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barrie · May 16th, 2003, 04:22 PM

I was just wondering as I pick mine up in one month from today.

Happy motoring

Cape Cod MINI · May 16th, 2003, 05:17 PM

Let me reply by first saying that I have never had a totally fault free vehicle.
There have been a few niggles with my S but nothing that's haltered it's performance or driveability. All issues were taken care of in the one day it was in for the 10k service. The one other issue was one stress cracked windshield around 12k miles and that was fixed under warranty in one visit to the dealer.
Other wise it's now been 18,600 plus miles of red lining, tire squealing, hard cornering fun.

dco43054 · May 16th, 2003, 05:34 PM

4,000+ miles on the odometer in a little over 2 months (a couple good road trips, plus the 600 mile drive home) and the only "fault" has been one time when the BC1 just seemed to get confused. It was giving a trouble indication with the flat tire light.

Other than that - no problems whatsoever.

Dave

barrie · May 16th, 2003, 05:48 PM

Sounds good.....

One month to go I can't wait!

Rakey · May 16th, 2003, 05:56 PM

I picked up my S about 6 weeks ago, so far nothing too serious, a headlight washer fell off on first use, interior light did not work, no Sat Nav disc, oh and it makes a high pitch whistling noise when doing over 80 (on private raods of course, hahaha).

But I would never dream of getting rid of it, it is the best car in the world and the issues will be fixed.

Tonyt3 · May 16th, 2003, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by barrie
I was just wondering as I pick mine up in one month from today.

Happy motoring

So far, my cooper 'S' has been perfect, and nothing has gone wrong in 11000 miles. Touch wood, lots of it.

However, my wife bought her 'S' at the same time, and has only covered 7500 miles. She has had a failed steering pump, leaking water pump, and split header tank.

That said, we are still both totally happy with our cars, and wouldn't swap them for anything. General build quality has been very good on both cars, I can only hope that you don't get a 'Friday afternoon special', as a certain number of cars seem to have lower build quality.....

May 16th, 2003, 06:04 PM

This is good to hear, I am picking mine up even ealrier than expected as the dealer has said it should be with them mind june available for collection any time in july (just got to sell my current ride first) I have heard a few mention about the build quality not being up to german car standards. Saying that I drive a 2 year old MKIV golf gti turbo at the moment and it's had loads and loads of faults and these things are supposedley bomb proof. Just goes to show that it doesn't matter what you drive there is always going to be niggles.

My friends drive a variety of cars from porsche, ferrari, bmw, lotus, aston martin, audi and all of them have had faults of one sort or another.

J.

Z1GZAG N · May 16th, 2003, 09:44 PM

My MCS was originally scheduled to be finished on today's date. Hearing the horror stories about cars built on Fridays made me think of the possibilities. As it turned out, my MCS was completed on Tuesday the 13th. Now the wait for the trip across the pond.

Tonyt3 · May 16th, 2003, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rlvette
My MCS was originally scheduled to be finished on today's date. Hearing the horror stories about cars built on Fridays made me think of the possibilities. As it turned out, my MCS was completed on Tuesday the 13th. Now the wait for the trip across the pond.

Can you imagine how you would feel if you found out that your car was built on a 'Friday the 13th'? Sometimes I think its best not to know toooooo many details.....

barrie · May 16th, 2003, 09:57 PM

They are all built by robots so this Friday/lemon cars must be a thing of the past!

Tonyt3 · May 16th, 2003, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by barrie
They are all built by robots so this Friday/lemon cars must be a thing of the past!

I think you will find that there are less robots at the Oxford plant than you imagine!!!

intrigue182 · May 16th, 2003, 10:11 PM

rlvette,

My MINI had an original build date of today, Friday May 16, too! But on Wednesday, when I went to the Owner's Lounge, it said "Your MINI has been built and is AWAITING TRANSPORT!"

I was happy to hear that...a Wednesday birthday, same as me. :-)

Anyway, our Coopers are probably going to be on the same ship, right? My dealer said Mid-June delivery at the latest. I think the ship first docks in Bayonne, NJ, which is about 50 miles from Princeton MINI dealer.

Anyway, good luck, here's to a hundred thousand fault-free miles!

-Joe

(PS- I tried to send you a private message but it wouldn't allow... if you wish, you may email me at
intrigue182@yahoo.com)

planeguy · May 16th, 2003, 10:46 PM

jan 03 build, i have 3000 miles a couple of 4 hr road trips.
no real problems yet. i have a couple of rattles and the have the yo-yo thing but nothing that i wouldn't expect in any other car or product.

btw....im a manufacturing engineer by degree and work for an aircraft manufactuer so i have an appriciation for mass produced machines. That also means that when you have thousands of parts and %99 are defect free your chances of having a few defects are pretty high so I never let them bother me at all, i just have them fixed at my leisure.

MrWhoa · May 16th, 2003, 10:48 PM

2800 miles, and one month of ownership. ZERO complaints.

JiminVirginia · May 16th, 2003, 11:02 PM

...and no faults owing to build.

I do have a cracked windshield, but it is obvious I've got a rock to blame. I'd be quick to add that I wish MINI had used thicker glass, though.

Brushy · May 17th, 2003, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by barrie
They are all built by robots so this Friday/lemon cars must be a thing of the past!

They may be built by robots but repaired by idiots

mine is ten months old and goes back on Monday for the 12th time. My dealer says that all will be sorted next week........watch this space

Spy Car · May 17th, 2003, 06:16 AM

Nov 02 build on 2003MCS.

No faults yet (other than the bolt replaced under the recall). Happy owner

Dark Silver S · May 18th, 2003, 09:30 PM

Just under 2000 miles, and not a single problem.

MINIpharm · May 19th, 2003, 03:49 AM

Am I discovering something? I was on a road trip with the wife to Ashville, NC and my windshield developed a crack at upper right corner. I suspected a stress crack but when I felt it, I could feel a tiny rough spot so I figured it was a rock-even though there was only one vehicle ahead of me at about 50 yards. I had it replaced immediately, as it was spreading by the next day. Could we be having stress???

Mugami · May 19th, 2003, 03:50 AM

Ahhh! so thats why my watch goes nuts when i see you obehave I understand now +)

May 16th, 2003, 04:22 PM	#1
barrie MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Borehamwood Local Time: 02:28 PM Posts: 86 Offline	Has any one had a fault free S? I was just wondering as I pick mine up in one month from today. Happy motoring

May 16th, 2003, 05:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cape Cod MINI Exposing the Beast Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cape Cod, MA Local Time: 10:28 AM Posts: 5,354 Offline	Let me reply by first saying that I have never had a totally fault free vehicle. There have been a few niggles with my S but nothing that's haltered it's performance or driveability. All issues were taken care of in the one day it was in for the 10k service. The one other issue was one stress cracked windshield around 12k miles and that was fixed under warranty in one visit to the dealer. Other wise it's now been 18,600 plus miles of red lining, tire squealing, hard cornering fun. Missing my buddies Dan and Ed but glad I have two angel buddies, And on a quest to Right Secco's Wrongs

May 16th, 2003, 05:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
dco43054 MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Local Time: 09:28 AM Posts: 662 Offline	4,000+ miles on the odometer in a little over 2 months (a couple good road trips, plus the 600 mile drive home) and the only "fault" has been one time when the BC1 just seemed to get confused. It was giving a trouble indication with the flat tire light. Other than that - no problems whatsoever. Dave Gotten anything useful from MINI2? How about giving a little something back? '03 MCS BRG/W Anthracite Pkg 1,2,3

May 16th, 2003, 05:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rakey knowing me, knowing you My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Norwich Local Time: 03:28 PM Posts: 50,614 Offline	I picked up my S about 6 weeks ago, so far nothing too serious, a headlight washer fell off on first use, interior light did not work, no Sat Nav disc, oh and it makes a high pitch whistling noise when doing over 80 (on private raods of course, hahaha). But I would never dream of getting rid of it, it is the best car in the world and the issues will be fixed. Its only a forum you know!

May 16th, 2003, 05:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 03:28 PM Posts: 6,258 Offline	Re: Has any one had a fault free S? Quote: Originally posted by barrie I was just wondering as I pick mine up in one month from today. Happy motoring So far, my cooper 'S' has been perfect, and nothing has gone wrong in 11000 miles. Touch wood, lots of it. However, my wife bought her 'S' at the same time, and has only covered 7500 miles. She has had a failed steering pump, leaking water pump, and split header tank. That said, we are still both totally happy with our cars, and wouldn't swap them for anything. General build quality has been very good on both cars, I can only hope that you don't get a 'Friday afternoon special', as a certain number of cars seem to have lower build quality.....

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May 16th, 2003, 05:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
barrie MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Borehamwood Local Time: 02:28 PM Posts: 86 Offline	Sounds good..... One month to go I can't wait!

May 16th, 2003, 06:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
marriedblonde Posts: n/a	This is good to hear, I am picking mine up even ealrier than expected as the dealer has said it should be with them mind june available for collection any time in july (just got to sell my current ride first) I have heard a few mention about the build quality not being up to german car standards. Saying that I drive a 2 year old MKIV golf gti turbo at the moment and it's had loads and loads of faults and these things are supposedley bomb proof. Just goes to show that it doesn't matter what you drive there is always going to be niggles. My friends drive a variety of cars from porsche, ferrari, bmw, lotus, aston martin, audi and all of them have had faults of one sort or another. J.

May 16th, 2003, 09:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Z1GZAG N MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hurricane Alley, FL Local Time: 09:28 AM Posts: 1,434 Offline	My MCS was originally scheduled to be finished on today's date. Hearing the horror stories about cars built on Fridays made me think of the possibilities. As it turned out, my MCS was completed on Tuesday the 13th. Now the wait for the trip across the pond.

May 16th, 2003, 09:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 03:28 PM Posts: 6,258 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by rlvette My MCS was originally scheduled to be finished on today's date. Hearing the horror stories about cars built on Fridays made me think of the possibilities. As it turned out, my MCS was completed on Tuesday the 13th. Now the wait for the trip across the pond. Can you imagine how you would feel if you found out that your car was built on a 'Friday the 13th'? Sometimes I think its best not to know toooooo many details.....

May 16th, 2003, 09:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
barrie MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Borehamwood Local Time: 02:28 PM Posts: 86 Offline	They are all built by robots so this Friday/lemon cars must be a thing of the past!

May 16th, 2003, 09:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 03:28 PM Posts: 6,258 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by barrie They are all built by robots so this Friday/lemon cars must be a thing of the past! I think you will find that there are less robots at the Oxford plant than you imagine!!!

May 16th, 2003, 10:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
intrigue182 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Jersey Shore, NJ USA Local Time: 02:28 PM Posts: 66 Offline	rlvette, My MINI had an original build date of today, Friday May 16, too! But on Wednesday, when I went to the Owner's Lounge, it said "Your MINI has been built and is AWAITING TRANSPORT!" I was happy to hear that...a Wednesday birthday, same as me. :-) Anyway, our Coopers are probably going to be on the same ship, right? My dealer said Mid-June delivery at the latest. I think the ship first docks in Bayonne, NJ, which is about 50 miles from Princeton MINI dealer. Anyway, good luck, here's to a hundred thousand fault-free miles! -Joe (PS- I tried to send you a private message but it wouldn't allow... if you wish, you may email me at intrigue182@yahoo.com)

May 16th, 2003, 10:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
planeguy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: wichita, ks Local Time: 09:28 AM Posts: 106 Offline	jan 03 build, i have 3000 miles a couple of 4 hr road trips. no real problems yet. i have a couple of rattles and the have the yo-yo thing but nothing that i wouldn't expect in any other car or product. btw....im a manufacturing engineer by degree and work for an aircraft manufactuer so i have an appriciation for mass produced machines. That also means that when you have thousands of parts and %99 are defect free your chances of having a few defects are pretty high so I never let them bother me at all, i just have them fixed at my leisure.

May 16th, 2003, 10:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
MrWhoa MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pensacola FL Local Time: 09:28 AM Posts: 284 Offline	2800 miles, and one month of ownership. ZERO complaints. Mr Whoa Everytime you mod a Mini a VW cries. WARNING! Looking at my gallery has been known to cause brain damage

May 16th, 2003, 11:02 PM	#15 (permalink)
JiminVirginia MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Reston, Virginia Local Time: 09:28 AM Posts: 73 Offline	5000 Miles... ...and no faults owing to build. I do have a cracked windshield, but it is obvious I've got a rock to blame. I'd be quick to add that I wish MINI had used thicker glass, though. 2003 MINI Cooper S (daily driver) 2004 Corvette ZO6 (replacement for my beloved Supra)

May 17th, 2003, 03:14 AM	#16 (permalink)
Brushy V twin land Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: On the edge Local Time: 03:28 PM Posts: 5,906 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by barrie They are all built by robots so this Friday/lemon cars must be a thing of the past! They may be built by robots but repaired by idiots mine is ten months old and goes back on Monday for the 12th time. My dealer says that all will be sorted next week........watch this space

May 17th, 2003, 06:16 AM	#17 (permalink)
Spy Car I miss Ruthie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: City of the Angels Local Time: 07:28 AM Posts: 6,359 Offline	Nov 02 build on 2003MCS. No faults yet (other than the bolt replaced under the recall). Happy owner

May 18th, 2003, 09:30 PM	#18 (permalink)
Dark Silver S Ultimate Stealth Machine Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wilkes County NC Local Time: 08:28 AM Posts: 798 Offline	Just under 2000 miles, and not a single problem. Dark Silver S http://revorg.org/images/mmg.gif Now in Wilkes County NC

May 19th, 2003, 03:49 AM	#19 (permalink)
MINIpharm MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Georgia Local Time: 09:28 AM Posts: 1 Offline	Am I discovering something? I was on a road trip with the wife to Ashville, NC and my windshield developed a crack at upper right corner. I suspected a stress crack but when I felt it, I could feel a tiny rough spot so I figured it was a rock-even though there was only one vehicle ahead of me at about 50 yards. I had it replaced immediately, as it was spreading by the next day. Could we be having stress???

May 19th, 2003, 03:50 AM	#20 (permalink)
Mugami MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2002 Local Time: 10:28 AM Posts: 1,215 Offline	Ahhh! so thats why my watch goes nuts when i see you obehave I understand now +) 02 MCS DS/W (Totaled November 02 on Fall Folage Run) 03 MCS DS/W (See my MINI Profie for extensive list of mods)

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