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Peartreeproductions · Oct 27th, 2007, 09:39 PM

Ok, I know I am stupid for going back but Kings Lynn and Bury are just too far when you are busy. Well I took my car to the newly named Cooper of Norwich (nee Lind) for my service at 43,000 and a coolant change.

After a couple of days I notice a sound like running water behind the glovebox. I popped into work on the way home from work to discuss this as i A. couldnt get through to anyone on the telephone and B. they didnt reply to my email after about 3 days. The lady on the service desk spoke to service and said that it was an airlock and if the noise had gone then just check the level - nothing to worry about. Oh well that's ok then, lets hope the head gasket doesnt go anytime soon!

The week after the service it was hissing down with rain. When it finally dried up I noticed oil on the driveway. I cursed my dad for parking his heap of junk on the driveway. Looking closer it was clean oil so i opened the Mini's bonnet and there was clearly oil dripping out of the oil filter all over the subframe. Driveway was covered in the stuff. To be fair to Coopers they did sort it the same day and admitted that it was their fault but after an hour of waiting and a driveway soaked in oil i was pretty hacked off.

Moral of the story the change of name is only a change of name and nothing else....

Oct 27th, 2007, 09:39 PM	#8
Peartreeproductions Mini spanker Join Date: Jul 2004 Local Time: 01:43 PM Posts: 106 Offline	Change of name but still the same old same old.. Ok, I know I am stupid for going back but Kings Lynn and Bury are just too far when you are busy. Well I took my car to the newly named Cooper of Norwich (nee Lind) for my service at 43,000 and a coolant change. After a couple of days I notice a sound like running water behind the glovebox. I popped into work on the way home from work to discuss this as i A. couldnt get through to anyone on the telephone and B. they didnt reply to my email after about 3 days. The lady on the service desk spoke to service and said that it was an airlock and if the noise had gone then just check the level - nothing to worry about. Oh well that's ok then, lets hope the head gasket doesnt go anytime soon! The week after the service it was hissing down with rain. When it finally dried up I noticed oil on the driveway. I cursed my dad for parking his heap of junk on the driveway. Looking closer it was clean oil so i opened the Mini's bonnet and there was clearly oil dripping out of the oil filter all over the subframe. Driveway was covered in the stuff. To be fair to Coopers they did sort it the same day and admitted that it was their fault but after an hour of waiting and a driveway soaked in oil i was pretty hacked off. Moral of the story the change of name is only a change of name and nothing else....