My wife finally has dumped the Soccermom Urban Van that she had, and got an '05 Mini (automatic).
Someday she might even let me drive it unaccompanied!
At this point, I am her mechanic. The car has 97K on it, but the engine only about 65K, according to the seller.
Here are some newbie questions:
-Recommended oil?
-Recommended spark plugs?
-Recommended expendables, in general?
-Recommended service manual?
-Recommended tire pressure for good gas mileage, but less than a cueball?
-What will start failing soon?
-A Mini mechanic near Mar Vista, CA (south of Santa Monica) for those things I can't do (e.g. new boots on the axles of my Jetta TDI last year)
-the preferred OBD reader and/or software
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Remember this is the car of my wife. Don't bother w/ any recs on improving performance, aside from fuel economy. I just want this beauty to live long and well.
Thank you.
PS-Biggi is my wife, but you can call me what you want.
Someday she might even let me drive it unaccompanied!
At this point, I am her mechanic. The car has 97K on it, but the engine only about 65K, according to the seller.
Here are some newbie questions:
-Recommended oil?
-Recommended spark plugs?
-Recommended expendables, in general?
-Recommended service manual?
-Recommended tire pressure for good gas mileage, but less than a cueball?
-What will start failing soon?
-A Mini mechanic near Mar Vista, CA (south of Santa Monica) for those things I can't do (e.g. new boots on the axles of my Jetta TDI last year)
-the preferred OBD reader and/or software
-
Remember this is the car of my wife. Don't bother w/ any recs on improving performance, aside from fuel economy. I just want this beauty to live long and well.
Thank you.
PS-Biggi is my wife, but you can call me what you want.