White roofs are cool. It’s official.
June 7th, 2007
I’m way ahead of them with my white roof.
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R56 MFSW Saga….
May 30th, 2007
I’m in the process of getting my MFSW. It’s day 8 in the shop and the dealer is not able to get the parts working with the car. 
I asked the tech. rep. to have someone start thinking about what to do if they can’t get it to work at all. Let me think of some ideas… 1. New correct working car as I originally ordered it at zero cost to me. (Including tax, etc.) Maybe a 2008! Meanwhile I keep my car to drive. This would be their best deal as it would still give them some profit. Though I think I would prefer option 2. 2. Full refund of original check paid to them with return of the car to them. I’ll pay the gas, insurance etc. I used but not milage or depreciation.
More on MINI ticking…
May 15th, 2007
Motoringfile has a post about a BWM engineers response to engine ticking. Besides the “normal” ticking noises I still feel some of the “extra normal” noises are due to emissions related modes such as this previous post of mine related to the VW direct injection technology.
MINI R56 Turbo Engine Wins Big Award
May 9th, 2007
The 1.6 turbo in the new R56 MINI won it’s category for Engine of the Year. Read about it here. It was 3rd overall in the new engine category. It was 6th in the Overall Engine of the Year category.
MINI Disappointment : Still no MFSW for my new MINI Cooper!
April 25th, 2007
When I purchased my new 2007 R56 MINI Cooper S I was promised a Multifunction steering wheel (MFSW) to be installed at a later date. This was generally stated as being around 30 days after delivery. Now that it’s been 60 days I’m starting to get impatient. I figured it was a small lie to say 30 and it would be more like twice that. However, after calling the 866-ask-mini number, they now tell me they think it will be two more months! On top of that they still don’t have the fix to the storage compartment that the car is supposed to come with. On top of that I still have not got the jack and tools that were supposed to come with the car, though my MA said he would get me those. And to top it all, ALL new cars are coming with all of these features!