"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
12/06/2016 at 11:15 • Filed to: None
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"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
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Orange dash lights are the best
Hit 140k miles on the Mini today. And the speedo fixed itself so it goes back to 0 now! I also learned that the transmission HATES being cold.
E90M3
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 11:16 |
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Orange back lights are the best, even thought it’s white in the M3.
Tripper
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 11:33 |
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Damn! Ours is only 10k behind you.
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Tripper
12/06/2016 at 11:37 |
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I didn’t even realize you had a Mini.
Racin'Jason001
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 11:53 |
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Racin'Jason001
12/06/2016 at 12:01 |
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There’s a guy on North American Motoring with 376,000+ on his Cooper S.
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Tripper
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 12:04 |
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Yep Ol’ Helen. It’s kind of a unique car. It’s a Finland market car. Owner number one was in the military, bought it when he was living in Finland and brought it home. It’s got the chrono package (speedo and tach above the steering wheel, temp/boost etc in the middle) and the factory LSD. We bought it with 24k 8 years ago. My wife drives it to work now (65mi round trip) so the miles stack up pretty fast.
TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 13:00 |
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Yeah my transmission doesn’t like being cold either, it won’t let me downshift into second and is sometimes hard to put in gear, but only when cold.
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
12/06/2016 at 13:06 |
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At first I honestly thought it had puked out all its fluid. It then took 10-15mi to get to how it normally is.
My bird IS the word
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 13:56 |
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I have a manual in my mini and it rattles like hell in the cold.
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> My bird IS the word
12/06/2016 at 14:00 |
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That’s not good. Mine doesn’t make any noises when cold, it just gets hard to shift. The interior on the other hand, between 2500 and 3000 rpm its like being in a maraca.
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TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 14:14 |
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Wow that must have been a terrifying test of faith, I only drive 13ish miles daily so I would have been terrified the whole way if that happened to me
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
12/06/2016 at 14:17 |
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I had driven it ~3 miles last night. There was no puddle under it this morning so I took it out to see how long it actually takes to heat up. This is my first winter with a manual so I am still learning how they behave.
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My bird IS the word
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 15:00 |
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I’m ditching this car as soon as I get enough for a decent trade. Very unhappy overall.
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> My bird IS the word
12/06/2016 at 15:40 |
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What issues have you been having?
I love mine haven’t had any real issues other than an idler pulley I just can’t get to stop squeaking (I had it replaced and <300mi later it was squeaking again).
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Tripper
12/06/2016 at 15:42 |
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Chrono Packs are rare options. You will probably catch my mileage pretty quick, I’ve only put about 4,000 mi on it since I got it in the spring.
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Tripper
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 15:45 |
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Haha I guess so. I love it though, it’s a car we’ll probably never get rid of.
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Racin'Jason001
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 16:48 |
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Dang!! I find it cool that a Mini has lasted that long!
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Racin'Jason001
12/06/2016 at 16:52 |
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It was all stock until it was rebuilt at 365,000 too
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TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 16:54 |
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Probably not helpful advice, but every car works differently, for example my trans heats up after 7 minutes and half a mile
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My bird IS the word
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/06/2016 at 18:16 |
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Car only has 45k miles, I’ve blown a valve cover gasket, my ac doesn’t work, it’s a magnet for stone chips, the gearbox makes noise, it’s geared too short, the power delivery is burnout or bogg-out, and the gas mileage isn’t as good as it really should be.