3000 miles.

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Dimplyred Type R GT 09570 Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th August 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 3,865 Thanks: 17 Thanked 81 Times in 80 Posts iTrader: (0)	It sounds like owning that Mini was a bit of an ordeal, in the short time you did own it!!

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illegalhunter HACKIN & SLAYIN Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th May 2007 Location: In the woods armed to the teeth Posts: 2,581 Thanks: 4 Thanked 29 Times in 28 Posts iTrader: (0)	£4000 of pain in 5 months

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Vidal Buffoon Valve Cap Join Date: 1st January 2008 Location: Durham, UK Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	The first 6 months of cars any new model is troublesome, my MX5 has had a few glitches 06 plate.

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illegalhunter HACKIN & SLAYIN Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th May 2007 Location: In the woods armed to the teeth Posts: 2,581 Thanks: 4 Thanked 29 Times in 28 Posts iTrader: (0)	It was an 07 1st March , it cost £22000 got £18000 trading in for the R

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Dimplyred Type R GT 09570 Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th August 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 3,865 Thanks: 17 Thanked 81 Times in 80 Posts iTrader: (0)	£22000 and Mini don't really sound right in the same sentance do they? My wife's got one so I know they are expensive.

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illegalhunter HACKIN & SLAYIN Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th May 2007 Location: In the woods armed to the teeth Posts: 2,581 Thanks: 4 Thanked 29 Times in 28 Posts iTrader: (0)	I never had satnav for that money. I no one guy on mini2 who spent £26k on his.

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Kremmen Krem de la Krem Civinfo guru Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 2,638 Thanks: 8 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts iTrader: (0)	BM may well in the majority of cases be a solid build with good residuals but you get nothing for your dosh. I was looking in a new series 3 the other day and the dash is just a flat slab with 2 large dials, very uninspiring. I'm now up to 9K miles and have also never been back to the dealers (but I still criticise the i-shift and the suspension).

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cnicolini Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th August 2007 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 550 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader: (0)	In four months I've been back to the dealers twice so far, once because of the windscreen wipers making a clicking sound, which they told me it was the relay and was normal. And the second time, to get a broken trim panel replaced in the rear indicator unit, which came this way from the factory. I think that you should always expect a few small issues on brand new cars.