Patrick Coene <coenepatrick@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
: hello,
: 4 weeks ago I have bought a second hand Mini One 2001 with 35.000km .
: Sunday I wanted to put the car in the garage and in revearse gear it
made a
: strange noise,
: like something was knocking at the bottom of the car.
: We drove it to a Mini dealer and the verdict was a new gearbox !
: Is this normal for 35.000km, I knew the former owner personnaly , it was
: used as a second car by his wife.
: Is this a common problem with Mini's from the first generation.
: Best Regards.
: Patrick
Mine went out at around 51k miles and was replaced under warranty.
I have heard of one or two other cases too, but not at such a low
mileage count as yours.
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73 Chris Cox N0UK, G4JEC, ex-AB0CN, ex-G8PTC RNARS #1157 EN34jv33
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Cultural observation:
Europeans think 100 miles is a long way;
Americans think 100 years is a long time!
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