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.

[Steve]

We has a 2009 Mini Cooper turbo. It ran like crap, the dealer said it needed this special additive to fix the problem and a flush. After many overpriced visits with the special additive, they finally replaced the fuel pump and solved the problem. Then the plastic camshaft belt bushings died and blew the motor up. The stealership didn't want to replace the motor unless we proved we got the oil changes at the specific intervals and of course we use jiffy lube, etc and the receipts were everywhere. After they found out we got it from Car Max with extended warranty they replaced the motor on their dime. We dumped the car after that. I was told the newer mini coopers have BMW motors in them and do not have the reliability issues of the older ones made in England.