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R50/53 HELP!!!!! R53 Wont start

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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 05:15 PM
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HELP!!!!! R53 Wont start

Someone please help,

Two weeks ago I was driving my car to get ice-cream, starts right up no problem. After ice-cream I go back home, Starts right up again no problem.
Now, I go leave my house again about one hour after that, and my MINI won't start. I put the key in and turn it turns over, all my gauges work, my stereo works just fine, windows and wipers work etc…

But when I turn the key to start the motor, nothing happens… Literally nothing happens no "clicking" sounds or "beeps" just turns and that's it.
I ended up getting my battery tested (it was bad) so I replaced it with a brand new one and…. It's doing the same damn thing. Lights and gauges work, turn the key, NOTHING…

Any thoughts on what else it could be? Has anyone had a similar issue? Are there known problems for the starter going bad, or an ignition switch going out?

Someone please help me, I have a sick MINI addiction and want to drive my car.. I have a 06' MCS with 68,000 miles by the way...
 
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 05:41 PM
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Maybe your MINI is upset you only got ice cream for yourself...
On a serious note though, who replaced your battery? A shop should have performed a battery/starter test before releasing your car. It is not unheard of for the starter to call it quits around the time you catch a battery failure.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2014 | 06:27 PM
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+1 Battery....

ECU not detecting enough voltage = wont start while radio ect work aok.
 
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