What is the worst thing about your MINI?

3130 Views 30 Replies 20 Participants Last post by HarryHBMCC, May 12, 2002

spanky2k

Discussion Starter · May 11, 2002

I love my MINI to bits, but there are a few parts which I think are just plain stupid and annoying.
Firstly the access to the rear seats mechanism. Its just so unpractical and stupid. I wish there had been an option for electric motor driven seat positioning.
Secondly something that I think is just silly is the lack of the ability to open the rear windows. Why! Surely they could have fitted electric rear windows in, or if they were desperate, even manual ones!
Although I still have to say that I love this car and would only consider getting a different car if it was five times the price and made by BMW (if I had the cash tho).

Anyway, so what don't you like about your car?

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smiffy

· #2 · May 11, 2002

You cant open the doors from the inside when the central locking is on

I suppose they were limited with the rear windows but I would have been a nice touch

AidenL

· #3 · May 11, 2002

The fact that its not an S!!

dinger

· #4 · May 11, 2002

The shelfs under the dashboard,oh why is'nt there a glovebox at least it would stop things flying off and hide them out of sight as well.

PS,If we buy a cooper S we'll need plenty of bluetac.

Addicted_to_S

· #5 · May 11, 2002

The wait!

AidenL

· #6 · May 11, 2002

dinger said:
PS,If we buy a cooper S we'll need plenty of bluetac.

LOL

tieak

· #7 · May 11, 2002

That blank toggle switch....it's for the front fog lights.
Everything else is just fine...no bottom of the range taped out bits etc.
The car's even got the lights fitted (don't know why..guess it was easier on the production line to do this) but there's no switch to turn them on...just a horrid black blank.

Don't suppose anyone know if I can get a dummy toggle switch (or even a real one to use with the fog lights?)

PIT

· #8 · May 11, 2002

the worst thing is that there is painted plastic here and painted plastic there..
painted plastic everywhere !

groovy_jr

· #9 · May 11, 2002

........the fact it still hasn't arrived!

LMB

· #10 · May 11, 2002

The bloody lumber support

kjs

· #11 · May 11, 2002

the "fly cemetary" that is my wing mirrors!!!

kjs

smiffy

· #12 · May 11, 2002

kjs said:
the "fly cemetary" that is my wing mirrors!!!

kjs

Got a few of this little buggers on my radiator too

AidenL

· #13 · May 11, 2002

kjs said:
the "fly cemetary" that is my wing mirrors!!!

kjs

They show up real bad on the white mirrors all right.....

Ady

· #14 · May 11, 2002

That I haven't got mine yet!

dinger isn't there a post somewhere about glove boxes being availiable now and also as a retro fit?, can't remember where tho

Ady (R50)

kjs

· #15 · May 11, 2002

AidenL said:
They show up real bad on the white mirrors all right.....

and stick like sh!t to a blanket

S25AJH

· #16 · May 11, 2002

The Dealer!!

MINIjewel

· #17 · May 11, 2002

dinger said:
The shelfs under the dashboard,oh why is'nt there a glovebox at least it would stop things flying off and hide them out of sight as well.

PS,If we buy a cooper S we'll need plenty of bluetac.

Bummer. All the US models come standard with a glove box. It's even climate controlled. Haven't quite figured out the purpose of that yet.

Kinster

· #18 · May 11, 2002

smiffy said:
You cant open the doors from the inside when the central locking is on

You can on mine! You have to pull the handle twice!

Kinster

· #19 · May 11, 2002

The worst thing is that I can drive it everyday!

HarryHBMCC

· #20 · May 11, 2002

Kinster said:
You can on mine! You have to pull the handle twice!

Same here, or press the central unlocking button -- then one pull does it. If you don't unlock the doors then the first pull unlocks and the second opens it.

As for the worst thing about my MINI: slow cars in front of me in non-passing zones! Slow cars in passing zones are fine though

Harry

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