What You Hate Most about Your Mini???
#451
#452
Good luck!
#454
Could it be defective? Never heard of this before and mine closes without effort. Check your locking mechanism, not hard nor expensive to replace yourself!
Another defect? Mine does work flawlessly when I deactivate or activate it. This too, never heard of it before... This one sounds expensive though...
Good luck!
Another defect? Mine does work flawlessly when I deactivate or activate it. This too, never heard of it before... This one sounds expensive though...
Good luck!
As far as the hatch goes, yes it closes but if you do it without a hard slam, the light on the dash pops up and you can actually see that it's not fully closed.
#455
I hear ya, and my kids 12 and 14 feel the same way. I just got my MINI in December and their Lacrosse practices just started. The 3 of us plus all the equipment kepe cramming into the MINI, and they complain every day about their equipment try to fit all the equipment, which does fit, with the right ordering. Although none of us would dream of taking the other car
#456
I'm not talking about the toggle switch Traction Control, as disabling this works fine, it's the system that still stays active after you permanently disable TCS and ABS by pulling big ABS fuse under the hood.
As far as the hatch goes, yes it closes but if you do it without a hard slam, the light on the dash pops up and you can actually see that it's not fully closed.
As far as the hatch goes, yes it closes but if you do it without a hard slam, the light on the dash pops up and you can actually see that it's not fully closed.
Maybe yours the same?
Good luck!
#457
I was talking with a friend that has an 06 MCS and I mentioned your hatch problem and he said that he used to have the exact same hatch problem as you, in his case the screws that hold the latching mechanism became somewhat loose, so he managed to remove the screws, put on some lock-tight and then tight them up and said that it's been about six months and now he does not have a problem with that.
Maybe yours the same?
Good luck!
Maybe yours the same?
Good luck!
#459
#460
Only thing I truely hate is the annoying wind Squel outta my drivers window at about 80-90 mph on the autobahn... Strangly its in direct relation with what speed the fan is on. On 4 its squealing like a stuck pig on 1 its bareable with the radio up and pumping. Past that I hate the water/snow on my seat when I first open her up in the early AM in nasty weather. Tho I learned that if it is snowing leave the scraper on the passanger seat the night before so I just open that side and keep the snow off my seat.
#461
I just got my Mini because I could no longer handle driving the Miata in Northern Vermont where we already have over 100" of snow this year and too many SUV's driven by people who think that an SUV will never get out of control.
#462
Original JCW
However, I suspect it comes with a bit less reliability. My guess, and it is purely my guess, is that BMW uprated the head, pistons, etc. because the increase in boost level took up some of their safety margin. The factory JCW begs to be driven and the boost of 19psi (as I remember) is fairly high for an unmodified street car.
#464
i HIGHLY suggest you look at the other forum threads/posts before you let this one influence your decision/desire to have a MINI. And always remember, no matter what car you own, you're going to find things you don't like about it. I'm pretty sure that majority of MINI owners on this site will attest to the fact that the aspects they love about this car far outnumber the aspects they hate.
#466
#467
I bought a nice '02 MCS/JCW 5 months ago. I've heard 3 different HP ratings (200, 207 and 218) and 2 different boost ratings (13 and 19) and all I know for sure is that you're right about 1 thing, this car begs to be DRIVEN. That's probably why it called to me in the car lot.
Your car has the JCW Stage I Tuning Kit added to it. This was a dealer installed option. Stock supercharger boost is 10.5psi unless you have a smaller than stock pulley. The Gen 2 S boost is 13psi and the factory JCW is at 19psi.
However, note the there can be some slight differences in the power ratings. PS is the abbreviation for Pferdestarke, which is the German word for horsepower. It is also referred to DIN-horsepower and several other terms. 1 PS = .9863 HP as we know it. For example, factory JCWs may be listed with power ratings of 211 or 208. Both are correct as 211 PS = 208.1 HP.
#468
On that note, back on topic, I hate the factory wipers. When it is below 20 degrees the passenger wiper gets frozen and misses a huge patch on the windscreen.
#469
Don't listen to us! We are just griping about the things that are not absolutely perfect with our beloved cars. Heck, I knew I didn't like all these things about them and still bought one. We love them so much we day dream about getting a cabrio as well, or possibly a classic as a project car. The MINI is truly a joy to drive despite these things we don't like. And as far as any mechanical stuff, well, as someone else said, people come to forums to gripe and complain. You will always hear more from unhappy people than you will from the happy ones.
#470
Don't listen to us! We are just griping about the things that are not absolutely perfect with our beloved cars. Heck, I knew I didn't like all these things about them and still bought one. We love them so much we day dream about getting a cabrio as well, or possibly a classic as a project car. The MINI is truly a joy to drive despite these things we don't like. And as far as any mechanical stuff, well, as someone else said, people come to forums to gripe and complain. You will always hear more from unhappy people than you will from the happy ones.
#471
OVERDRIVE
iTrader: (1)
The problem is that you looked at the post about "what people hate most about their mini"...What do you expect? This is all the gripes. Heck if you asked a bunch of Toyota owners what they hated most about their Toyotas they would probably say it is boring. What you really need to do is look at the other million posts in this site about all the neat things people are doing with their minis and you will see that they are basically infatuated with them...warts and all. And if there are warts you don't like there is probably a mod someone has made and posted on here to change it.
Go for it and don't look back
#472
#473
Originally Posted by VYPUR
I came here because I was thinking of buying a MINI but dang you guys got me scared to death to buy one now.
I'm the opposite - I came here to read the "hate" thread, and it's so much better than other "hate" threads for other makes that I went ahead with it! Cup holders I can live with, the problems the Golf TDI has I cannot!
I came here because I was thinking of buying a MINI but dang you guys got me scared to death to buy one now.
I'm the opposite - I came here to read the "hate" thread, and it's so much better than other "hate" threads for other makes that I went ahead with it! Cup holders I can live with, the problems the Golf TDI has I cannot!
#474
Originally Posted by VYPUR
I came here because I was thinking of buying a MINI but dang you guys got me scared to death to buy one now.
I'm the opposite - I came here to read the "hate" thread, and it's so much better than other "hate" threads for other makes that I went ahead with it! Cup holders I can live with, the problems the Golf TDI has I cannot!
I came here because I was thinking of buying a MINI but dang you guys got me scared to death to buy one now.
I'm the opposite - I came here to read the "hate" thread, and it's so much better than other "hate" threads for other makes that I went ahead with it! Cup holders I can live with, the problems the Golf TDI has I cannot!
#475