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caesar · Feb 18th, 2008, 07:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by +++MadMatt+++ (original)

Im so annoyed only had my mini for a couple of weeks and yesterday I had to go down a very tight one way street (only enough room for a car and a half) and I had to ride the kurb to get around this stupidly parked wreck of a car (wing mirrors smashed, generally mistreated), in the process managed to scrape the entire outer rim of my front passenger side alloy wheel.

I was SO ANNOYED, the alloys were in mint condition, either the previous owner had more luck than me or the mini dealership made sure they were in top condition before selling it. Either way Im pretty upset about it!

How much would a dealership charge for repairs? Or would it be easier just to buy a replacement, and keep that one as a spare?

You can either use one of specialist firms like Chips Away, or you use a DIY kit from Halfords depending on how bad the damage is. Either way you need to have the wheel balanced afterwards.

Feb 18th, 2008, 07:17 PM	#9
caesar MINI2 Master Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wales Local Time: 02:22 PM Posts: 779 Online	Quote: Originally Posted by +++MadMatt+++ (original) Im so annoyed only had my mini for a couple of weeks and yesterday I had to go down a very tight one way street (only enough room for a car and a half) and I had to ride the kurb to get around this stupidly parked wreck of a car (wing mirrors smashed, generally mistreated), in the process managed to scrape the entire outer rim of my front passenger side alloy wheel. I was SO ANNOYED, the alloys were in mint condition, either the previous owner had more luck than me or the mini dealership made sure they were in top condition before selling it. Either way Im pretty upset about it! How much would a dealership charge for repairs? Or would it be easier just to buy a replacement, and keep that one as a spare? You can either use one of specialist firms like Chips Away, or you use a DIY kit from Halfords depending on how bad the damage is. Either way you need to have the wheel balanced afterwards.