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• Mini Cooper S 1st service, or lack of! 18 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  My dads Cooper S is just over a year old and when he rang the local dealer that he bought it from they said it didn't need it's 1st service until the car...
• Renault Modus Chute Boot 7 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Its a conventional hatchback type opening boot, but within that there is a "hatch" which pulls backwords, similar to the boots in the original Minis (I am not going to get your attention putting boots and minis in same sentence!) This way, instead of opening the full boot, you can just simply open this small hatch, throw something in and close again.
• Golf plus - Small family car 10 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Criteria is: Not too big (mrs struggles parking the mini so an estate is a no go) Remotely interesting to drive Reliable Decent sized boot Quiet on the motorway (can barely hear each other speak in the mini so something a bit more refined would be nice) Do a mixture of town and motorway driving,around 8k a year,was thinking petrol,and a budget of around 7k.
• Which car has SWMBO chosen? 13 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  She's made a choice - any guesses as to what we've ordered? (Clue - it's not another Mini: a 5-door Mini would have ticked most of the boxes, but the rear doors are as the Scots say 'awfu' wee').
• Dead Mini 9 May 2005 (Forum)
  Afternoon all, got a maddening problem with a mini at the moment. It's a 1971 model with a 998cc engine. I bought it as a light restoration project, and it has been running ok trundling in and out of the garage for various bits of bodywork to be repaired etc.
• BMW - service (well Mini anyway) 19 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  SWMBO took her Mini to a local dealer for first service under TLC package. This is the dealer experience. She phoned last week, line was engaged but she was invited to leave details and they would call back, which they did in three minutes.
• Mini Cooper S R56 2007 - DAB aerial solution 29 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Hi all. My S is fitted with the factory AM/FM radio all built into  the circular speedo assembly, hence no DAB. Does anyone know if there was...
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 12-01-2019 Part 1 14 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  The difference in reliability between the so called premium European makes, and a decent Far East produced car are enormous. I was chatting to a BMW Mini owner in a car park a few days ago; having noted his new Mini was shiny and my old Mitsi really dirty; I posed the question "How much do you think this has cost me in repairs over the last 10 years". "£5,000", was his guess
• MINI Cooper R50 04 - cranks but wont start 24 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Where to start.. Woke up one morning and headed to the car ( done a 4 hour journey the night before) and the car would crank but not turn over.The...
• 1992 Mini Cooper 1275 - Steering Noises 24 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  I am getting some nasty clunking noises when driving very slowly and turning the steering e.g. parking. There is a bit of play in the steering but I guess...
• MINI Clubman - Abnormal tyre wear 25 May 2013 (Forum)
  I've just had to replace 2 run-flat tyres (not cheap) to get my car through its MOT. They were both worn abnormally on the inner wall and were the front...
• True 5 seater that doesn't look like a mini bus? 10 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  I need to get a car that will comfortably seat 3 adults and 2 children in car seats. I don't really want to go down the 7 seater route  - normally...
• Wind related insurance claim. 29 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Earlier this year on a windy January afternoon I was side swiped swiped by a mini bus on a duel carriageway. I was overtaking the mini bus and as I came level with the bus the road bent to the right and it cut the corner The Driver claimed she was pushed off course by a gust of wind Now the insurance company wants me to accept that the bus driver was not to blame and to accept that I should be liable for the damage to my car - about £1200 to my RX8 - which will result in my loosing no claims discount of 20%.
• Anyone work for Adrian Flux?? I am fuming!! 29 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  She phoned up to see how much it will cost, looking forward to it being a bit cheaper. Well no, it's an additional £64!!!!!! For some reason a mini cooper D is a group 12 in their books, the adviser basically told her that the insurance group varies from insurer to insurer. I never knew this??? As far as I was concerned a mini cooper D is a group 8, and should have been cheaper to insurance or at the very least the same price, not more!!!!!!
• 1992 Mini - Front Wheels Rubbing? 7 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I've noticed that as soon as a passenger (or heavy load) gets in it sounds like the front wheels start rubbing on the bodywork of the car but only when...
• Air con - Mini Cooper S 12 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  A mate of mine is considering buying a Cooper S which does not have aircon as standard equipment. I have pointed out that aircon is virtually essential...
• Ford CD6000 Radio/CD Player 17 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  I accept that I wont be able to control my mini disc player from the CD unit. Answers or a service manual / circuit diagram for the CD unit (or where to get one from) would be much appreciated
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  I want a dual dash camera setup - will my insurer consider it a modification to my vehicle? 22 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have a BMW X5 and am considering having dealer fitted front and rear cameras fitted. The rear-facing camera is fairly unobtrusive but the front one is...
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  Since ordering our MINI, the spec has changed - can we reject the vehicle as it was mis-sold to us? 3 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My wife ordered a new MINI in June, for delivery in September. The vehicle includes both the Chili and John Cooper Works packs which, at the time of order,...
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  Broken piston in Mini R56 - wear and tear or manufacturing fault? 12 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2007 Mini Cooper S which has done around 62,000 miles. Last week, it began running very roughly and was noticeably lacking in power. I took it...