OT: Mini cooper equivalent of 914world?, Too used to rare cars... Options

[emerygt350]

So I picked up an r50 mini for my 13 year old son for nothing and I need 914world quality information to get it all perfect. I am used to very small communities... There are so many mini groups... Anyone know of a group that's as useful as 914world? Tall order, I know.

[Osnabruck914]

As the owner of a 2003 Mini Cooper R50 since 2005, I can attest that Mini owners on the whole (excluding me of course (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)), are the most unsavvy of all car owners. Most are Gen Y and Z air heads that couldn't replace a wiper blade or a tail lamp at gunpoint, let alone do an oil change, God forbid.

The typical string on a Mini forum goes like this:

Question - My car's making this funny noise, what could it be?
Comment - Hey, mines doing that too.
Answer - Better take it to the dealer.

So, my boy, you are on your own, Sorry.

Osnabruck914

[worn]

As the owner of a 2003 Mini Cooper R50 since 2005, I can attest that Mini owners on the whole (excluding me of course (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)), are the most unsavvy of all car owners. Most are Gen Y and Z air heads that couldn't replace a wiper blade or a tail lamp at gunpoint, let alone do an oil change, God forbid.

The typical string on a Mini forum goes like this:

Question - My car's making this funny noise, what could it be?
Comment - Hey, mines doing that too.
Answer - Better take it to the dealer.

So, my boy, you are on your own, Sorry.

Osnabruck914

Dealer!?!