Comments on: MINI is back http://miniblog.guapacha.com/2010/mini-is-back/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Josh Wardell http://miniblog.guapacha.com/2010/mini-is-back/comment-page-1/#comment-22660 Josh Wardell Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:19:51 +0000 http://miniblog.guapacha.com/?p=526#comment-22660 Glad I guessed right on that one. :) I remember that happening years ago, and I think I drove that way for months before I thought of checking the fluid and finally brought it in. They said it was leaking out the bottom of the shaft, but being held by the rubber boot, so I never saw anything on the ground. Amazingly it had no ill effects on my power steering motor, mine lasted till this summer, a good 90,000 miles...most people were lucky to get half that out of theirs. Glad I guessed right on that one. :)
I remember that happening years ago, and I think I drove that way for months before I thought of checking the fluid and finally brought it in. They said it was leaking out the bottom of the shaft, but being held by the rubber boot, so I never saw anything on the ground.
Amazingly it had no ill effects on my power steering motor, mine lasted till this summer, a good 90,000 miles…most people were lucky to get half that out of theirs.

]]> By: ukpylot http://miniblog.guapacha.com/2010/mini-is-back/comment-page-1/#comment-22553 ukpylot Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:57:40 +0000 http://miniblog.guapacha.com/?p=526#comment-22553 Well the problem with the MINI is that it's a "cheap" car made by BMW. When my power steering was all but empty no one carried the oil that was needed, no reason for BMW to make the car cost effective to keep running. I think it's just the truth with cars today but right now when people can't just throw an old one away and get something new, there is a greater demand for repairs. Well the problem with the MINI is that it’s a “cheap” car made by BMW. When my power steering was all but empty no one carried the oil that was needed, no reason for BMW to make the car cost effective to keep running.

I think it’s just the truth with cars today but right now when people can’t just throw an old one away and get something new, there is a greater demand for repairs.

]]> By: RB http://miniblog.guapacha.com/2010/mini-is-back/comment-page-1/#comment-22552 RB Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:09:16 +0000 http://miniblog.guapacha.com/?p=526#comment-22552 It's a very sad situation for sure. You and DB are talking "Jap Crap" but it's no different there when things start going wrong and not much cheaper if at all. The few times my 4Runner had trouble it was expensive though I will say when I took it to Longo Toyota (Penske) with a major problem in my 7th year of ownership and 145,000 miles they did a great job fixing it. It’s a very sad situation for sure. You and DB are talking “Jap Crap” but it’s no different there when things start going wrong and not much cheaper if at all.

The few times my 4Runner had trouble it was expensive though I will say when I took it to Longo Toyota (Penske) with a major problem in my 7th year of ownership and 145,000 miles they did a great job fixing it.

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