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swamos · Feb 15th, 2007, 08:28 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by traceywebb (original)

For those that haven't seen my posts:

I had one of the launch cars on 4 Jan 2007.

Since then it has had a recall to check the cable in the steering column.

I then started to smell petrol through the vents, in mid Jan together with noise when changing gear from 3 to 2. I took the car to the dealers and it has been there ever since. I have had a faulty fuel pump replaced and it now needs a new flywheel and clutch.

The dealer has today offered me a replacement car. We had wrote a letter with the right to reject the car but were letting them fix the faults in a reasonable time. Without prompting they came back with this offer today. Do I accept?. I would hope the new car would not have any of these current faults but at the moment have lost confidence with the car. The dealers have been great but the car has not. If I had another car in mind I would normally run a mile from this but I havent seen another car that hits me like the Cooper S does.

Help!!

Can you tell them to give you one in six months time? You've probably got at least a fighting chance of getting a good one by then. Let all the other product testers do the job for you

Feb 15th, 2007, 08:28 AM	#20
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 11:07 AM Posts: 5,542 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by traceywebb (original) For those that haven't seen my posts: I had one of the launch cars on 4 Jan 2007. Since then it has had a recall to check the cable in the steering column. I then started to smell petrol through the vents, in mid Jan together with noise when changing gear from 3 to 2. I took the car to the dealers and it has been there ever since. I have had a faulty fuel pump replaced and it now needs a new flywheel and clutch. The dealer has today offered me a replacement car. We had wrote a letter with the right to reject the car but were letting them fix the faults in a reasonable time. Without prompting they came back with this offer today. Do I accept?. I would hope the new car would not have any of these current faults but at the moment have lost confidence with the car. The dealers have been great but the car has not. If I had another car in mind I would normally run a mile from this but I havent seen another car that hits me like the Cooper S does. Help!! Can you tell them to give you one in six months time? You've probably got at least a fighting chance of getting a good one by then. Let all the other product testers do the job for you Clubman less....