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Originally Posted by tigermann
I bought mine mid April 2008 and now have about 14K miles. Here's my list of issues or concerns:
Then there are a few annoyances:
1.The car (at least a stick) needs to be driven with the SPORT button on all the time to work well - but you have to push it down every time you re-start,
2. The seatbelt buckles catch between the seat and door - just a pain
3. Mini's come with some sort of anti-corrosive stuff that's between the metal pannels under the hood and in the door jams - which oozes out over time and requires frequent cleaning
4. The black plastic/rubberish components around the outside of the car (wheel well covers, moulding, etc) get wax on them and tough to clean
5. Mini's have serious brake dust - every car wash requires a lot of time on the wheels to look good
6. If you get run-flats and pick up a nail, the dealers won't fix them due to liability issues - need to find a tire shop with a run-flat mounting machine, most will patch if the nail is not on the side walls
and...it is too easy and too much fun to drive fast and I find myself way over the limit all the time (ouch!)
But the cars are a hoot - just get one and enjoy, and with the resale value and gas savings, if you decide you don't like it, you won't be out that much anyway.
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Wow, those ARE annoyances - I guess i'll just get my car cleaned each week at the car wash place in my parking lot at work, LOL - anyways, going in Tomorrow at 2pm for a test-drive, hopefully my credit has improved the past year and a half.
