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Apr 20th, 2004, 10:20 AM
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| MINI2 Frequenter  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bristol Local Time: 01:59 AM
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Offline |  MINI comes 56th in JD Power 2004 Well according to the JD Power survey this year of 24,000 people owning cars with 51/02 plates, each of the following cars are better than the MINI! And that's just the Supermini category!! What's gone wrong?
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Apr 20th, 2004, 10:29 AM
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  MINI defector  Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Harefield Local Time: 12:59 AM
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Offline | I wouldn't disagree with that  Basically it the car's impracticality and the build quality that really lets the MINI down  In a couple of years time the position should rise dramatically as the build quality of later cars has vastly improved  MINI, RX8 and MX5 - Done those............. It's now TTime   Unofficial MINI2.com bean counter  |
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Apr 20th, 2004, 10:51 AM
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| Trained Monkey  Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 12:59 AM
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Offline | Doesn't surprise me, and probably wont surprise the people at MINI too much either. Things are getting better, that's the positive side of it. Our trials and tribulations living in a "bleeding edge" eco house... Oxley Woods Living |
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Apr 20th, 2004, 12:07 PM
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Offline | For those of you not from the UK (and hopelessly lost on what we're talking about) go here to find out more: What Car? JD Power |
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Apr 20th, 2004, 12:14 PM
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| 1veryhappyowner Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Woking, Surrey Local Time: 01:59 AM
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Offline | The problem with these surveys is personal expectation from a car. People who buy cars like Skoda's and Hyundai's generally have lower expectations of their cars. For example somebody who buys a Hyundai and it rattles and falls apart is probably less likely to complain than somebody who has spent a lot more money on a Merc or a MINI. |
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You could be doing that instead of wasting your time driving or washing your MINI 
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Apr 20th, 2004, 12:53 PM
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| MINI defector Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Harefield Local Time: 12:59 AM
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Offline | Looking at this website now and the cars around it in the table I don't think it's a bad result It's got the same rating as a Mk IV golf and I was mightily impressed with my golf. Good to see Mazdas are all very high on the list MINI, RX8 and MX5 - Done those............. It's now TTime Unofficial MINI2.com bean counter |
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Apr 20th, 2004, 02:05 PM
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| MINI2 Regular  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West Yorkshire Local Time: 12:59 AM
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Offline | Agree with BENJ and goonery, the survey only relates to people filling the survey in and re-iterates what Quentin Wilson said this morning on the radio, the fact that Skoda's generally start off with such low expectations. And lets be honest, Skoda owners are probably going to drive fewer miles anyway than MINI drivers and see it less of a hobby and more of a device to get you from A to B. You only have to look at the number of posts on this site to see how much more obsessive people are who own MINI's and whether things are ok or not. Wonder how many posts there have been discussing creaking seats/boot rattles in a VW/Skoda forum? As an ex Skoda and current MINI driver, I can see both sides. |
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Apr 20th, 2004, 02:25 PM
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| Trained Monkey Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 12:59 AM
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Offline | Is you seying we's ellitrate? Our trials and tribulations living in a "bleeding edge" eco house... Oxley Woods Living |
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Apr 20th, 2004, 04:46 PM
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Offline | Yet J.D. Power's APEAL study states that the Cooper is the best car of the compact category (at least in the U.S.): http://www.jdpower.com/cc/auto/relea...ID=788&CatID=1 |
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Apr 20th, 2004, 05:46 PM
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| MINI2 Master  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Newcastle Local Time: 01:59 AM
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Offline | I'm very suspicious of the JD Power Surveys although I think it does have good intentions. The manufacturers found out years ago in the US that the easiest way to increase your JD Power ranking was to put more cup holders in the car - and bigger ones if possible. Kind of says it all about folk who fill in these sort of surveys. "Do try to keep up Nigel!" |
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