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General MINI TalkShared experiences, motoring minutes, and other general MINI-related discussion that applies to all MINIs, regardless of model, year or trim.
Great car! IIRC the bearing issue was only the 2001 MY. You can research quickly at m3forums.com.
I dunno about that, they said it was fixed at some point (but issued several TSBs and changes in production over a period of time) and not only did the engine in the 02 my SO had fail people continued reporting issues with engines long after in M3s and ZM cars on various forums.