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• Would you buy a Foxtons Mini?? 24 May 2006 (Forum)
  I'm reliably informed that the 26 British Racing Green Minis for sale at BCA Nottingham tomorrow are all from the Foxtons Estate Agents fleet. I have always been lead to believe that these cars lead a hard life, as well as having decals plastered over them from new.
• Mini,Beetle,mk2 Jag What next ? 14 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  The last few years has seen several 1960's cars come back to life ... Beetle Mk2 Jag ( s-type) New Mini and there are more due out soon... VW van F-type (hopefully) What else should they bring back ? (Healey 3000 would be my choice, fabulous styling)
• Mini 2006 1.6 - Timing chain noise? 16 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  Anyone know of any issues with the base 1.6 model and timing chain wear? I'll also take the usual response of 'minis are rubbish' 'badge snobbery' etc for granted thanks!
• Austin (Rover) Mini (1972 - 2001) - 1995 1275 mini stripes 30 May 2008 (Forum)
  I own a 1995 Mini Cooper in BRG, with 45 k miles and surprisingly rot - free. For some reason, the bonnet is shorn of the Cooper stripes ( the roof and mirrors are white ). I have seen Coopers with a chequerboard pattern on the bonnet and think it looks great.
• MINI MINI Cooper and S R56 (2007 - ) - Door Mirrors stolen 15 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  A colleague at work has recently had the door mirrors stolen from her Mini Cooper S (BMW want £300 parts only). When she informed the police it was the 11th case that weekend in the area so clearly someone was doing the rounds and no doubt these will appear on ebay or similar.
• HJ Mini tests 19 May 2007 (Forum)
  I compared the new/new Mini with the old/new Mini in the showroom, to my eye it looked bloated & just too big. I totted up the cost of options & the whole package seemed more an exercise in 'options trading' (just like 'finance deals' are the real money-spinner for some main dealers) - the base car is made to look almost unattractive, but the options list soon makes the car look overpriced, imho,when compared to the alternatives.
• New MINI Cooper 27 Jul 2023 (Forum)
    Why do MINI or some others have to use the term exhaust why not come up with something original like a electric motor whine.  I feel sure they could start of with a low note and develop it into a high pitch scream.
• Mini service 24 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  Accompanied my daughter into a Mini (official dealer) today for an aircon check. 'Pick it up at 5,30' said the Service Adviser. Daughter's a nurse, and because of shifts asked any earlier please? Reply: waiting is priority in the morning, it won't even go in til the afternoon'.
• R56 Mini Cooper 2007 - Mini Cooper nearside wiper blade not flush 19 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  hi everyone I've tried two sets of wipers from same company and neither passenger wiper blade sits flush to glass at end of blade, it is slightly raised...
• MINI Cooper - Buying second hand 25 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  My question is what do I look for are their problems associated with minis of this age, and are the engines good for higher mileage? I am going to try and get one with history, what else should I look out for. Cheers Herald
• 09 PLATE FIESTA OR 57 PLATE MINI COOPER - WHICH TO CHOOSE? 12 Mar 2011 (Forum)
    About to but a car for my wife to run around in - she will probably do about 10000 miles a year and use it mostly for ferrying our 2 grandchildren around.  Have a bit of a quandry - she really likes the new shape Fiesta and the Mini Cooper and can't make up her mind which one to go with - she has driven both and lkes them both !!!  Most of the reviews I have read don't really favour one or the other except for the residual value of the Mini.
• Austin (Rover) Mini (1972 - 2001) - 91 1.3 Big End Bearings (crank) 27 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Rover Group MINI Cooper first reg.: 11/04/1991 engine code: 12A2A (G) engine type : 1275 cc / 46kW chassis : SAXXNNAMMBD016018
• MINI Cooper R50 (2001 - 2007) - Xenon headlight issue and replacing run flat tyres 9 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Hi. Recently bought a mini, but having some problems. One of my xenon headlights doesn't always work. BMW have put in new bulbs, a new control unit and are now saying I need a whole new headlight. I've already spent nearly £300 and they now want another £300.
• It isn't all bad news 4 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  As part of a flyer about a forthcoming presentation by BMW about the new model MINI, was the following snippet. -----------8<-------- The UK MINI production triangle has plants at Hams Hall, Oxford and Swindon. This has received substantial investment of nearly 200 million to build the new model and to increase MINI production capacity by up to 20%.
• MINI 16 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  We all know what a popular and trendy little car the MINI is and how clever the marketing people are with all the super trendy 'must have'options packages that people fork out extra cash for and how good the MINI/BMW dealers are at sorting out any problems.Overall a major success story.But....can you imagine the disaster if BMW had not been involved and the Rover boys with their special band of dealers had been left to their own devices."
• Mini Cooper 29 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  I am almost at the point of orderinhg a new Mini Cooper and I hope you can give me some advice before the heart takes over the brain. 1. What colour ...I fancy silver grey...what experience do others have / what does it look best in ? 2.I currently drive an Alfa 156 ( 3 years old )...some city but mostly weekends with some motorway.I walk to my office so no commuting.What's the mini like for motorway / B road driving. 3.Am I nuts to give up the Alfa for a much smaller car. 4.
• minis are dangerous! 6 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  All new Mini's are being recalled to BMW's Oxford factory because of a design fault that could cause an explosion when the cars are being filled with fuel. Static electricity could cause a small spark when a petrol pump nozzle is inserted which could in turn ignite fuel vapour in a flash fire.
• Mini One r56 1.4 petrol - Alternator belt tensioner?! 5 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  My sons mini has a broken alternator belt. It doesn't have aircon and the belt just goes round two pulleys. Normally there is a tensioner at the top of the engine but there is simply nothing there and no visible means of tensioning the belt.
• Mini Paceman Passenger Seatbelt Light 13 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Morning all Have a phantom passenger seatbelt warning light issue with a Mini Paceman. Advised it began following a valet, presumably from the usual 'on street' type outift. I haven't looked yet, but I assume they've knocked a plug under the seat, anybody had cause to look under there and reconnect one?
• MINI One - Camshaft timing 10 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  Morning all I've had the timing chain replaced on my 2010 mini but it is now producing the following fault code: P0015 OBD-II Trouble Code: Camshaft Position B - Timing Over-Retarded (Bank 1) It appears that the timing may have slipped due to the cheap locking tool used.