When I first start out the Mini from a stop, I can hear something that is vibrating out of the rear. It only happens when the car is lugged slightly from a stop. It sounds like the exhaust is banging around from the engine bouncing. IT usually occurs below 2000 rpm's when I start from a stop. Is this normal???

My brother in laws 97 Honda does it, but one of his exhaust hangars is broken. I am hoping there isn't anything broken already in the first 2000 miles!!!

It isn't loud, but it is annoying, especially when you have people in your car and all the sudden is sounds like a used car with 100K miles on it!!!

 

No thats not normal. Its probably exhaust related, like you said.

 

Hmm, I had that same problem for the first time yesterday on my 03' MCS! I have no clue why, but it hasn't done it again