There is nothing silly about expecting quality assembly when the rattling is coming from 2 or 3 places at the same time. It is the worst new car I have owned in the last 25 years about quality control.

For a BMW product, it is a shame to have these issues and it bothers me because I drive my car daily on different road surfaces and this is annoying.

 

ScooterBoy

Not sure your age or what your life experience is owning and driving automobiles is.

R58JCW seem to run in the mid 30s it is not asking much for no rattles at this price point. The fact that several posts on here complained about the same noise in the same location on the R58 should tell you something.

Ian

 

Compared to the Gen1s the Gen2s are much better in the rattle department, but still leave a lot of room for improvement.

Fortunately I saw that you YouTube video where the reviewer demonstrated some of the squeaks and rattles he found on his brand new review vehicle, so I knew what I was in for.

Even still I find them annoying.

My wife's old Jeep Liberty, the model designed by Mercedes, had fewer rattles after 260,000 miles than the Gen2 had upon delivery.

I'm just glad I drive a Roadster in SoCal and can drive with the top down all the time.

 

You're confused. I wasn't the one saying ignore the rattles. I'm on your side.

 

Sorry Scooterboy must have misread the posts.
Ian

 

No worries!

My reply in post #23 was parodying post #22, so I understand the confusion. I was being sarcastic.

 

Your real cool. I wasn't being rude to anyone I was just speaking my opinion. You, your just a smart ***.

 

If you were "just speaking your opinion", you would have talked about how YOU don't care about the rattles, and how YOU "just live with it".

Instead, you told others how THEY should ignore the rattles, and how THEY should "live with it or go get a new car", and how it's a silly thing for THEM to complain about. That's just rude. Everyone doesn't have the same priorities as you do.

And yes - I AM a smart ***. But at least I respect other peoples' opinions rather than criticize them for not sharing mine.

 

In plain words, if you have nothing positive to post to help the Mini community and members talking about fixes to specific problems, just pass and read something else or take a break.

It is pretty simple.

 

Back on topic:

I had a rattle coming from somewhere in the dash on the passenger's side for months. Sounded like a loose wire rattling against a piece of plastic. I tore the entire dash apart and couldn't find anything.

Then one day I was under the bonnet and, upon closing it, I heard the rattle loud and clear from the passenger's side. A clue!

Did some digging, flipped up the battery access panel, and saw the positive cable cover was hitting the wiper cowl. Clipped it back down, and it's been silent running once again.