MINI Sends Great Apology Letter
MINI delivers a car with miss steering wheel paddles. Hilarity ensues.
MINI Officially Discontinues Recaro Seats in the Roadster
Last December MINI introduced the factory optional Recaro seats across most of the range. And after years of waiting and hoping, the US finally got them in March builds. For one glorious...
MINI USA Recalls 2011 Clubman For (Almost) No Reason
Because of a production mix-up there are 75 Clubman (not Clubmans or Clubmen) rolling around the US with the EU style ABS symbol in the tach. The difference? On the EU version...
MINI Shortens Oil Change Interval
A regular topic on <a href="http://www.whiteroofradio.com">White Roof Radio</a> is our opinion that the factory-specified 1 year/15,000 mile oil service intervals on the R56 MINIs are <em>far</em> too long. WRR co-host and MF contributor, Todd Pearson, snapped this photo of a MINI Monroney sticker in Kansas City showing a new oil change interval of 1 year/10,000 miles. Given the number of R56s that have had oil-related troubles, a more sensible interval seemed in order. It would appear that MINI has come to the same conclusion. However, we don't yet have any information as to exactly why MINI has dropped the interval back to 1 year/10,000 miles, which was the original service interval on the R50/R53.
Quality Parts Matter
This story comes to us from WhiteRoofRadio host and Detroit Tuned founder, Chad Miller. The automotive aftermarket has a lot of great parts to offer. That said, not all replacement parts for...
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BMW/MINI Sued Over CVT Failures in Early MINIs
It’s well known in the MINI community that the CVT automatic transmission used in the early R50s was — how shall I put this delicately — kind of a pile of crap....
NHTSA Investigating MINI Engine Fires
The Detroit News is reporting that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the ’07-’08 R56 Cooper S after 12 complaints were filed, including five vehicle fires. At this point we...
BMW Recalls Fuel Pumps. MINI Does Not.
Recently an owner outcry over engine issues caused BMW to recall the high-pressure fuel pumps used in some 130,000 turbocharged ultimate driving machines. With similar systems and similar complaints from some MINI...
MINI Dealer Tests Torque Steering Fix
Updated: MINI hasn’t officially released this fix. The dealer alone was responsible for it and MINI USA has not released a torque steering fix and has not given dealers any information about...