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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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tiny paint chip by gas tank opening

Bought a 2009 cooper S last August. When I filled in gas tonight, I noticed tiny paint chipped off in the round circle where gas cap is.

Is this under warranty? If not, do you know how much it should cost if i bring it to dealer or is it a very easy quick fix?

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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 09:15 PM
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How tiny is tiny? Any pictures? Paint chips aren't going to be under warranty unless it's corroded.

If it's small enough you could go to a website like expresspaint.com and get a touch up pen and fix it yourself.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by silvia
Bought a 2009 cooper S last August. When I filled in gas tonight, I noticed tiny paint chipped off in the round circle where gas cap is.

Is this under warranty? If not, do you know how much it should cost if i bring it to dealer or is it a very easy quick fix?

Thanks
Are you talking about the drain hole on the bottom? I know that quite a few people have gone to my local dealer claiming a chip in the paint and it's actually the drain hole on the bottom.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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if you placed a clock in the hole where the gas cap is, the tiny paint chip i am referring to would be just below "6 o clock"...Is it the drain hole? If so, never noticed the tiny chip there before till a couple of days ago.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by silvia
if you placed a clock in the hole where the gas cap is, the tiny paint chip i am referring to would be just below "6 o clock"...Is it the drain hole? If so, never noticed the tiny chip there before till a couple of days ago.
Yep...that is it. It is actually a drain hole and not a chip.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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Thanks...Amazing, it has been there since August 09 and I just noticed it recently.

What a relief...Love my mini
 
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