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Faulty ABS and MAP sensors, both packed up within hours of each other. Seems a strange coincidence so hopefully there isn’t an underlying cause. The fault first made itself known as I was nearing the end of a long journey to visit family late on a Friday night. A series of warnings relating to a [...]
The MINI unfortunately developed a rather loud squeak from the nearside front suspension when travelling over bumps. The same problem briefly occurred nearly a year ago but resolved itself within the same journey. This time however it was here to stay. I mentioned it to Oxford MINI when the car went in for its second [...]
My sunroof had developed a slight rattle when in the tilt position. I took it into Oxford MINI expecting them to tighten or grease something. After a bit of prodding and poking they asked me to take a mechanic out for a short drive, he came to the conclusion that the entire roof mechanism was [...]
New tyre due to wear. One of the fronts was replaced just before I purchased the MINI which softened the blow a little. Didn’t fancy swapping all four just yet so I’ve stuck with the Dunlop runflats for now. Benham BMW in Wolverhampton price matched to within a couple of pounds of Blackcircles, they also [...]
The MINI has a sensor on the front and rear brakes which handily tells you how many miles you have until you need to swap your brake pads. Unfortunately on my car, and I suspect on most, the sensor reports the pads as being worn rather prematurely. Apart from putting up with the warnings there [...]
I’ve had a few issues with the cooling fan on the MINI recently, it’s noisy and runs regularly, worryingly it often switches on almost instantly after the car has been sat overnight. I visited called into Oxford MINI one afternoon who got a technician to look at it immediately, he ran a few tests and [...]
I noticed not long after I purchased the MINI that the drivers seat side bolster had two very small patches where the dye had separated from the leather. I did mention this to MINI but they weren’t especially interested, claiming exemption from the warranty due to ‘fair wear and tear’. It does seem odd that [...]
Sadly the MINI had picked up a couple of door dings in the near-side rear three quarters, they weren’t particularly obvious, just annoying. I was going to leave them, as often the minute you get these things sorted somebody careless will re-ripple your doors. However I then picked up a third dent in the same [...]
I spotted that one of the foglights was full of condensation, the garage replaced the the whole unit with a new part under warranty. Took the best part of a day due to it being a bumper off job, but I was provided with a rather stripy courtesy car for the duration. After spending some [...]
