R50/53 How far do you drive to YOUR dealer?
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From: SF Bay Area
Originally Posted by TMGRobyn
238 miles round trip! 
Ack! I think they should credit those driving miles to your service warranty!
Ack! I think they should credit those driving miles to your service warranty!
I don't live very far from the current dealer I take the car to, but they sure drive me far into crazy
Wish me luck, Chipper is going into to service tomorrow
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Originally Posted by gstockmini
Just curious on what kind of haul everyone makes to their dealer when it comes time for service? I have my '05 MCS ordered though a dealer in St. Louis, MO, and live in Anna, IL. This is about 30 min. south of Carbondale, IL, home of Southern Illinois University(I'm don't attend), and about 155 miles away from the dealer. This was closest for me, as opposed to driving to Chicago, Memphis, TN, or Indianapolis. So how far do you go to own a car like the MINI? By the way, this will be my only car, and will be daily driven a minimum of 60 miles per day.
Fred
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From: Twin Falls, Idaho
We live in Twin Falls, Idaho. The nearest dealer is in Murray, Utah (a suburb of Salt Lake City). It's about 240 miles (4 hours) one way.
Last week I drove down for a warranty repair (paint peeling on the roof). They took our MINI, gave me a rental car, and told me to come back in three days. I drove home, then returned, and brough the MINI home.
Total Drive Time for this warranty repair: 16 hours.
Total Drive Distance for this warranty repair: 960 miles.
I started to count up how much it cost us to get the repair done under warranty, and realized that it would actually have been cheaper (including lost work time, mileage, and gas) to have the repair done at our own expense locally.
Last week I drove down for a warranty repair (paint peeling on the roof). They took our MINI, gave me a rental car, and told me to come back in three days. I drove home, then returned, and brough the MINI home.
Total Drive Time for this warranty repair: 16 hours.
Total Drive Distance for this warranty repair: 960 miles.
I started to count up how much it cost us to get the repair done under warranty, and realized that it would actually have been cheaper (including lost work time, mileage, and gas) to have the repair done at our own expense locally.
5th Gear
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From: Los Angeles, CA
Wow - you guys are truly MINI insane. I would never buy a car if I had to worry about a 300 mile trip!!! I mean, I know it's a MINI but jeez, it's just a car! Crazy kids 
I approve wholeheartedly
I've got easily 3 or 4 dealerships within 20 miles.
LA is good for something, it turns out. I can't wait to get out of this damn city
I approve wholeheartedly I've got easily 3 or 4 dealerships within 20 miles.
LA is good for something, it turns out.
I can't wait to get out of this damn city
So 40 Miles and i am not the crazy one.
People always ask me why did you buy a car so far away, and by the looks of things i am not far at all. 400+ miles, you must be the only MINI in three states
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But i live in truckville, so thats why.
Infact, most people do not know what it is!
I tell them , i like to drive but it does rack up the miles
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-alpinamike
.But i live in truckville, so thats why.
Infact, most people do not know what it is!
I tell them , i like to drive but it does rack up the miles
.-alpinamike
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