Hi all,
I just joined the ranks yesterday, got me a red 2005 Cooper S with 138,000km on the clock. It looks very clean and drove very nicely when I took it for a spin. Very happy to have one of these as I have been fond of these cars for years! Anyhow, I only noticed today that when pressing the clutch in it makes a creaky/cranky kind of noise. After driving for 5 or 10 minutes the clutch feels a bit crunchy towards the end of the pedals travel. After doing some reading it sounds like this is the common throwout bearing problem. Im a little bummed out that I didn't notice this when I gave it a test drive. Does anyone know a good mechanic that can fix this in Brisbane? Thanks!
I just joined the ranks yesterday, got me a red 2005 Cooper S with 138,000km on the clock. It looks very clean and drove very nicely when I took it for a spin. Very happy to have one of these as I have been fond of these cars for years! Anyhow, I only noticed today that when pressing the clutch in it makes a creaky/cranky kind of noise. After driving for 5 or 10 minutes the clutch feels a bit crunchy towards the end of the pedals travel. After doing some reading it sounds like this is the common throwout bearing problem. Im a little bummed out that I didn't notice this when I gave it a test drive. Does anyone know a good mechanic that can fix this in Brisbane? Thanks!