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Rakey · Jan 23rd, 2007, 05:45 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Restyle (original)

Rec, Have you seen this post from Paul Mullet concerning, amongst other things, a Water Ingress problem in his R56.
http://www.mini2.com/forum/2nd-gen-f...-my-s-due.html#
Could be related ?

errr, where does Paul mention a water ingress problem??

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett (original)

I've not been around much the past few weeks, so apolgies for that.

I'm actually still in the process of producing a few reports on my S and also the Cooper I loaned a few weeks back, but as I'm on here for the Cooper D and new One details I thought I'd post a brief update.

My car is currently at Wollaston MINI in Northampton, list of little problems (and not so little) I have are:

Wheel arch trim broken off. Somewhere on the journey to/from my little boy's Nursery School, noticed it when I got home, passenger side only, exactly the same as the MINI press Cooper S I had. This concerns me a great deal just now, it seems the MINI may not be suitable to drive on the very same country lanes that got me hooked on Minis/MINIs in the first place.
Interference/crackling/distortion from the front passenger side speaker(s), car has the MINI HiFi Speaker upgrade.
MINI Badge is coming loose, or was never attached properly on the tailgate
MINI Cooper S sill strip on passenger side is bulging
The car lets in water, a lot of it, in the gap between the roof and the tailgate. Driving away at the wrong angle when it's wet leads to a downpour onto the parcel shelf and rear seats
Steering wheel creaks/makes a sort of "coiled spring" noise when turning at any speed.
Like everyone else it seems, no ashtray/coin holder as part of the smokers pack.

The only mention of water is in relation to the water that pours down his rear window due to an excessive gap/

Jan 23rd, 2007, 05:45 PM	#16
Rakey Remember My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 05:36 AM Posts: 50,029 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Restyle (original) Rec, Have you seen this post from Paul Mullet concerning, amongst other things, a Water Ingress problem in his R56. http://www.mini2.com/forum/2nd-gen-f...-my-s-due.html# Could be related ? errr, where does Paul mention a water ingress problem?? Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett (original) I've not been around much the past few weeks, so apolgies for that. I'm actually still in the process of producing a few reports on my S and also the Cooper I loaned a few weeks back, but as I'm on here for the Cooper D and new One details I thought I'd post a brief update. My car is currently at Wollaston MINI in Northampton, list of little problems (and not so little) I have are: Wheel arch trim broken off. Somewhere on the journey to/from my little boy's Nursery School, noticed it when I got home, passenger side only, exactly the same as the MINI press Cooper S I had. This concerns me a great deal just now, it seems the MINI may not be suitable to drive on the very same country lanes that got me hooked on Minis/MINIs in the first place. Interference/crackling/distortion from the front passenger side speaker(s), car has the MINI HiFi Speaker upgrade. MINI Badge is coming loose, or was never attached properly on the tailgate MINI Cooper S sill strip on passenger side is bulging The car lets in water, a lot of it, in the gap between the roof and the tailgate. Driving away at the wrong angle when it's wet leads to a downpour onto the parcel shelf and rear seats Steering wheel creaks/makes a sort of "coiled spring" noise when turning at any speed. Like everyone else it seems, no ashtray/coin holder as part of the smokers pack. The only mention of water is in relation to the water that pours down his rear window due to an excessive gap/ The only problem I have is knowing which one to drive?