Are there any more details (or corroborating links?) on this piece of information? The order I submitted earlier this week included that wheel, and now I'm curious as to how it may affect me.

Thanks for the heads-up.

 

It is indeed a violation. A lot of those "clear" covers actually interfere (purposely) with the red light camera and other camera based systems. And CA doesn't like that. Bugs, yeah sure

 

After 4 weeks and 2000km:

1) I found scratches/marks on the hood which seems to be in the clear coats. My dealership tried to fix it (buffing, claybar,…) but It didn’t do much, so they will repaint the hood under warranty.

2) The windshield washer nozzle leaked (drive side). They will also fix this issue…

3) I found a lot of small scratches in the back side windows (driver/passenger). They will replace both windows under warranty.

4) When I tried to turn OFF the car, the starting switch was not responding and the car would not turn OFF. After 3-4 tries, it finally turned OFF. This happened a few times since I have the car but It’s not reproducible it just happens now and then.

5) When I started the car this morning, after a few seconds, the engine stalled. I started it again and everything was ok… This is the first time it happens.

Besides these few little issues, the car is really amazing! I really enjoy driving it.

 

[QUOTE=MINIwuff;3978661]Currently, the 17" Black Cosmos alloy wheel option is on hold, meaning that you are unable to order a 2015 MINI with this wheel as it is in short (or possibly non-existent) supply. Hopefully they are able to locate one for you soon!

No good news to be had here. Still waiting for a wheel. No projected delivery date. Car is still sitting on the dealer's back lot. This is my 1st Mini, so not super impressed so far. Owned for a little over 2 months and has already set the record for longest time in the shop of any other car I've owned over the last 25 years.

 

My car with the 17" Black Cosmos Alloy wheels went into production on 8/24(-ish) and was completed on 9/1. The BMW VIN tracker confirms the build ("S2F2A MINI LM Rad Cosmos Spoke schwarz"). So good news to folks who were concerned for the supply of these wheels.

 

Hope you're right. My car was completed 7/10, and there was no mention of not being able to get it back then. And there should be at least one more set going to Little Rock--on my first ordered car (long story, there was a problem with the build during the website's critical changeover from '14 to '15).

Anyone want to jump the fence at Brunswick to see?

 

I also had this happen this weekend ... Both times it happened, I was in green mode, and made a mental note to watch when/how often this happens. Have only had the car two weeks. It was also like 44*/110* this weekend, so I was hoping it was an odd thing, because the car was being cranky in the heat.

 

If you want the ° symbol, hold down the ALT key and hit the numbers 0176.

(Not that it adds to the conversation, but I'm amazed at how often this comes in handy! I've got a whole list of these symbol "recipes.")

 

Mine does this too, also always in green mode, but it hasn't happened in a while now. I just chalked it up to being a quirky MINI thing. I'm planning to have them look at it when I take it in for it's first oil change.

 

Dealer has said that my replacement wheel should arrive the tail end of next week. So, the Black Cosmos issue does seem to be resolving for now.

 

If your order had been affected, your MA would have been required to notify you immediately. Ordered "Priority 1" vehicles were supplied with the remaining 17" Black Cosmos Wheels before any future or other priority vehicles.

This actually happens more than people realize, where the "take rate" of an option exceeds the prediction and/or supply. MINI thinks the take rate on that wheel will be low, so more of another finish or style is made and then they run low (like with the H/K sound system for 2014 models). So at last minute, MINI puts a freeze or restriction on the item and then gathers all the remaining supply to be able to fill existing or in process orders to upset the least amount of orders/vehicles.

While your vehicle received the correct wheels, someone in Indiana may not have been able to select them when placing their order.

 

Very interesting. Thanks for the insight as to how the sausage gets made.

 

Just had my car towed to dealer. Oil shooting all over. See what dealer says. Mine was part of the orginal recall for the oil assembly.

 

yikes. pics?

 

No pics. Dealer just called said it is defective oil filter housing. Funny thing is mine was delayed and was supposedly fixed at port.

 

Sounds like maybe your car got skipped over. That's horrible.

 

Rather promising news that none has posted to this thread in months....
Unfortunately my turn:
"Lafayette" was spewing some error codes today. Over 4400km of great motoring up to this point.
Chassis stabilization - ABS, traction control AND TPMS! All at the same time. Surely must be some computer glitch. Calling into dealership tomorrow.

 

I left mine over 5 days while we were home for Thanksgiving, when I got back and started it up I got a message saying "Drivetrain malfunction, full drivetrain output not available. Please drive moderately."

No clue what it means, the car seems to drive fine, but I'll be calling the service department today.

 

No issues with either of the two minis we bought (2014). Both have 5K and are 3 months old. Even took one of them for a 1600 mile round trip. Great milage and pretty comfortable.

 

Hah! They're babies! I sold my previous one at 103,000 miles, and went to 17 states plus the District of Columbia. The new one has about 4000 miles on it, including one 700 mile trip and one 2000 mile trip (6 states). Not to mention the "routine" drives in the 100 to 200 mile range.

 

I spoke with a friend who's a service manager, he said it's a new catch all code for "reduced power CEL." Whatever the issue was, it's been gone for 3 days so I cancelled the appointment for now. I suspect it might have had something to do with the fact that I filled the car up with a full tank of fresh gas and then it sat for 5 days. Might have been something in the gas.

 

Or the gas cap wasn't put on securely. That can also trigger a CEL, which resets after a couple of days.

 

Oooh thanks, I'll have to check that.

 

> 9000+ miles in 5 months.
> 2 Engine Oil changes.
> 1 TPMS error requiring recalibration when weather got cooler.
> 37 MPG (average) in 70-mile daily Los Angeles commute.

So far very satisfied!

Feel very lucky that I didn't buy a hybrid which I was heavily considering.
Enjoying my first MINI very much - great fuel economy when leisurely driving and enoguh power when spiritedly driving.

 

For the drivetrain malfunction, if the car is driving fine then it is a software glitch. Happened to me and they did a software update.