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You lot don't know when to stop complaining, sometimes 
If my car had squeaky seats, a rattle from the sunroof, condensation in the rear lights and drifted to the left, I'd be happy.
5 years old and a complete pig to own: it blows an alternator every 12 months (regular as clockwork - I have perfected the one-man push-start though), has had 4 or 5 gearbox rebuilds (so easy to lose count), reaplced injection system, catalytic convertor, ECU (twice), a new door , bonnet, both front wings and front bulkhead (all due to rust), the other door and boot floor have rusted through (though someone's dragging their feet on the warranty work), it dropped all it's oil last week, misfires this week, and today lost a wing when i washed it (I kid you not)!
Oh, I can't count all the minor faults, niggles, broken fanbelts, blown head gaskets, flat batteries, dead radios (three, not including the ones that were stolen due to inadequate alarm and/or doorlocks) and jammed boot locks (never had one last longer than 3 months).
That was a Mini. I'm hoping my MINI will be trouble-free, but I'm secure in the knowledge that BMW can't possibly stuff it up as badly as Rover did.
If my car had squeaky seats, a rattle from the sunroof, condensation in the rear lights and drifted to the left, I'd be happy.
5 years old and a complete pig to own: it blows an alternator every 12 months (regular as clockwork - I have perfected the one-man push-start though), has had 4 or 5 gearbox rebuilds (so easy to lose count), reaplced injection system, catalytic convertor, ECU (twice), a new door , bonnet, both front wings and front bulkhead (all due to rust), the other door and boot floor have rusted through (though someone's dragging their feet on the warranty work), it dropped all it's oil last week, misfires this week, and today lost a wing when i washed it (I kid you not)!
Oh, I can't count all the minor faults, niggles, broken fanbelts, blown head gaskets, flat batteries, dead radios (three, not including the ones that were stolen due to inadequate alarm and/or doorlocks) and jammed boot locks (never had one last longer than 3 months).
That was a Mini. I'm hoping my MINI will be trouble-free, but I'm secure in the knowledge that BMW can't possibly stuff it up as badly as Rover did.