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stoutard · Jan 31st, 2002, 12:14 PM

I have just called BMW in Bracknell and asked about the feature on watchdog and mentioned the forums and in particular voiced my concern over the issue of the windows/dorrs/sunroof opening of their own accord and it was mentioned that maybe the left hand drive cars might not have suffered this issue. Is there anybody out there that can confirm this?

stoutard · Feb 8th, 2002, 05:47 AM

well no one owns a left hand drive yet..perhaps I'll be the first.

cmt · Feb 8th, 2002, 05:53 AM

apparently BMW have a list of chassis numbers that had the ECU affected by this fault. So perhaps they are right this time, there may have been no left hand drive cars in the affected batch?

Garry · Feb 8th, 2002, 06:39 AM

I know that 'skip' in Zurich has a LHD car.

He has made some posts that his car has a left drift/pull.

See http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...&threadid=3978

Cheers

stoutard · Feb 8th, 2002, 08:54 AM

hi Garry and CMT

thanks for the information/link.Especially after what BMW/MINI in Bracknell said. Perhaps there are not many faults or that not many LHD's on the road yet. I hardly see them here in Amsterdam.

Mini confirmed 1 week and I can collect mine. I really would like to thank all the people posting here as it has given me lot's of information and made me laugh as well.

mr.bill · Feb 9th, 2002, 09:43 AM

It might be funny to see a bloke driving a MINI down the road at 85mph in the rain with the windows and sunroof opening and closing by themselves. But it isn't so funny when it's your car. Good luck with yours and hopefully you won't have any faults. Let us know if it tends to drift left as that seems to be the most common problem.

Harald G · Feb 10th, 2002, 06:59 AM

Hi Stoutard,

I have my lhd MINI Cooper since october and, didn't have any problems with the windows and sunroof.

If you have seen a silver/black Cooper in Amsterdam/Haarlem, it might have been me.

Harald G

every day driving my Cooper

stoutard · Feb 10th, 2002, 07:54 AM

hi Harald G,

hopefully within 1 or 2 weeks ther will be a black/white one for you to flash your lights to, so you won´t feel alone.

thanks for the info.

Did you get yours from Mini Heemstede....

Harald G · Feb 10th, 2002, 12:13 PM

Hi Stoutard,

Good to hear, that you get your MINI, I got
mine from MINI Amsterdam.

So far I didn't have any problems, besides
all the cheerful looks from other people.

One tip enjoy the 2000km in Germany full
speed.

stoutard · Feb 11th, 2002, 03:32 AM

will do. Planned to go either to Belgium or Maastricht first but Germany sounds like a good idea.....i'll let you know how it goes

We passed a black/white cooper this morning and I think he thought we were mad!

stoutard · Feb 12th, 2002, 03:25 AM

hi Harald G,

I hope it was not your Mini I saw in a crash yesterday...just passed Sloterdijk. It looked like a Silver/Black and it was about 1900/1930.

Jan 31st, 2002, 12:14 PM	#1
stoutard MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Haarlem Local Time: 11:18 PM Posts: 25 Offline	Left Hand Drive minis with faults I have just called BMW in Bracknell and asked about the feature on watchdog and mentioned the forums and in particular voiced my concern over the issue of the windows/dorrs/sunroof opening of their own accord and it was mentioned that maybe the left hand drive cars might not have suffered this issue. Is there anybody out there that can confirm this? stoutard

Feb 8th, 2002, 05:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
stoutard MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Haarlem Local Time: 11:18 PM Posts: 25 Offline	well no one owns a left hand drive yet..perhaps I'll be the first. stoutard

Feb 8th, 2002, 06:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
Garry MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bristol, UK Local Time: 10:18 PM Posts: 213 Offline	skip... I know that 'skip' in Zurich has a LHD car. He has made some posts that his car has a left drift/pull. See http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...&threadid=3978 Cheers Cooper Delivered 11 Jan 02 - Chili red with white roof, sunroof, chili, 17" wheels, trip, ASC, radio boost & CD stack, alarm, climate control

Feb 8th, 2002, 08:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
stoutard MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Haarlem Local Time: 11:18 PM Posts: 25 Offline	hi Garry and CMT thanks for the information/link.Especially after what BMW/MINI in Bracknell said. Perhaps there are not many faults or that not many LHD's on the road yet. I hardly see them here in Amsterdam. Mini confirmed 1 week and I can collect mine. I really would like to thank all the people posting here as it has given me lot's of information and made me laugh as well. stoutard

Feb 10th, 2002, 07:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
stoutard MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Haarlem Local Time: 11:18 PM Posts: 25 Offline	hi Harald G, hopefully within 1 or 2 weeks ther will be a black/white one for you to flash your lights to, so you won´t feel alone. thanks for the info. Did you get yours from Mini Heemstede.... stoutard

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Feb 8th, 2002, 05:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
cmt MINI2 Lurker + Sponsor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Westhoughton, NW Eng Local Time: 11:18 PM Posts: 1,211 Offline	apparently BMW have a list of chassis numbers that had the ECU affected by this fault. So perhaps they are right this time, there may have been no left hand drive cars in the affected batch?

Feb 9th, 2002, 09:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
mr.bill MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: USA Local Time: 10:18 PM Posts: 577 Offline	It might be funny to see a bloke driving a MINI down the road at 85mph in the rain with the windows and sunroof opening and closing by themselves. But it isn't so funny when it's your car. Good luck with yours and hopefully you won't have any faults. Let us know if it tends to drift left as that seems to be the most common problem.

Feb 10th, 2002, 06:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Harald G MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Amsterdam Local Time: 11:18 PM Posts: 3 Offline	Hi Stoutard, I have my lhd MINI Cooper since october and, didn't have any problems with the windows and sunroof. If you have seen a silver/black Cooper in Amsterdam/Haarlem, it might have been me. Harald G every day driving my Cooper

Feb 10th, 2002, 12:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
Harald G MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Amsterdam Local Time: 11:18 PM Posts: 3 Offline	Hi Stoutard, Good to hear, that you get your MINI, I got mine from MINI Amsterdam. So far I didn't have any problems, besides all the cheerful looks from other people. One tip enjoy the 2000km in Germany full speed.

Feb 11th, 2002, 03:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
stoutard MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Haarlem Local Time: 11:18 PM Posts: 25 Offline	will do. Planned to go either to Belgium or Maastricht first but Germany sounds like a good idea.....i'll let you know how it goes We passed a black/white cooper this morning and I think he thought we were mad! stoutard

Feb 12th, 2002, 03:25 AM	#11 (permalink)
stoutard MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Haarlem Local Time: 11:18 PM Posts: 25 Offline	hi Harald G, I hope it was not your Mini I saw in a crash yesterday...just passed Sloterdijk. It looked like a Silver/Black and it was about 1900/1930. stoutard

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