["Megan"]

Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH

Yep, all sorted, the dreaded popped engine mount strikes again (thankfully these are not installed on most Minis ). He should be able to get it fixed under warranty though

Ah, great!! I knew you were 'the guy' to talk too!! Paul must have been relieved to hear that it would be a warranty job (his is only an '05 from memory). If my car starts doing strange things, I know who I am going to be asking about it It is always nice to turn up to a service centre and be able to 'advise them' on what you think the problem is and start the ball rolling.

[AndrewH]

Quote: Originally Posted by Megan

It is always nice to turn up to a service centre and be able to 'advise them' on what you think the problem is and start the ball rolling.

The only problem is that most of the time they don't usually listen to the advice

[Mr G]

Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH

The only problem is that most of the time they don't usually listen to the advice

haha LOL. imagine if they listened to some of the advice i've given a few of them!!!!! they'd be walking funny, or inside out!

*shudders*

[Logues42]

Gee ... can I look any more enthused?

["Megan"]

Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH

The only problem is that most of the time they don't usually listen to the advice

Depends how you go about advising them If they think their 'authority' is being challenged or dismissed in any way, they will get narky. You can sometimes do it in a way that 'guides' them into saying what YOU actually think is wrong, but letting them feel like it is their idea

As soon as they feel like it is an "us vs. them" situation, you're stuffed!! It's based on the old "you attract more flies with honey, than vinegar" principle.

Sure, it won't work in all cases - there are just some that either like being bar5tards, or are practicing very hard to be one! That is when you refuse to deal with them, and find someone more reasonable. Life is too short to deal with miserable sods.

["Megan"]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr G

haha LOL. imagine if they listened to some of the advice i've given a few of them!!!!! they'd be walking funny, or inside out!

*shudders*

After hearing of some of your experiences, the visuals are coming thick and fast!!!

[wteb]

Quote: Originally Posted by Megan

Geez Warren, glad to hear everything turned out okay! That must have been very freaky!! Hope you get to hang around longer the next time!

G'Day Megan , Yes it was freaky !! when I got to the hospital to find out that she was okay !! I felt like breaking her leg myself ..... just kidding of course . Yes I would have loved to had stayed longer so many Mini's what a great sight , and you all seem to be a great bunch as well . Hey at least you got to sit down in the lovely shade when you did the name tag thing , that was great you offered to do that , Vic should send you on a nice holiday , hope I am not out of line for saying that ? . Well I hope to bump into you all next time , glad the day went well for you all .
Warren

[wteb]

Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf

Sorry to hear that Warren, glad to read all is okay.



Cheers Liam

Thanks Liam , Good to hear you had a safe trip home .
Warren

[wteb]

Quote: Originally Posted by Smurfn

Glad to hear it wasn't as bad as thought Warren

Yeah I was glad also , saved me buying a get well card and flower's ..... all jokes aside she is fine and went to work today , she was shocked thats all it was , and her silly girlfriend was the one who rang me and said her leg was broken . So all is well .

[Mini2v]

Quote: Originally Posted by wteb

Vic should send you on a nice holiday , hope I am not out of line for saying that ? . Well I hope to bump into you all next time , glad the day went well for you all .
Warren

Holidays are easily arranged, just pick one from the clubMINI events calendar and register with me

Many thanks to everyone who attended our 1st Birthday bash.

Thanks to Stu for helping with drinks and onions and the fabulous Magazine, thanks to Steve for arranging all those amazing prizes and the judging with help from Robbo and another member whose name escapes me. Thanks to Avril who unwittingly volunteered to do the name tag thing, and what a great job she did too! And thanks to Helen for arranging the beautiful birthday cake

Its a pleasure to arrange these events for such nice people, wait until you see what we have in store next year with the Tasmania Tour and then the inaugral clubMINi Austrlaia MINI Muster!!!

Vic

[Tit]

Quote: Originally Posted by Megan

Nice to meet the 'greatly missed by his Sydney mates', Tiaan. Our son, Liam was very happy to meet you too!! Still too scared to ask where he got the nickname from though He claims it is all quite innocent, but you just never know with those 'flyboys'

Thanks Megan...it was good to meet your family and Liam too! If Liam has any questions, feel free to PM me - I'd love to help...

As for my nickname - I'll leave its origins up to your imagination...

[minigolf]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mini2v

…Thanks to Stu for helping with drinks and onions and the fabulous Magazine…

No worries Vic. It was a pleasure.

[Mini2v]

Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf

No worries Vic. It was a pleasure.

Sorry Liam, I was only told that it was a Cenberra person, had no idea it was the Pink shirted one himself.

Vic

[minigolf]

Haha, that's alright Vic, just winding you up.

["Megan"]

Quote: Originally Posted by wteb

G'Day Megan , Yes it was freaky !! when I got to the hospital to find out that she was okay !! I felt like breaking her leg myself ..... just kidding of course . Yes I would have loved to had stayed longer so many Mini's what a great sight , and you all seem to be a great bunch as well . Hey at least you got to sit down in the lovely shade when you did the name tag thing , that was great you offered to do that , Vic should send you on a nice holiday , hope I am not out of line for saying that ? . Well I hope to bump into you all next time , glad the day went well for you all .
Warren

We actually started out in the sun on the other side - then we realised we were going to end up crispy-fried and someone suggested we move to the shady side - doh!! Wish I'd thought of that earlier because the shade made an enormous difference.

As for doing the tags, it was my pleasure and it was a great way to get to meet and greet everyone and to put names to faces, even if I did manage to spell a name or two wrong (sorry Bryan )

Now, I don't remember getting to do a name tag for you though!! Or if I did, I am losing the plot LOL!!! (which is more than possible and I will just blame it on sunstroke - yeah, that's it, sunstroke )

["Megan"]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mini2v

Holidays are easily arranged, just pick one from the clubMINI events calendar and register with me

Many thanks to everyone who attended our 1st Birthday bash.

Thanks to Stu for helping with drinks and onions and the fabulous Magazine, thanks to Steve for arranging all those amazing prizes and the judging with help from Robbo and another member whose name escapes me. Thanks to Avril who unwittingly volunteered to do the name tag thing, and what a great job she did too! And thanks to Helen for arranging the beautiful birthday cake

Its a pleasure to arrange these events for such nice people, wait until you see what we have in store next year with the Tasmania Tour and then the inaugral clubMINi Austrlaia MINI Muster!!!

Vic

No worries Vic, was my pleasure.

["Megan"]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tit

Thanks Megan...it was good to meet your family and Liam too! If Liam has any questions, feel free to PM me - I'd love to help...

Many thanks for that, will do Hope Adelaide isn't too quiet for you! It's our hometown, and it was too quiet for us

Quote:

As for my nickname - I'll leave its origins up to your imagination...

Oh, now that's just mean!!! Hmmm, okay, that leaves sooooo many possibilites

["Megan"]

Quote: Originally Posted by minigolf

Haha, that's alright Vic, just winding you up.

One of your favourite past-times it would seem oh pink-shirted one

Good job on the magazine

[MAD Always]

Quote: Originally Posted by AndrewH

Yep, all sorted, the dreaded popped engine mount strikes again (thankfully these are not installed on most Minis ). He should be able to get it fixed under warranty though

Booked in for first service 4th April. I advised them of the engine mount and they said that they have not had a problem with them. They will look at the engine mount at the first service.

["Megan"]

Quote: Originally Posted by MAD Always

Booked in for first service 4th April. I advised them of the engine mount and they said that they have not had a problem with them. They will look at the engine mount at the first service.

Ah, the old "have not had a problem with them" line!! You won't hear them say anything else. If they did say (for example) "oh, yeah, your the 5th one we've seen in 2 months" they would be in deep doodoo! It is the standard line used in the automotive industry, the computer industry, and, I suspect, many others too.

Hope they get it all sorted for you during the first service. At least now, if you have any trouble in the future, it can be traced back to being an issue well within the warranty period.