i traded in my 2002 mini a few months ago for a 2007 mini S because my transmision was going out and it was going to cost me a fortune to fix. has anyone had any problems with there transmissions with there 2007 minis?

 

So far so good (knock on wood)

 

Never seen a tranny in a Mini...oh, wait, you meant transmission. My bad

 

My 07 S manual transmission started making some strange noises at 1,000 miles. I took it in to the dealership and they stuck a new one in. Don't know what the problem was, neither do they ( so they say ) they just knew something wasn't right so they put a new one in.

 

Had mine replaced at 16,700 miles. They found metal shavings inside. The worst part is that I was given a remanufactured transmission. I was told new ones weren't available. Not too pleased about it but what can I do. By the way, its a 6sp man.

 

A lot of people have reported noises when shifting from 3rd to 2nd. Fortunately, I'm not one of them.

There are several threads about transmission problems--should be easy to find with a search.

 

Search 3-2 squeal

 

my 6spd has been perfect despite the imperfect driver. 8400 miles.

 

I am glad we went the auto route with the Clubman.

Actually, I think the manual Getrags are very solid gearboxes. My beef with MINI manuals is the clutch. The OEM clutches don't seem to last past 25K-30K with normal, non-abusive driving.

Unless MINI gets serious about the quality and durability of their clutches in coming years, I think my next MINI, will be automatic as well.

 

85,000 on the 02, original tranny, original clutch

Last 10,000 with my son driving the car full time

still going strong.....pulls today like it did once broken in.

No problems seen on the 07 at 5,000 miles

 

That seems rather pessimistic, and doesn't jibe with what my friends have gone through.

 

My first clutch went at 25K. MINI picked up the tab under warranty. I have been driving manual transmission cars for over 20 years. I never have had to replace a clutch before 80K-100K miles.

It is not secret that the weakest link of stick shift MINIs is the oem clutch.

 

do you like your clubman? how does it handle i heard it doesnt handle neer as well as the mini's

 

I don't have yet. It is still on the boat.

Neither have I driven one, yet.

The ride is supposed to be less choppy due to the longer wheelbase. I have read handling is as good or in par to the R56 hardtop.

Will post my impressions when I get it.

 

thanks do you like the way the back end looks? i just dont see a appeal i think they could have designed a better sexier back end. but thats just my opinion.

 

I personally like it. Find it to be different. Believe it or not, haven't even seen the car in person but plan to do so in the coming days as my dealer already has 2 for sneak preview + test drive.

I have owned 3 MINIs so far, so I find the Clubman appealing and a little different from the std hatchback.

Some claim the car looks better in person and pics don't do it justice. We'll see.

The Clubman is not everyone's cup of tea, though.

 

your right the pics might not do it justice, i will just have to catch one on the road.

 

I got a new clutch at 107 miles. No problems since!

 

There is a known issue with knocking at idle when in neutral that goes away if the clutch pedal is depressed even slightly. It has been attributed to either the dual-mass flywheel or the clutch thrust plate bearing. Replacing the entire transmission won't necessarily resolve the problem, which seems to be not terribly severe, despite sounding bad. My car has this issue.

There is also the 3-2 squeal, which I haven't experienced (thankfully).

Those are the only two common R56 tranny issues of which I am aware.

 

My first tranny had the knocking issue
my 2nd has the 3-2 squeal

 

I've been on this site a lot for my 07 transmission issues. I think that the new 6 speed manuals have some bugs to be worked out. Mine was replaced at 2000 miles! 2 months later, my clutch died on the freeway because all of the fluid leaked out of my slave cylinder.

 

Same for me. It had a chirping noise out of the box. 1,000 miles on it now. Will get a new gearbox in a couple weeks.