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Unread 11-18-2009, 09:32 AM   #16
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I didn't know there were so many fans here. I've had two, but I can't find any pictures right now. My first one was a 2003 MCS, Indy Blue/white roof. It had the blue/black leather interior and a few options. It was ok, but it wasn't really what I wanted. My second one was a 2004 MCS that I ordered and had to wait 3 months to get. Pepper white/black roof, all options except PDC. Tan/black interior. Loved that car, but hated the squeaks and rattles that started with only 5k on the clock. It had some annoying habits like every once in a while when I'd start it, nothing in the interior would work (no power to anything). I'd have to shut it off, wait 5-10 seconds, then restart. Dealer couldn't figure it out and I couldn't repeat the problem. Had it less than a year, then traded it in on a new BMW Z4 3.0i.

I miss the MINIs, but I really regret getting rid of the Z4
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Guess we're lucky as we haven't had one pblm with or MINI. Year and half old with under 7k mls. 31 mpg 95% city driving. Wifes car only goes to work and back for the most part. Love it.
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When they did the facelift, they resolved a bunch of problems. The early ones had quite a few issues, most notably squeaks and rattles. Plastic on plastic and I was constantly using the fuzzy side of velcro between panels trying to squelch the noise. The supercharged S had a bad stumble when accelerating from a stop too. Between all those issues and the interior power issue, I had had enough and bought the BMW.
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