Simon Cowells R53 MCS JCW

[BRG/Blk Cooper S]

Quote: Originally Posted by bakerstreet (original)

as it has done 115k.......etc etc etc

Your car has done 115k and you expect not to have to fork out to keep it on the road?
please tell us how long a (generally) sub £20k car is supposed to last without needing to have items reconditioned/replaced etc..

Damn that BMW, you should be able to drive one of these MINI's for 1,000,000 miles without so much as reaching for your wallet or opening the bonnet

[Kurtster]

I have a 2004 (late 2003) MCS with 108k miles on my original clutch and it's still going strong. If your clutch went out in the 20k range, I'd say something was put together improperly.

My power steering does sometimes cut out now and then. You think it's a pump? The dealership just replace the power steering fan I think.

[bakerstreet]

Quote: Originally Posted by BRG/Blk Cooper S (original)

Your car has done 115k and you expect not to have to fork out to keep it on the road?
please tell us how long a (generally) sub £20k car is supposed to last without needing to have items reconditioned/replaced etc..

Damn that BMW, you should be able to drive one of these MINI's for 1,000,000 miles without so much as reaching for your wallet or opening the bonnet

I don't expect to replace a F@#%ing steering colum for what is blantently a manyufacturing fault. Same with the gearbox! I don't consider a steering column and gearbox a consumable!

My 1987 Mini was on its original Gearbox and steering colum at 126k and that was technology from the 1950s and they were tight as you like and I ragged that thing for 80k of those 126k it had!

I went in Merc E-class diesel cab yesterday with 214k on the clock. Yes, it had two clucthes, but guess what. original gearbox and steering column! Mate of mine works for Merc commercial and he sees sprinters with 400k plus and they seem to manage fine with the original drive train. Ambulances is another fine exsample.

time to go home

[ALD0]

One of Cowells MINI's popped up on Piston heads last year I think or year before. It was priced at 20 odd K but looked really nice, wonder if it's the same one...