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- Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: Cars
- Topic: Mini Cooper S/Works
- Replies: 21
- Views: 67564
Re: Mini Cooper S/Works
Ah brilliant, thank you! Broccers just did a quick comaprison site for a Cooper, an S and a Works. Thanks, I suspect, to the loss of he two cars, I am between 450 and 550 so not too huge a difference. Now, will my wife believe me when I say a Works will hold it's value.. actually she might, as the T...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: Cars
- Topic: Mini Cooper S/Works
- Replies: 21
- Views: 67564
Re: Mini Cooper S/Works
Late to the party here, sorry ! I just checked and our S was registered July 2011. It has the N18 so I guess it’s a 2012 “model year” thing rather than 2012 production. The Clubman I had last year had the N14 engine. The N18 is definitely nicer to drive. The headline power isn’t a huge jump but the...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:34 am
- Forum: Cars
- Topic: Mini Cooper S/Works
- Replies: 21
- Views: 67564
Re: Mini Cooper S/Works
Thanks all! So is the Cooper engine a different block? Would a 2009, say, Cooper be relatively OK?
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 6:26 pm
- Forum: Cars
- Topic: Mini Cooper S/Works
- Replies: 21
- Views: 67564
Mini Cooper S/Works
I cannot find the info online regarding whether the Works got the N18 engine in 2012 or if it had uprated ancilliaries and therefore did not suffer from the chocolate turbo failures I was warned of ages ago when I considered a Cooper S. Is an S without the N18 worth the risk, will they have had bett...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: Cars
- Topic: Your fleet running reports
- Replies: 20361
- Views: 2577779
Re: Your fleet running reports
Well the Mini made it into the garage, no leaks, no loosened mounts or suspension bits. It does need a new hub as that was causing the ABS light, it needs discs and pads, 3 tyres, and some other stuff this year, about a grand if all goes well, and will need "substantial work" on the "...
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 12:16 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: New Year Honours; good news!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2490
Re: New Year Honours; good news!
THese are exactly the sort of people who should be getting honours!nuttinnew wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:28 pm I didn't know where to post this or how to title it.
Much respect to this gentleman; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67796155
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 12:14 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Would you UK honours?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5930
Re: Would you UK honours?
I saw a meme which said "which group wouyld you rather be assocviated with" and I found that I much preferred the "no ta" group to the money grubbing parasites who had acepted. Of course some good guys get one - Sir Mo Farah for instance, but the idea that a security risk to the ...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 12:29 pm
- Forum: Cars
- Topic: Your fleet running reports
- Replies: 20361
- Views: 2577779
Re: Your fleet running reports
Well I am very much hoping it is an engine mount. THen work out what is causing te brake orange light and pop some air in to get rid of the air pressure light and swap out the coroded subframe and it may just get through an MOT.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 12:05 pm
- Forum: Cars
- Topic: Your fleet running reports
- Replies: 20361
- Views: 2577779
Re: Your fleet running reports
£250 for a whole new engine. @scotta how much to fit it though? That is remarkbly cheap though but not sure I can be bothered with the hassle. More likely to seel spares or repair f it it on the way out, someone will fancy it no doubt. Probably a days labour for a competent garage. The boys had the...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:32 am
- Forum: Cars
- Topic: Your fleet running reports
- Replies: 20361
- Views: 2577779
Re: Your fleet running reports
Drove my wife's Mini Cooper today for the first time in ages. Weird having to remember what a clutch is but the engine sounded absolutely awful, like a knocking lowdown in 5th at 55mph ish. I am sure it did not sound like that when we got it but not sure my wife would notice on her short commute as...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 5:05 pm
- Forum: Cars
- Topic: Your fleet running reports
- Replies: 20361
- Views: 2577779
Re: Your fleet running reports
Drove my wife's Mini Cooper today for the first time in ages. Weird having to remember what a clutch is but the engine sounded absolutely awful, like a knocking lowdown in 5th at 55mph ish. I am sure it did not sound like that when we got it but not sure my wife would notice on her short commute as ...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 5:01 pm
- Forum: Cars
- Topic: FECPOTY 2023
- Replies: 32
- Views: 34663
Re: FECPOTY 2023
So far this year:
Audi TTS
Golf R estate
Skoda Superb Sportline 220
Mini Cooper Works (R50 I think?)
Audi TTS
Golf R estate
Skoda Superb Sportline 220
Mini Cooper Works (R50 I think?)
- Tue Dec 26, 2023 11:17 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Life Insurance
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3385
Life Insurance
Dull I know but I know heehaw about the market for life insurnace. We have the mortgage protections which includes GI til 23 or so, but not a decicated life insurance and it occurs to me that I should probably do something about that. Has anyone any insights or should I Martin Lewis it?
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 10:50 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: HC you miserable bunch
- Replies: 44
- Views: 48570
Re: HC you miserable bunch
Happy Christmas to you all.
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 11:22 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: The Cats are good too thread
- Replies: 351
- Views: 60783
Re: The Cats are good too thread
A friend of mine has 2 Maine coon mosters. They are massve fluffy things, apparently more like dogs in that they are happy lazing about. One of them decided to use me as it's bed for most of our visit. I don't like cats particularly but I quite like this one.
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 11:20 am
- Forum: Moaning
- Topic: THAT phone call
- Replies: 58
- Views: 48373
Re: THAT phone call
So sorry to hear your news, as others have said, glad you got back in time to see him.
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:07 am
- Forum: Moaning
- Topic: THAT phone call
- Replies: 58
- Views: 48373
Re: THAT phone call
I am really glad you made it, sorry about everything else.
- Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:46 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: John Byrne
- Replies: 1
- Views: 973
Re: John Byrne
A lot of good ones this time of year!
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:53 am
- Forum: Moaning
- Topic: THAT phone call
- Replies: 58
- Views: 48373
Re: THAT phone call
I am sorry to hear that.
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 11:28 am
- Forum: Cars
- Topic: Car insurance
- Replies: 70
- Views: 6387
Re: Car insurance
And my Po-Tay-Toh