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| MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Local Time: 10:08 AM
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Offline | Newbie! Help. :) Hey there people. As you can tell from the name.... I'm more of a Japanese car enthusiast. However, that looks like it could change for the time being as I'm 99% sure I'm putting down a deposit on a 2003 Mini Cooper S tomorrow. ![]() Just some general advice would be great! It has the Chilli pack and the visibility pack (whatever that is!). It's a gunmetal grey with black mirrors. It looks really nice - well would be my colour combo if I was choosing one from new! It's covered almost 38,000 miles and had some dealership history but last service I believe was carried out by "a well respected garage". The indicator is currently showing 13,500 miles until the next service! Should I not be changing oil between then or not? What should I be looking out for? Anything prone to go wrong/break/not fuction properly on these? Another thing - the front bumper doesn't look like it sits properly - it sticks out where it meets the front quater panel on the passenger side but sticks in where it meets the quater panel on the driver side - like it doesn't look 100% aligned correctly - I will ask the owner tomorrow about it, but has there been problems with slightly mis-aligned front bumpers before? I'll check the oil tomorrow as well - I assume I am to check oil after a run out in it first rather than from cold, correct? I'm sure I'll have more questions, but hopefully by tomorrow I'll be the owner of a Mini Cooper S! My friends have already started makign jokes. ![]() ![]() |
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| Me again | Yes - tlc last for 5 years or 50,000 miles - which ever comes first. So yours would just be out depending on when it was 1st registered. Visibility pack on a 53 plate includes auto dimming rear view mirror, rain sensing wipers and a heated front screen - I would never want to own a MINI without this and as you can tell I love this option. Welcome to MINI2 and go for it ![]() ![]() |
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| MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 10:08 AM
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Offline | Yeah, but I think it costs 300 notes! I am currently thinking about this because the next service for me is a belt changer and I think costs nearly 300 anyway.I have a 2003 Cooper S and love it. It has always started for me but has had a few of the common things go wrong - Xenon headlight , power steering pump, boot lock, exhaust strap, BC1 module. Most replaced under warranty except the BC1. Great car to modify if you want. Enjoy ![]() |
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