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So I just read last Sunday's Mercury News (Silicon Valley, CA) review of the new (2007) MC. In short they loved it - nothing bad to say. However...
The writter did mention his test car had this "annoying dash rattle" for the week he had it. The writter went on to say the MINI rep told him this was a problem in very early production '07 models and that MINI has corrected it.
Is this true? The only thing I LOATHE about my 2002 & 2004 is that "dash rattle" - if this is something that is haunting the Mini, I won't be picking up the one I ordered due to arrive in April.
No rattles almost 1000 miles. I did get a small chip in my windshield but I think it may have to do with the medium rock that hit it on the highway and clumps of dirt I then found on the front of my car.
MINI may have stopped the dash rattle, but I wouldn't call sealing a storage area that was obviously intended to be usable "resolved." The fact that MINI seems to have such difficulty designing a decent latch is not comforting.
Last edited by Loony2N; 03-22-2007 at 05:13 AM.
Reason: correction
my june build 02 MCS had dash rattle , mostly when it was c-o-l-dddd. Over on Motoringfile I found a great how to on how to make it stop.Had to do it twice, but I finally made it go away.Is there an update over there for the R56?
I've got a Dash buzz... kind of annoying. Seems like it's related to what they "sealed" shut.
I, too, have a faint buzz. Don't hear it when the audio is on. Buzz appears during acceleration through the gears, not while driving at a steady speed.
I, too, have a faint buzz. Don't hear it when the audio is on. Buzz appears during acceleration through the gears, not while driving at a steady speed.
I do not have my car nor do I know what the buzz sounds like, however it could be the head unit not properly grounded as you say it appears during acceleration.