Mini Cooper Review...

nigxdoof · 2009-10-08 18:41:45

:lol: :lol: :lol: He does, has it parked right next to the fire extinguisher :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Oct 8, 2009 | 03:16 PM

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pjinca

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My Ride: 2008 550I LOADED, all options except HUD and NV

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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='1028060' date='Oct 8 2009, 04:15 PM

He does, has it parked right next to the fire extinguisher

Oct 8, 2009 | 05:41 PM

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From: NYC, Rego Park, Queens

My Ride: 2004 E60 530i, 2012 E70 X5 35i

Model Year: 2004

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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='1028034' date='Oct 8 2009, 06:29 PM

A buddy of mine at work has a 03 with 70k miles. And his transmission just died. To make a long story short the bill to fix it will be $7k and he can't afford to do that. So he is just parking it in the driveway and bought a car for $1000

I've read plenty of threads how mainly 2003's have transmission's go so easily. Even 2002 has better reliability.

Anyone else have some horror stories?

Oct 9, 2009 | 09:04 AM

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My Ride: 2004 E60 530i, 2012 E70 X5 35i

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Anyone else have any feedback??

Oct 9, 2009 | 09:49 AM

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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills. Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)

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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='1028062' date='Oct 8 2009, 04:16 PM

He does, has it parked right next to the fire extinguisher

Oh dear god, AGAIN about the extinguisher!!

Oct 9, 2009 | 09:51 AM

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For the record....I've never owned one, but I have had MANY of them as loaners from BMW. I had a Mini"S" for over nine weeks at one point, and I can say they are a blast to drive! The one caveat being the size and mass of said Mini in a world populated by HUGE SUV's and poor driving ability!!