R50/53 100,000 mile mark
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Congrats Doug! At 15K I'm an amateur. I too, keep cars a long time / high mileage.
I'd like to know how some of the consumables faired in 100K. How long between replacements for tires, brake pads, and average gas mileage. How did the leather/cloth seat surfaces, interior door facing, capets, etc. survive?
I commute in a 1990 Toyota 4WD with 167K on the odo and when cleaned up, it looks like a 2002 or so, inside and out (Mama has the MCS most days ). I know our 2003 MCS will look as good in 2017.
I'd like to know how some of the consumables faired in 100K. How long between replacements for tires, brake pads, and average gas mileage. How did the leather/cloth seat surfaces, interior door facing, capets, etc. survive?
I commute in a 1990 Toyota 4WD with 167K on the odo and when cleaned up, it looks like a 2002 or so, inside and out (Mama has the MCS most days ). I know our 2003 MCS will look as good in 2017.
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Congrats on hitting the 100,000 mile mark! Woohooooo! It's funny, my first new car was a 1991 Acura Integra GS, and I drove 30,000 miles the first year, and 10 years later, sold it for $4,000 at 185,000 miles. In fact, I sold it just prior to getting my MINI, so I expect to keep my MINI which is now at 20,100 miles in 10 months for a long time as well.
Cars built even 10 years ago, atleast the Japanese ones, were made to last, so I hope this Brazilian engine will do something similar!
Cars built even 10 years ago, atleast the Japanese ones, were made to last, so I hope this Brazilian engine will do something similar!
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Originally Posted by TiMINITim
I have come to expect a car to last a long time and have a track-record of piling up the miles.
My folks have been driving BMWs & Volvos for nearly twenty years and those Europeans know a thing or two about building a car to last. I expect nothing less from my MINI, though I expect I'll have another at that point and (like the Volvo) it will have been passed on to my kids who will rack up even more miles.
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Originally Posted by Redline
Congrats Doug! At 15K I'm an amateur. I too, keep cars a long time / high mileage.
I'd like to know how some of the consumables faired in 100K. How long between replacements for tires, brake pads, and average gas mileage. How did the leather/cloth seat surfaces, interior door facing, capets, etc. survive?
I commute in a 1990 Toyota 4WD with 167K on the odo and when cleaned up, it looks like a 2002 or so, inside and out (Mama has the MCS most days ). I know our 2003 MCS will look as good in 2017.
I'd like to know how some of the consumables faired in 100K. How long between replacements for tires, brake pads, and average gas mileage. How did the leather/cloth seat surfaces, interior door facing, capets, etc. survive?
I commute in a 1990 Toyota 4WD with 167K on the odo and when cleaned up, it looks like a 2002 or so, inside and out (Mama has the MCS most days ). I know our 2003 MCS will look as good in 2017.
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I'm with MINI USA. It is always fun to read reports from enthusiastic owners, and your post has us very excited! You are, indeed, our first 100,000 mile owner we are aware of and we'd like to congratulate you. We will be contacting you very soon, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy many more happy miles in your MINI. Let's Motor!
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I don't feel nearly as bad now with how much I drive. I have never seen people so appreciative of the miles. I have had Mingo about a month and have accrued over 3800 miles...of course I drove him 600 miles the first day bringing him home from Baton Rouge..when I traded my MR2 Spyder for Mingo, it was 26 months old and had 76000 miles and I was depressed about it. Wow. I feel so much better! It's GOOD to motor! How DID your Mini hold up? I have been very curious about how reliable Mingo is going to be....please let us know. I haven't found your post answering that question yet....
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Well that is just great!!! It is so nice to hear that a mini has made it to the 100K mark. 100K fast miles aren't the same as 100K miles over say 6 to 10 years, so the jury is still out on long term reliablilty.
This is our first sign that there is a really good chance that they will be relible long term. Thank you for sharing your experiance with us all.
I have a camry right now that has 165k and I got it after my honda accord hit 210K. Neither were new when I got them though. So I was wondering how long I could possible hang on to the mini. Thanks for the good news.
This is our first sign that there is a really good chance that they will be relible long term. Thank you for sharing your experiance with us all.
I have a camry right now that has 165k and I got it after my honda accord hit 210K. Neither were new when I got them though. So I was wondering how long I could possible hang on to the mini. Thanks for the good news.
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Originally Posted by jennscooper
I don't feel nearly as bad now with how much I drive. I have never seen people so appreciative of the miles. I have had Mingo about a month and have accrued over 3800 miles...of course I drove him 600 miles the first day bringing him home from Baton Rouge..when I traded my MR2 Spyder for Mingo, it was 26 months old and had 76000 miles and I was depressed about it. Wow. I feel so much better! It's GOOD to motor! How DID your Mini hold up? I have been very curious about how reliable Mingo is going to be....please let us know. I haven't found your post answering that question yet....
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In my honest opinion, I think puting in 9-10 years worth of service life onto a car in just 22-24 months speaks loads about the quality and reliability of said vehicle. Driving an average of 4K miles per month in 2 years is considered to be severe usage by someone whose car is not primarily used in Taxi Cab, Police, Commercial or rental fleet duty. That is more than double what the average folk puts down in mileage on a monthly basis.
So the point is that there is much more merit in putting 100K miles in just 2 years on a car, more so than putting the same mileage over a period of 10 years. The car that is driven 4K+ miles a month is under much more stress that the car that is driven about or less than 1500 miles per month over an entire decade.
So the point is that there is much more merit in putting 100K miles in just 2 years on a car, more so than putting the same mileage over a period of 10 years. The car that is driven 4K+ miles a month is under much more stress that the car that is driven about or less than 1500 miles per month over an entire decade.
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Originally Posted by Cooper4us
In my honest opinion, I think puting in 9-10 years worth of service life onto a car in just 22-24 months speaks loads about the quality and reliability of said vehicle. Driving an average of 4K miles per month in 2 years is considered to be severe usage by someone whose car is not primarily used in Taxi Cab, Police, Commercial or rental fleet duty. That is more than double what the average folk puts down in mileage on a monthly basis.
So the point is that there is much more merit in putting 100K miles in just 2 years on a car, more so than putting the same mileage over a period of 10 years. The car that is driven 4K+ miles a month is under much more stress that the car that is driven about or less than 1500 miles per month over an entire decade.
So the point is that there is much more merit in putting 100K miles in just 2 years on a car, more so than putting the same mileage over a period of 10 years. The car that is driven 4K+ miles a month is under much more stress that the car that is driven about or less than 1500 miles per month over an entire decade.
Please explain why you think stretching out the same number of miles over a longer period of time is easier on the car...
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Originally Posted by section8
For God sake! barrow a camera, and post some pics, we're on page three of this post and still no PROOF!
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