"sprock" <sprock.null@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:2007102714514216807-sprocknull@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Kinda curious what people's experience are with maintance for your mini
> (cooper or cooper S). How much do you pay for yearly maintance for the
car
> ?
>
> I know the first 3 years of a new mini, the dealer takes care of you for
> the most part, but as the years progress, the car is most likely going
to
> give you some problems and maintainance from the dealer may not be
> available anymore.
>
> This is assuming you take care of you car and you dont run the living
> daylights out of the car..
>
> In either case, I'm looking into getting a used mini cooper (or S) but I
> want to see what are the typical problems people have with the car and
how
> much you usually spend on the car to maintain it. Specically, a car
dating
> from 2002 to 2005.
>
> Any insight would be great everyone...
I have a 2004 Mini Cooper that I bought used just over a year ago.
Shortly after I bought the car, there were a couple of things that I
realized were not right. One was that the electronic key did not work on
the driver's side door, which I could not unlock remotely. The other was
that one of the speakers in the passenger side door did not work. The
Mini
dealer fixed these without charge, and I have had no further problems.
In addition, I mentioned to the dealer at the same time that the
steering seemed heavier than I would have expected. The dealer replaced
the
power steering pump, again without charge. However, the steering still
seemed unduly heavy to me, and that remains a problem. I mentioned it
again
to the dealer at the most recent maintenance, but was told that they could
find nothing wrong. I have seen comments to the effect that some people
think BMWs typically have power steering that requires more effort than
other cars, and that may be the explanation here.
Otherwise, I have had no problems with the car.
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