"Senior Mini personnel not happy with speedo & radio" 2nd gen

[davyboy]

Have to agree with some, I have the built in sat nav and think it looks better than the non sat nav.

Can't say I've any problems with the radio, sat and read the book and played with knobs

I've auto a/c-heating so just set and forget

I do wish the door pockets were bigger though

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul (original)

30 mins to get used to how to change volume on a stereo = design failure in my eyes.

Totally agree, 1 year of owership and my other half still goes to turn the stereo down with the tuning knob

[Harpo]

Manual a/c for me any day.

Because I can operate it all the while keeping my eyes on the road ahead.

True the fan and temp controls are classic examples of how not to design such features.

Next time BMW, give it to the apprentice to design, rather than the apprentices monkey.

[dalboyne]

So now I should delay our new MINIs until the mid-life refresh of the console?

...and wait for the next change to the colour choices in November

...and hold on for the 3rd generation MINI to come out in ?2012?

Or maybe not!

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by dalboyne (original)

So now I should delay our new MINIs until the mid-life refresh of the console?

...and wait for the next change to the colour choices in November

...and hold on for the 3rd generation MINI to come out in ?2012?

Or maybe not!

I wouldn't be ordering anything new right now anyway, I'd wait to see what the MINI 50 looks like, then decide if that is worth a punt or wait for November at least

And I certainly would not be the first to be driving a convertible out the show room again, not after last time

[adam_Randell]

i LOVE the MASSIIVVEEEE speedo

but i dont like the sterio....its caused alot of fuss trying to get the sterio system upgraded

[dalboyne]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey (original)

And I certainly would not be the first to be driving a convertible out the show room again, not after last time

I'm basing my confidence on the fact that, as the roof design does not appear to have been changed very much, and SURELY by now all the issues of roof wear and self-destructing rear screens have been fixed? Maybe I'm just being a bit naive.....

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by dalboyne (original)

I'm basing my confidence on the fact that, as the roof design does not appear to have been changed very much, and SURELY by now all the issues of roof wear and self-destructing rear screens have been fixed? Maybe I'm just being a bit naive.....

Yup

The supplier of the roof has been changed, or was planned to be changed after the last car due to its problems so I was told, and thats the only thing that I would hope for, as the last one really wasn't ever 100% right, even in the end.

[dalboyne]

So that's:

a. "Yup, I'm being naive"
b. "Yup, the roof has finally been fixed"
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by dalboyne (original)

So that's:

a. "Yup, I'm being naive"
b. "Yup, the roof has finally been fixed"
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

Who knows on the roof, but I've learnt the hard way about buying new models as they launch all too often now from MINI sadly to say

But hope your experience is better than mine has been Ian

[minicabrio]

Old roof was made by Webasto - new one is by Karmann

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by minicabrio (original)

Old roof was made by Webasto - new one is by Karmann

Thanks for the confirmation, hopefully they'll not make the same mistakes