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Blusox · Oct 18th, 2005, 11:46 AM

MTH, brilliant!!! I love the idea of two tuning files and my original, and I love the price. But, I don't have a laptop and I don't have an OBD socket replicator.

Add the purchasing of those 2 items to the cost of the files and I start thinking an AMD oneclick is looking like a pretty good option!!!

So I have a cunning plan!

From reading the many replies in the MTH thread it seems alot of people around the world have the required setup. So wouldn't it be great if people with the laptop and OBD gear listed here where they were and if they were willing, for a few brews or the like, to help their fellow Miniologists improve their cars performance.

For example.

A like minded individual from Mini2 downloads my file to his laptop, I send it to MTH and purchase the 300 Euro pack of Standard and Tuner files. I then meet up with or go and visit the guy again and we upload to my mini. Beer (or whatever) changes hands, all happy!

Any questions? Anyone spot any flaws?

Blu

minicabrio · Oct 18th, 2005, 12:28 PM

Only flaw is when you want it uploaded again.... you have to go and see your friend again.

With my One-Click i simply take it out the glovebox and plug it in!!

Blusox · Oct 18th, 2005, 01:13 PM

AMD oneclick £399

Second 4 pack of Stella £4.76

Hmmmmmm.........................

lol

Oneclick has its place, but in my mind its expensive and doesn't give the results I'm after.

minicabrio · Oct 18th, 2005, 01:28 PM

Gives pretty good results IMHO..... I get VERY strong performance from my Cooper.

I can revert back to standard in 4 minutes, thus not affecting my warranty...so to me, it's priceless.

jon vital · Oct 18th, 2005, 01:34 PM

Put your PC in the garage or on the drive next to the car.

Blusox · Oct 18th, 2005, 02:08 PM

I think you've hit the nail on the head there. These are two similar and great products, aimed at slightly different markets.

For those of us who are out of warranty or have modded our engines and therefore given BMW a myriad of excuses to not honour the warranty, the AMD onclick holds little advantage over other modding methods.

But this is getting away from the point of this thread. I'm interested if any of the Mini2 users out there would be interested in helping out other users mod there car once they have decided on an MTH upgrade, not wether or not a MTH upgrade is worth while.

tnoy66 · Oct 18th, 2005, 02:14 PM

I know some MINI2ers do share laptops and cables for this, though they don't shout too loudly about it.
Might be worth you being a bit more specific on your location, somebody may contact you privately then

Blusox · Oct 18th, 2005, 02:17 PM

Not too sure I fancy hauling my PC into the public car park I'm forced to park in by Windsor and Maidenhead borough council, power might be a problem too! lol

minicabrio · Oct 18th, 2005, 02:23 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Blusox

Not too sure I fancy hauling my PC into the public car park I'm forced to park in my Windsor and Maidenhead borough council, power might be a problem too! lol

Lol!! Time to invest in a power UPS for the car park!!

Blusox · Oct 18th, 2005, 02:28 PM

Security cameras would be first on my wish list for the car park given the recent spate of breakins! Grrrrrrrrrr

minicabrio · Oct 18th, 2005, 02:47 PM

if the council force you to park there, ask them for some CCTV......they can only say no, which they probably will do!

Worth a go though!

Blusox · Oct 18th, 2005, 03:33 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by minicabrio-uk

if the council force you to park there, ask them for some CCTV......they can only say no, which they probably will do!

Worth a go though!

They don't even give me a permit and make me pay £8 per day to park there at the weekends!!!!

minicabrio · Oct 18th, 2005, 03:37 PM

Just another way for the local council to make money out of its constituants.....

"Hmm...wonder if we can tax air? What? We already do?"

GeoffMM · Oct 18th, 2005, 06:00 PM

iF YOU ARE ANYWHERE NEAR LINCOLN I WILL HAPPILY DO IT FOR YOU!

notts04chillimini · Oct 19th, 2005, 12:21 AM

tit is ok getting someone to help you at your house but in car parks its a bit didgy, as a friend of mine on here, did it for someone in macdonald carpark and his laptop failed half way thru loading the file, which resulted in not being able to start the guys car! which meant a right (kufuffel)

going to fetch another laptop to load the file!!

i just get my mate to post me the leads whenever i want to load files into my ecu, or i now have another mate which lives 2 minutes away from me that has the leads!!

all in all my file cost 50 quid and thats a tuner file now i had it updated

well worth the money

Blusox · Oct 19th, 2005, 08:22 AM

Wow, how did you get it for £50????????

notts04chillimini · Oct 20th, 2005, 12:14 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Blusox

Wow, how did you get it for £50????????

before the prices were put up

just the map! i now have 3

all done by myself but got the maps through my mates account, which you can do! borrowed leads from him and loaded it myself!

Oct 18th, 2005, 11:46 AM	#1
Blusox MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: South East Local Time: 10:27 PM Posts: 274 Offline	Share the MTH wealth!! MTH, brilliant!!! I love the idea of two tuning files and my original, and I love the price. But, I don't have a laptop and I don't have an OBD socket replicator. Add the purchasing of those 2 items to the cost of the files and I start thinking an AMD oneclick is looking like a pretty good option!!! So I have a cunning plan! From reading the many replies in the MTH thread it seems alot of people around the world have the required setup. So wouldn't it be great if people with the laptop and OBD gear listed here where they were and if they were willing, for a few brews or the like, to help their fellow Miniologists improve their cars performance. For example. A like minded individual from Mini2 downloads my file to his laptop, I send it to MTH and purchase the 300 Euro pack of Standard and Tuner files. I then meet up with or go and visit the guy again and we upload to my mini. Beer (or whatever) changes hands, all happy! Any questions? Anyone spot any flaws? Blu

Oct 18th, 2005, 02:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
tnoy66 POP..POPPOP..POP Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Huddersfield Local Time: 09:27 PM Posts: 1,809 Offline	I know some MINI2ers do share laptops and cables for this, though they don't shout too loudly about it. Might be worth you being a bit more specific on your location, somebody may contact you privately then Pepper White MCS Registry All Welcome

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GeoffMM COOPER S LOCAL Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: LINCOLN Local Time: 10:27 PM Posts: 278 Offline	iF YOU ARE ANYWHERE NEAR LINCOLN I WILL HAPPILY DO IT FOR YOU! If all goes well soon to have a GTT 210bhp !!!!!

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Oct 18th, 2005, 12:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
minicabrio Sing-a-long MINIer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hampshire Local Time: 09:27 PM Posts: 15,996 Offline	Only flaw is when you want it uploaded again.... you have to go and see your friend again. With my One-Click i simply take it out the glovebox and plug it in!!

Oct 18th, 2005, 01:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blusox MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: South East Local Time: 10:27 PM Posts: 274 Offline	AMD oneclick £399 Second 4 pack of Stella £4.76 Hmmmmmm......................... lol Oneclick has its place, but in my mind its expensive and doesn't give the results I'm after.

Oct 18th, 2005, 01:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
minicabrio Sing-a-long MINIer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hampshire Local Time: 09:27 PM Posts: 15,996 Offline	Gives pretty good results IMHO..... I get VERY strong performance from my Cooper. I can revert back to standard in 4 minutes, thus not affecting my warranty...so to me, it's priceless.

Oct 18th, 2005, 01:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
jon vital MINI2 Senior Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Essex Local Time: 09:27 PM Posts: 605 Offline	Put your PC in the garage or on the drive next to the car.

Oct 18th, 2005, 02:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Blusox MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: South East Local Time: 10:27 PM Posts: 274 Offline	I think you've hit the nail on the head there. These are two similar and great products, aimed at slightly different markets. For those of us who are out of warranty or have modded our engines and therefore given BMW a myriad of excuses to not honour the warranty, the AMD onclick holds little advantage over other modding methods. But this is getting away from the point of this thread. I'm interested if any of the Mini2 users out there would be interested in helping out other users mod there car once they have decided on an MTH upgrade, not wether or not a MTH upgrade is worth while.

Oct 18th, 2005, 02:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
Blusox MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: South East Local Time: 10:27 PM Posts: 274 Offline	Not too sure I fancy hauling my PC into the public car park I'm forced to park in by Windsor and Maidenhead borough council, power might be a problem too! lol

Oct 18th, 2005, 02:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
minicabrio Sing-a-long MINIer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hampshire Local Time: 09:27 PM Posts: 15,996 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Blusox Not too sure I fancy hauling my PC into the public car park I'm forced to park in my Windsor and Maidenhead borough council, power might be a problem too! lol Lol!! Time to invest in a power UPS for the car park!!

Oct 18th, 2005, 02:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Blusox MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: South East Local Time: 10:27 PM Posts: 274 Offline	Security cameras would be first on my wish list for the car park given the recent spate of breakins! Grrrrrrrrrr

Oct 18th, 2005, 02:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
minicabrio Sing-a-long MINIer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hampshire Local Time: 09:27 PM Posts: 15,996 Offline	if the council force you to park there, ask them for some CCTV......they can only say no, which they probably will do! Worth a go though!

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Oct 18th, 2005, 03:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
Blusox MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: South East Local Time: 10:27 PM Posts: 274 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by minicabrio-uk if the council force you to park there, ask them for some CCTV......they can only say no, which they probably will do! Worth a go though! They don't even give me a permit and make me pay £8 per day to park there at the weekends!!!!

Oct 18th, 2005, 03:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
minicabrio Sing-a-long MINIer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hampshire Local Time: 09:27 PM Posts: 15,996 Offline	Just another way for the local council to make money out of its constituants..... "Hmm...wonder if we can tax air? What? We already do?"

Oct 19th, 2005, 12:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
notts04chillimini hey lightbulb head.... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: nottingham Local Time: 10:27 PM Posts: 1,310 Offline	tit is ok getting someone to help you at your house but in car parks its a bit didgy, as a friend of mine on here, did it for someone in macdonald carpark and his laptop failed half way thru loading the file, which resulted in not being able to start the guys car! which meant a right (kufuffel) going to fetch another laptop to load the file!! i just get my mate to post me the leads whenever i want to load files into my ecu, or i now have another mate which lives 2 minutes away from me that has the leads!! all in all my file cost 50 quid and thats a tuner file now i had it updated well worth the money

Oct 19th, 2005, 08:22 AM	#16 (permalink)
Blusox MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: South East Local Time: 10:27 PM Posts: 274 Offline	Wow, how did you get it for £50????????

Oct 20th, 2005, 12:14 AM	#17 (permalink)
notts04chillimini hey lightbulb head.... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: nottingham Local Time: 10:27 PM Posts: 1,310 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Blusox Wow, how did you get it for £50???????? before the prices were put up just the map! i now have 3 all done by myself but got the maps through my mates account, which you can do! borrowed leads from him and loaded it myself!