How does your steering feel? Mine was in the other day for the dreaded cold start rattle and I was given a completely boggo ONE. It was painfully slow but I have to say it had far more steering feel than mine does, it felt a bit more weighty too which is suprising considering we have the sport button for that. They had a quick look but could find nothing wrong - could it just be the difference in the wheels and tyres? mine runs 17' run flats - I think these were 15's and maybe not?! or, as the new steering system in the R56 is fully electric could I just need the servos adjusting?

 

My car is in for servicing, so I have a cooper with 15's for nearly a week. Steering feels just a little less tight than my car with 17's. I think the steering could be a little more weighted regardless. Anyways I'm not sure what the problem is. Maybe you can test drive a new Cooper S at the dealer and compare.

 

We've had no problems with our 09 Clubman S but the kids 07 MCS had a rack replaced under warranty at about 25K miles. Keep an eye on it, if it fails you'd probably have your hands full.

 

Was the loaner a 1st Generation MCS? They don't put 15" wheels on 2nd Gen MCS. Or was the loaner an MC?

There would be a difference in steering feel between the 1st & 2nd Gen. Also, tires can make a difference in turn-in feel.

 

He had a mini one.