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goeslikarocket · Dec 3rd, 2007, 08:03 PM

we all know that bmw has made an arse of this wee car and its a mile away from how good it should be and certainly doesnt go like it looks which is fantastic. i have been severely underwhelmed with this model. my gearbox works fine but is whiny as is well documented. so whats the best price you have had for a recon replacement and is there an upgrade to make these boxes better and also is it easy to do ?

sanny · Dec 3rd, 2007, 10:45 PM

I got mine reconed for about 460....but then theirs 6 hours recomended for takin the gearbox out and fitting it...so plus that many hours in labour, i got mine done for free cos my bfs a mechanic, but the gearbox had to be sent to easygears in Thornaby North East UK

ScottyBoy · Dec 4th, 2007, 09:19 AM

I had gearox failure last year on my cooper, it cost a total of £1368, that was 17hours labour taking gearbox out fix it and fit new clutch etc and with an inspection cost of £75 as i was under warrenty but it got declined as mechanical failure.

Sanny - Thornaby's my home town

never heard of easygears tho.

goeslikarocket · Dec 4th, 2007, 12:06 PM

got the full details here if anyone wants to know the cheapest place. TOP GEAR in rutherglen, glasgow . will do it for 180+vat . bearing in mind (get it ?

) that mine is driving fine and just whiney. they do a lot of them and say its the main shaft bearing that needs replaced. so still on the phone sourcing cheap places and will add them as i go !

jamski · Dec 13th, 2007, 01:24 PM

Just had a recon box fitted, was £1100 for the box, just under £200 for the clutch, and a bargain £200 for fitting!

zoooooom · Dec 14th, 2007, 02:16 AM

I got a cooper gearbox off of Ebay for £120 fitted it myself and it was spot-on

rondon73 · Dec 25th, 2007, 09:49 PM

Hi folks,

My 2002 cooper Cvt auto box died on friday...I have put it into a BMW place in Glasgow..they said it will be at least 2 grand just for the part.

Does this sound right? does anyone know?

Cheers

Ronnie

Dec 3rd, 2007, 08:03 PM	#1
goeslikarocket MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2007 Local Time: 08:31 PM Posts: 6 Offline	whats the best price youv'e had for recon gearbox ? we all know that bmw has made an arse of this wee car and its a mile away from how good it should be and certainly doesnt go like it looks which is fantastic. i have been severely underwhelmed with this model. my gearbox works fine but is whiny as is well documented. so whats the best price you have had for a recon replacement and is there an upgrade to make these boxes better and also is it easy to do ?

Dec 25th, 2007, 09:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
rondon73 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Local Time: 08:31 PM Posts: 6 Offline	my autobox popped Hi folks, My 2002 cooper Cvt auto box died on friday...I have put it into a BMW place in Glasgow..they said it will be at least 2 grand just for the part. Does this sound right? does anyone know? Cheers Ronnie

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Dec 3rd, 2007, 10:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
sanny MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: May 2007 Local Time: 09:31 PM Posts: 29 Offline	I got mine reconed for about 460....but then theirs 6 hours recomended for takin the gearbox out and fitting it...so plus that many hours in labour, i got mine done for free cos my bfs a mechanic, but the gearbox had to be sent to easygears in Thornaby North East UK

Dec 4th, 2007, 09:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
ScottyBoy Obsessive Car Cleaner OCC My Classifieds Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Thornaby NE Local Time: 09:31 PM Posts: 2,897 Offline	I had gearox failure last year on my cooper, it cost a total of £1368, that was 17hours labour taking gearbox out fix it and fit new clutch etc and with an inspection cost of £75 as i was under warrenty but it got declined as mechanical failure. Sanny - Thornaby's my home town never heard of easygears tho.

Dec 4th, 2007, 12:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
goeslikarocket MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2007 Local Time: 08:31 PM Posts: 6 Offline	got the full details here if anyone wants to know the cheapest place. TOP GEAR in rutherglen, glasgow . will do it for 180+vat . bearing in mind (get it ? ) that mine is driving fine and just whiney. they do a lot of them and say its the main shaft bearing that needs replaced. so still on the phone sourcing cheap places and will add them as i go !

Dec 13th, 2007, 01:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
jamski 'Jack the Black' Cooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Guildford Local Time: 09:31 PM Posts: 334 Offline	Just had a recon box fitted, was £1100 for the box, just under £200 for the clutch, and a bargain £200 for fitting!

Dec 14th, 2007, 02:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
zoooooom MINI2 Master My Classifieds Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Aberdeen,Scotland Local Time: 09:31 PM Posts: 2,470 Offline	I got a cooper gearbox off of Ebay for £120 fitted it myself and it was spot-on

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