Did you rotate your tires every 5k miles?

 

so you trashed the clubman autocrossing, fried the clutch slipping it and wore through the tires. The dealer is giving you a pass on the abuse and giving you a free clutch, and here you whine about having to buy new tires and the car is junk because next time everything is on your dime


Cry me a river

 

I am considering getting a 09 Clubman S within the next two weeks. I'm trading my 08 Si in due to crappy transmission. So I think twice and just get a GTI?

 

Go hang out on a GTI forum and see what problems they have. If you listened to what is said on any automobile forum you would never buy another car again.

 

 

Good for you, but do not come complain to us if you have problems with it.

How do YOU know it was Borken Down. I have parked mine on the side of the highway and not in it while I went to take a pee. So by your account mine MUST have been broken down. Well it was not.

You by a Chevy, GM, Ford, Honda, BMW, Jag, VW, any make for that matter and have buyers remorse after 6 months when that starts to break down as well. Then you learn after doing this 3 or 4 times that crap breaks on a car and you get it fixed.

It does not matter what make or model it is there are cars out there that perform for 100s of thousands of miles and then theres thet one that came off the line of the same model only lasts a few thousand. Tha is jus tthe way it is.

To say that all these cars have bad clutches and we should all watch out is very irresponsible of you.

So please just go away quietly.

 

I've had a 2008, one of the first, it has 35,000 miles. It has run track days every month plus hard mountain driving and has had ZERO problems. This is the
third new Mini S and other than squeaky, streaky wipers no problems. All have
a lot of track time. #1 had 69,000 miles, #2 58,000 miles neither even had their
brakes replaced. Guess you got a bad one, but the dealer seems to be trying
to make ir right.

 

Just let runninbeer fade away and stop posting on this thread, there's nothing useful here and nothing to gain.

 

I agree this discussion is one of the few that give another side to the mini clubman on this form. My post of the FUD was off topic and immature. Sorry if I offended anyone. Failed attempt at humor.
As I said before this is one of the best sites for car enthusist. And I have enjoyed being apart of it.
It does seem apparent that some of you view the clubman more like an extention of themselves and not just a car. While people point out that only a few people post anything negative about the clubman, I can see why. Read back through this thread and you will see why. Also look at the history of the people posting. Some people's only topics are spent defending this car.
Lets all agree to disagree and respect one another. My opinion on
the Clubman is based on my own research and personal experience. Your opinion might be on the popularity of the car.
Have you ever watched Wild Kingdom. Where a herd of cattle is crossing a stream full of feeding aligators? The herd is losing its numbers and is oblivious to it. My point is what goes around comes around. When you see an injustice happen to someone and you do nothing, time and chance will dictate that it will happen to you also. I have a choice to fight back or do nothing. And it may be a losing battle. Mini may of taken a chop of my wallet. Hopefully someone reading this might make a better decision, like crossing the stream where the aligators are not feeding. There are many other cars out there. Pick one thats right for you. Sometimes the herd can be wrong.

 

This thread is being locked. It is going nowhere good, and fast.