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Old Mar 28, 2016 | 11:07 AM
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Hi,
Father of an ambitious 25 year old that just had to have a Mini. That is fine if you can afford the car, insurance, maint, etc. About 2 years ago she went out and bought a 2005 Mini. Well, dear old dad has helped as much as he can with maintenance and such but these cars are just not like the cars I'm used to maintaining. Love the car, fun to drive...not so fun to work on. Hopefully some of the folks on here can maybe keep me on the straight and narrow with some of nuisances of these cars.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2016 | 01:36 PM
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Hello and welcome, as a 2005 MCC owner myself i can help you.

Post up some pics and welcome again
 
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Old Mar 28, 2016 | 01:44 PM
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Big hands are not your friends and I have big hands.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by DaGriz
Big hands are not your friends and I have big hands.
Amen to that. Same thing when working on some outboard motors.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 07:54 AM
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Welcome to NAM! We have some great tech articles on our site that can help you work on your daughters MINI. What are some nuisances you're dealing with?
 
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Old Apr 2, 2016 | 08:10 PM
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Need pics!
 
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 08:29 AM
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Ambitious 23 year old here, and had it not been for these forums and a Youtube user that goes by the name Mod Mini, I would have lost the ambition in my Mini long ago.


Welcome!
 
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 09:09 AM
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Ya I agree, Mod Mini has helped me out a lot. Great videos.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Mini1011
Ya I agree, Mod Mini has helped me out a lot. Great videos.
Ditto on that here also
 
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