I just took my car to the dealer to get some stuff done and discovered that I still had a month left on my warranty (I thought it was done, so nice surprise there). That got me thinking: how could I best take advantage of it before it expires.

So I'm writing up a list of (mostly small) things to have checked out and I'm asking here for any suggestions. Couple of notes:

1) In the aforementioned service, I had a wheel bearing replaced, window motor replaced, interior door cable replaced, oil changed, and the latest scheduled inspection (I due by milage). So no need to worry about those.

2) I have a small crack and a bit of pitting in the windshield; anyone know if that's covered?

Any ideas and suggestions would be appreciated

EDIT: It's a MC40 MCS

 

2. A small chip in my windshield was covered by my auto insurance, with no deductible, so getting it fixed was free.

I have no idea about the other stuff, but my oil change at 45,000 miles was not free at the MINI dealer, as my car was outside of the maintenance coverage period. I can't recall if the regular warranty (non-maintenance stuff) goes at 48,000 miles or 50,000 miles....

 

I noticed some odd behaivor by my termperature gauge shortly before my warranty expired but didn't mention it during my last free repairs. A couple of thousand miles later I had lost some coolant and found a leak at the thermostat housing. I replaced the thermostat myself but discovered than many have had this problem at about two years. The gasket seems to be a faulty material. Check to see if you've been losing coolant
(oh, mine is an 05 convertible).