Well crap

"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30) 10/03/2017 at 07:20 • Filed to: None

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We found out why the mini won’t start. A bolt broke when we tried to start and sent the camshaft chain down onto the brake booster. Which in doing that sheared the teeth on another gear. In doing that it caused $1,000 worth of damage. So there goes all my money

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/03/2017 at 07:22

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that sucks!

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/03/2017 at 07:42

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“A bolt broke when we tried to start and sent the camshaft chain down onto the brake booster.”

That sounds like a problem only the finest German engineering could create.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/03/2017 at 07:43

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Oh dear :S

OG Mini or MINI?

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 10/03/2017 at 07:50

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Lol

random001 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/03/2017 at 08:16

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Pretty sure it’s a MINI. An OG Mini would have had an electrical problem that wouldn’t have allowed it to try to start in the first place...

random001 > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/03/2017 at 08:16

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Time to upgrade. LSx SWAP!

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > random001 10/03/2017 at 08:18

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I don’t want to die every time I drive the car

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/03/2017 at 08:18

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Only a thousand dollars worth of your money. Your pride is worth far more...

random001 > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/03/2017 at 08:19

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.....ok....

RWD LSx SWAP!

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 10/03/2017 at 08:19

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Yeah but I’ve spent all my available money on that car. Car parts cost a lot

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > random001 10/03/2017 at 08:20

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Ooh yes

bhtooefr > random001 10/03/2017 at 08:21

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Also an OG Mini’s timing chain would be well below the brake booster, I’d think, being cam-in-block.

random001 > bhtooefr 10/03/2017 at 08:26

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You’re ruining my British electronics joke...

Of course, the joke may well BE the British electronics...

bhtooefr > random001 10/03/2017 at 08:28

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Or you could, depending on which generation of BMW Mini it is, make a British AND German electronics AND French mechanicals joke.

random001 > bhtooefr 10/03/2017 at 08:33

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You win my star.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/03/2017 at 08:37

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No shit. I’ve just spent $3,700 on getting a new clutch and flywheel for a 17 year old VW because I can’t afford the alternative...forgive me if I come across as unsympathetic!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/03/2017 at 08:40

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I remember when we had to replace a $1,100 cat on our $1,100 car... My sympathies towards you and your bigly repairs, sir.

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 10/03/2017 at 08:41

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Holy crap. I’ve spent twice the amount that I payed for the mini just fixing the car

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/03/2017 at 08:45

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I bought mine new for forty five grand and have probably spent that much again to get it this far...cars, eh?

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 10/03/2017 at 08:46

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Gotta love em

Cé hé sin > bhtooefr 10/03/2017 at 09:12

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To say nothing of Brazilian mechanicals...

My bird IS the word > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/03/2017 at 10:17

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Suffice to say, I feel your pain.

so when are you getting a new car? I’m getting one as soon as I get a new job next year.

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > My bird IS the word 10/03/2017 at 10:18

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Thinking on it. I’m on my last straw with the mini