Iam located in the south bend mishawaka area in Indiana and am looking for a reputable mechanic to work on my mini. I don't really trust in the BMW dealership in my area, I took my car there for an inspection a few days after purchasing it, the dealer cleared my car of any problems, I told them I kept smelling burning coolant though, thanks to the forums just a few hours after leaving the dealership I realized that my reservoir had no coolant in it, and thus the running of the fan everytime I turned off my car, which I had mentioned to the service guy at the dealer aswell. To add on, I realized that my motor mount was leaking, which the dealer never told me about neither.
Anyways enough with the dealer, anyone know of any reputable mechanics around Indiana?? Would even be willing to drive out to Chicago, or some parts of Ohio. Thanks!!

 

I had very similar dealer issues.. they don't fix unless you tell them something is wrong..

waymotorworks in atlanta worked on my MINI and did an excellent job. I would contact him and see if you can meet him in Indy or possibly Chicago sometime.