Hello folks: My wife's '08 MCSC sidewalk ride was bought brand new in Aug '07. She now has 17K miles on the clock and looks factory fresh to date. WHen is MINI 1 inspection due. Factory warrany expires in Aug 2011 and the service consultant tells me that unless I drive > 12K miles in the next ten months, I will not be eligible for the MINI inspection 1 under factory warranty . Of note, my last oil change was at 14K miles this past July 2010. Oops sorry did not know that I posted it on the coupe section. I will post it on the cabrio side.

 

It is done based upon milage loosely....if you burn more gas from agressive driving, it will be due a bit sooner, but the generic defector for gen1 mini is
15,000 miles oilchange....
30,000 miles inspection 1
45,000 oil change
60,000 inspection 2
Repet intervals indefinitely.
Remember, some items, like brake flushes are bi-yearly, and radiator fluid is (I think) every 4 years....
IMO if the car a lower milage car, then do thevinspections sooner....
I also do an oil change every 7500 miles....

 

Most mini dealers would give you an extra yearly oilchange just for asking if it had been 12 months...many don't now....

 

Thank you Zippy.

 

The dealer will usually do an inspection with a couple hundread miles of beaing "due" based upon the on board computer...
The dealer does charge LOTS for an inspection....during my first 4 years of ownership, my car was a low miles car...I did manage to get a few extra oil changes, but never got the inspection under the 3 yr/36,000 miles....remember the parts warrenty is 4yrs..45k...so they will fix broken stuff, but the filters are your $$.
I did most of it diy instead ( insp 1 is not too bad) and then had a local shop that did mini work do an full inspection 2, minus the filters 2 years later...I did them before i went.... Still cost me less than the dealer cost for a 1, and i got a full, more indepth 2.
There are a few listings for what are done on each inspection...many items are basic safety checks, a few items are simple lube, and adjustments....not too bad if you have a list to checkoff.

 

See post #4 for details on inspection I and II.

 

Thanks you buzzsaw. Quick correction. I bought it in Aug '08 (and not '07) and it was one of the very last R52s in the PNW region (certainly the last sidewalk). I did have my oil changed once a year (so twice so far) . Unless I drive >1k/month I don't think I can get in a MINI inspection1 before the service agreement ends. The free service agreement is a joke IMO. I guess I should plan a road trip or two to Big Sur when the weather improves and then get the inspection 1 before next Aug which is when the agreement ends.