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Quote: Originally Posted by C.Noble (original)

I mean I have read of people complaining about the power steering fault claiming the car has "only" done 70,000 miles, I would class that as getting on for half way through a MINIs usefull life, and I dont think 2 pumps in a life time is extreme, I dont even think a pump every 4-5 years or so is excessive in my opinion (not when you stack it against, say Peugeot HDi fuel pumps that seem to pack up at about the same rate or worse, and cost twice the price to fix properly!)

Surely we all can agree that a MINI wont last forever without needing a single component, I just wondered what everyones opinion was.

Agree with your points and as a mechanical engineeer by trade I have tried to get this message across when replying to some owners when complaining about various faults at higher mileages..................as if all components should last for the life of the car and never fail or wear out !