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bigbaddaboom · Oct 4th, 2002, 06:49 AM

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Originally posted by Albert
I really like the high rpm callback feature, especially when dropping off the car for service or leaving the car with a valet. That way you can tell if people were screwing around with your car or not.

Its funny you said that...I took smudge back to the dealer three days after getting him and he had a little less than half a tank left and the TC showed a range of 150 miles, he also had 307 miles on the clock. When I got him back he had 330 miles on the clock and the TC had gone down to 65 miles, the tank was at a little above the 1/4 full mark. Now I understand one of the issues was related to high speed driving (above 50mph there was a definitive steering wheel shake), so testing may necessitate going for a spin on the motorway. But 23 miles???? Hmmm! maybe something to mention to the garage next time I see them. I was also a bit dubious of the fact that 23 miles had used nearly a quarter of a tank....I wonder if the running in procedure has been slightly violated?? (and not by me!)

Oct 4th, 2002, 06:49 AM	#14
bigbaddaboom MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Brighton, UK Local Time: 02:16 AM Posts: 1,291 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Albert I really like the high rpm callback feature, especially when dropping off the car for service or leaving the car with a valet. That way you can tell if people were screwing around with your car or not. Its funny you said that...I took smudge back to the dealer three days after getting him and he had a little less than half a tank left and the TC showed a range of 150 miles, he also had 307 miles on the clock. When I got him back he had 330 miles on the clock and the TC had gone down to 65 miles, the tank was at a little above the 1/4 full mark. Now I understand one of the issues was related to high speed driving (above 50mph there was a definitive steering wheel shake), so testing may necessitate going for a spin on the motorway. But 23 miles???? Hmmm! maybe something to mention to the garage next time I see them. I was also a bit dubious of the fact that 23 miles had used nearly a quarter of a tank....I wonder if the running in procedure has been slightly violated?? (and not by me!)