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big-kev · Oct 21st, 2006, 06:50 PM

reading the auto express this week and they did a total strip down of a long term car they own just to see how its wearing after 60000 miles. mini cooper full inspection makes interesting reading ,its a 2003 model . worth a look"!

Haggi · Oct 21st, 2006, 07:05 PM

linky ????

big-kev · Oct 21st, 2006, 07:20 PM

no link i'm afraid..you gotta buy the mag....i could scan it and post it ..but dont know if it auto express would be happy about that...what do you recon??

Root Ginger · Oct 21st, 2006, 08:44 PM

I saw it. Very little content to it though. The stripdowns are pretty pants to what they used to be. The only thing that came out of it was excessive drive shaft wear

Scrogg · Oct 21st, 2006, 08:53 PM

No link on the website either. Well, not that I can find!

matt21 · Oct 22nd, 2006, 11:35 AM

yeah read it and not a great deal there. just complained that there were too many rattles, boot small and it needed a new gearbox, nothing new out of that!

big-kev · Oct 22nd, 2006, 06:53 PM

i think what was reasuring was thefact that there was very little engine wear , and that the car was a bit quicker now

Root Ginger · Oct 22nd, 2006, 08:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by big-kev (original)

i think what was reasuring was thefact that there was very little engine wear , and that the car was a bit quicker now

The thing is though having read AE for about 5 years every stripdown is the same. Car is faster, economy is worse and very little engine wear. They're all the same. I've yet to see one that says there are major concern with the car or anything unusual.

Oct 21st, 2006, 06:50 PM	#1
big-kev The original Kev2 My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: nottingham england Local Time: 02:07 AM Posts: 6,571 Offline	mini total strip down reading the auto express this week and they did a total strip down of a long term car they own just to see how its wearing after 60000 miles. mini cooper full inspection makes interesting reading ,its a 2003 model . worth a look"!

Oct 21st, 2006, 07:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Haggi forwards and downwards Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: my rack Local Time: 02:07 AM Posts: 1,790 Offline	linky ???? confusion, madness and disorder .............. my work here is done

Oct 21st, 2006, 08:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 02:07 AM Posts: 4,634 Offline	I saw it. Very little content to it though. The stripdowns are pretty pants to what they used to be. The only thing that came out of it was excessive drive shaft wear It was acceptable in the 80's

Oct 21st, 2006, 08:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Scrogg Home Alone Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 02:07 AM Posts: 16,600 Offline	No link on the website either. Well, not that I can find! 27

Oct 22nd, 2006, 08:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Root Ginger Amiga 500 to PS3 20 Years Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Slough, Berkshire Local Time: 02:07 AM Posts: 4,634 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by big-kev (original) i think what was reasuring was thefact that there was very little engine wear , and that the car was a bit quicker now The thing is though having read AE for about 5 years every stripdown is the same. Car is faster, economy is worse and very little engine wear. They're all the same. I've yet to see one that says there are major concern with the car or anything unusual. It was acceptable in the 80's

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Oct 21st, 2006, 07:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
big-kev The original Kev2 My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: nottingham england Local Time: 02:07 AM Posts: 6,571 Offline	no link i'm afraid..you gotta buy the mag....i could scan it and post it ..but dont know if it auto express would be happy about that...what do you recon??

Oct 22nd, 2006, 11:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
matt21 Now with S power! My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Rugby/Loughborough Local Time: 02:07 AM Posts: 23,893 Offline	yeah read it and not a great deal there. just complained that there were too many rattles, boot small and it needed a new gearbox, nothing new out of that!

Oct 22nd, 2006, 06:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
big-kev The original Kev2 My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: nottingham england Local Time: 02:07 AM Posts: 6,571 Offline	i think what was reasuring was thefact that there was very little engine wear , and that the car was a bit quicker now

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