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Stephen296 · Sep 10th, 2007, 10:20 AM

I bought an R56 Auto in March 07 for my wife, after over 3 years of the previous R53. The only problem with the R53 was a leaking sump gasket which was fixed after 3 visits to Ocean Falmouth. A very good, fun car.

The R56 is a catalogue of faults, from an unresponsive gearbox to boot lid coming open, sunroof air noise and leaking into the car. The build quality is something akin to a car produced by BL 30 years ago on a Friday!

How the dealer can't fix the faults is beyond me, but I have today told them if it is not fixed within the next 2 weeks it will be rejected, and the second (CooperS on order) car will be cancelled.

Sep 10th, 2007, 10:20 AM	#5
Stephen296 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Local Time: 05:34 AM Posts: 6 Offline	R56 Auto Problems I bought an R56 Auto in March 07 for my wife, after over 3 years of the previous R53. The only problem with the R53 was a leaking sump gasket which was fixed after 3 visits to Ocean Falmouth. A very good, fun car. The R56 is a catalogue of faults, from an unresponsive gearbox to boot lid coming open, sunroof air noise and leaking into the car. The build quality is something akin to a car produced by BL 30 years ago on a Friday! How the dealer can't fix the faults is beyond me, but I have today told them if it is not fixed within the next 2 weeks it will be rejected, and the second (CooperS on order) car will be cancelled.