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R50/53 Any '02 owners out there???

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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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Any '02 owners out there???

Lets hear it from the 02's!


(I just want to know I'm not alone here)

 
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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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02 in da HAYouse...WHAT WHAT
 
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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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02 here

early 02 S

DS/W, 17 s'lites....when the Pir' went I went to Yoko ES100's no flats or lows in 25k miles....

99.5% stock @ 63K miles

A few minor bling bling mods ..... almost pure stock ( I bought a '79 to sink disposable income in)
 
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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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My MINI just turned 54K. Yes it has a few rattles but it still runs great and its still fun as hell.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 06:02 PM
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Good to hear from the 02's

Lets see some more!!!!
 
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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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I'm still here. I continue to mod my Cooper as funds permit. I want IE fixed camber plates next. If and when I need new dampers I'm leaning towards the FSDs. I'm very much in love with my car. I'm intrigued and curious about the R56, but I'm nowhere close to getting rid my R50. By the time I need a new car maybe the 3rd generation MINI will be out.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 02:49 AM
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Hey my first post here. And from Australia.
I have an '02 cooper, which I use to teach peple to drive with.
Up to 120,000km (about 75,000 miles). i found you guys googling a power steer fault...oh and thanks for the help too.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 06:43 AM
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I've had my 02 since June 2002. 62K miles and many more smiles.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 06:46 AM
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02 and problem free.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 06:50 AM
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June '02 built and trouble free here...
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:30 AM
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One of the last '02's off the line, 155k miles and still hummin'!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:32 AM
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Glad to see the posts!

I'm not alone!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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Ahhmmm,,,

I would not trade mine for a Porsche (and I have driven one, many times, that a friend of mine had). That's all I've got to say.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 09:29 AM
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My7/02 MCS Brutus is still kickin baby...75k miles!!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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02 chili red / white MCS with 36k miles (pre-owned)
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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12/01 Pure Silver on Black MC-CVT here

37,000+++ kms and still going
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 11:09 AM
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02 Here with 25K miles :-) No problems at all......
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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49/500 Canadian Launch Edition
86,000km

I recently replaced the transmission.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 11:14 AM
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6/02 build here (in first shipment to my dealer)

Just about to turn over 50k miles and going strong...I like the stiff suspension of the early models. I ditched the runflats in favor of Yoko ES100's about 10k miles ago. No intake or pulley yet but that will change this year. I installed a rear swaybar a couple years ago. I also added Hella fog lights and some other little I/E stuff.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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05/02 Build

Just got a crack in my 5th windshield , rocks everytime. Rocks everytime.

New battery last fall.

No other major problems and very few minor ones either.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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2002 with 30k miles purchased it in Septmeber 06 with 21k and can't stop modding
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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'02 here to with 44+k miles and purchased (pre-leased) 2 years ago with 17k. I run KWD2's in the summer and Blizzaks in the winter defying the need for a spare. The mods list grows steadily and I don't think I'll stop. It's just too darned fun! Some day the MINI's skin will rust away and I'll have a whole new MINI of mods pop out from the carcass.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Roeri
Lets hear it from the 02's!


(I just want to know I'm not alone here)


Ha ...42,250 miles and still kicking. you're not alone.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 03:55 AM
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02's

1/02 build date. 60k miles. Great car. Only a couple of minor problems fixed under warranty.
Go man go
MB
 
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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got it at 63K now has 67K. moded before and more mods coming
 
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