Thanks! I am excited Barnaby lives another day It has been a long vacation for him lol. But anyways is there anything you think I should have them look into or check before I leave. Also how would I be able to test to make sure the car has no blown head gasket or compression to make the drive back I am so nervous now.

 

Did you drive your MINI home?

 

Not yet, I am buying a ticket into Denver and then getting a ride to Colorado Springs some time next week to pick it up. They have been driving it at the dealer to make sure it's all good to go before I drive the 400 miles back. Why?

 

Well, in answer to the question you posed in you previous post, you could have the shop do a quick compression test for each cylinder to check the head gasket, it's a pretty simple procedure, it would put your mind at rest, regarding the cost of replacement "if" the head gasket blows, halfway thru your trip home.

 

So I had actually asked them if they could do one the other day and they said since it was a BMW place only he didn't think he could do one on a MINI? I don't know much but that didn't sound right? They said they have been driving it with my permission around town almost 100 miles in different temps outside, with ac on and off etc. And it seems to be running perfect no overheating...