john171

We drive them like they are meant to be driven...and like we know how!...?

Count us in!! the ‘07S only has 58K+/- but it’s never had a Detox, it’s time!?

What made you decide to change out the VIP mounting bar for the 4 brackets from Outmotoring? Was it just that they set the lights across the bumper? And which heavy duty harness did you use and where did you get it? BTW your set up looks very nice! :congrats: :top:

OK, here we go! For anyone wanting to caravan/convoy up. Several Carlisle MINI members are traveling to Watkins Glen on Thursday, Sep. 5. We are going to meet here: http://goo.gl/maps/BlqLr between 12:45 and 1:00PM. That is a Shell Station, you can fuel up, body and MINI, check all fluid levels, body and MINI. We will hit the road as close to 1:15 as possible. I know of several members of C3M that are going to this event, we will be looking for word from those that want to travel with us. You can post on either site as I am set up to receive notifications.

From an on going discussion over at NAM about thermostat failures in both 1st & 2nd gens. "SA told me the Thermostat is part of the emission control system, and therefore is covered by the 7yr/70k emissions warranty." :rock: This is shared in the NAM forum, I am trying to find out which dealer they got this info from, will post here when I find out. If any one here has had this issue it would be good to know how you made out, and if it was covered by the emissions warranty. Heard back from the poster and he is from Cali, and his dealer is MINI of Monrovia, CA. Guess we'll need to follow up with our dealers, I also posted on CarlisleMINI and C3M. Stay tuned...

Latest from the owner of Countryman: After reading the thread on North American Motoring and all the people with the same issues getting zero results, I have to say that I am very grateful to MoBC for making things right for me. While I still wish I wouldn't have had to escalate things to get results, I appreciate them replacing the vehicle voluntarily. Although I probably would have met lemon law requirements eventually, it was so much nicer just signing a few papers and driving off in the new car (without having to go through legal BS). Many of the people who posted to NAM are still having problems and NONE of them have been able to get their car replaced or even returned for a refund. So, while it was a rocky start with MoBC and I'm still a little concerned that Mini hasn't resolved the countryman issues, I have to say I feel much better knowing that MoBC is willing to step up and make things right. :congrats: She is quite happy, is getting her windows tinted this Friday, and will be joining us for a run through southern York County on Feb 11! :motor:

Yeah, troubleshooting intermittent problems can be very frustrating and time consuming in any field, and obviously the more complicated and/or sophisticated the the system the worse it is. :banghead: I'm sure that MINI has strict guidelines as to the total man hours and material costs that a dealer can throw at a problem, my hope is that this Countryman will serve as a source for solving the problem and not be scrapped for parts. In the end MoBC did do the right thing, though they could have saved themselves, and their customer, a lot of grief if they had been just a bit more understanding and nicer. BTW, the replacement car is still on the dock, along with 3 others, waiting to be loaded on a truck for the trip to MoBC and delivery to anxious owners.

An update on "Seriously???" Tuesday, Jan. 24: Just heard from MoBC. They still haven't been able to get the car to malfunction so still no diagnosis. They're going to keep working on it, trying different things with the car to get it to malfunction. ----------------------------- Wednesday, Jan. 25: OK Kids, the verdict is in. I just got a call from MoBC and they are giving me a new car as they have not been able to solve the problem with mine. I am very thankful, I should probably be excited right now, but they can't get me the same car. There is a white one almost exactly like mine that they are checking on. I'm just a bit sad because I really liked my SURF BLUE! Oh well...looks like I'm going to have that StormCooper after all. MoBC is also waving the 30 cents a mile that they are legally allowed to charge me for each mile on the loaner vehicle so that's nice. ----------------------------- It appears to be over, the replacement vehicle has yet to be delivered, but that should happen by weeks end. By sticking to her guns an agreement was reached that will restore her sense of confidence when driving, and that she hopefully will not be waiting for hours for another tow. -----------------------------

There's no doubt that we all know someone that takes good care of us and our vehicles, I have just such a relationship with the SM and tech at our Subaru dealer. My personal experience with Towson MINI was fairly good, I have not dealt with them directly since they moved. I now use a local shop that has BMW and MINI certified techs and they are great to deal with. We have several members that have stopped dealing with MoBC for pretty much the same reasons, and now use OTTO's or Mainline as well as MINI of Allentown, where they have gotten better service from day one. I guess the old YMMV certainly applies here! And I agree wholeheartedly that we should spread the good message just as fervently as we tend to spread the problem messages, human nature I guess.

The dealer has the same access to this forum as we do. And reading about other people's problems on other MINI sites seems to indicate it's not uncommon to get the bum's rush from the dealer! Glad to hear you live so close, but for most MINI owners that is not the case and in my opinion that drives a lot of the attitude of the dealer, they know just how much of a hassle it is for us to take our cars in. Hopefully you continue to get treated well, and live within a stones throw from the dealer, but you may want to think about how you'd feel if you weren't before you go all "OReilly" on someone!

Thanks for the memories.

I can remember that after I shut off the car and popped the bonnet, I could hear liquid circulating in the area on the driver side of the turbo, have not heard this in a while! :banghead: Guess I need to contact MINI of Baltimore about the recall and not wait for them to release recall, which by then may be too late! :headshot:

Did you apply then yourself, or have them done by a shop? Either way, they do look very nice!

Excellent shot, love the way Mach V is backlit! :top: Is that all ambient light or did you use an additional light source, it appears to be from the work lights but one never knows. BTW, we saw this when we drove down to run in the DCMM MINIs Take the Beltway 2, I christened it the Beltway Dragon.