Which gearbox do I have

[Maui]

I have 53 plate mini one.

Its under warranty as I brought from dealer 9 months ago, the gearbox is a little ropey and I was wandering if its worth a trip to the dealer to ask if he will look at it, with the intention of trying to get a new one out of them.


I think this will be a lot easier if its a midland one as these are well known for not being so good.


So back to my orginal question, which gearbox will this have?

[Rooster]

you have got the midlands gearbox. You might as well let your dealer have a look at it.

[Paul]

The change to Getrag didn't take place until July 2004.

[sjrainsford]

Oh by the way, the midland unit is naturally noisy with whirrs and clunks being normal sounds.

[Tigger, Eeyore & Roo]

When you say "it's a little ropey", in what way?

How many miles has your One done?

I had Midlands 'box on my last MINI and it worked perfectly up until I traded it in at 32,750 miles; no noises at all and it worked fine. It was lighter to use than the Getrag unit and selecting reverse was a lot easier, although (if I'm being really fussy) it was getting a little bit vague towards the end and didn't like to be hurried.

To look at a replacement 'box you are going to need a pretty specific and terminal issue with it and you would only wind up with an exchange Midlands 'box (i.e a refurbished failed unit from someone elses MINI).

Tigger.

[1andy]

what difference does it make having a Getrag gear box?