At 51k, I’m just a couple of hundred miles short of being due the next oil change and can’t decide what route to take. Brecht is a pain in the derri\u00e8re to get to and they charge too much, take too long. And I was brought up never to pay dealer service prices (thanks Dad). Yes, I know I am supposed to do it myself but I have neither time, aptitude or desire. Which pretty much leaves me with a regular lube place. I fully appreciate that its simply not done in the community to take a MINI to such a place but I don’t really see much choice. I do wonder if a lube’n’go will have an oil filter in hand but surely by now the MINI is popular enough that they should be prepared.<\/p>\n
Oh, also going to replace the air filter but that one I will do myself.<\/p>\n
[and in some other news, my driving licence is finally here – yay!]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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