Want to see a bombed Mini Pre Purchase Inspection breakdown?

"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout) 10/05/2016 at 17:14 • Filed to: WoW

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So I knew this Mini needed some hard work and the buyer was fully aware of it; I suggested a PPI from the dealership. Long story short, it BOMBED the PPI and my deal died.

Here’s the breakdown:

Crank sensor O ring and Oil pan gasket leaking - $767

Both Strut Tops domed and struts leaking with end links due to play - $1424

4 wheel alignment needed with suspension work - $199

Lower control arm bushings worn/torn; sway bar bushings done with above - $919

Power steering feed and retuen lines leaking - $463

4 tires cords showing on inner edge (due to alignment being off) $1116

Front brakes pads rotors sensor - $345

L/R marker lens - $104

Rear Convertible trim torn/worn - $754

Center arm rest lid broken - $132

Speaker cover - $150

Parking light bulb - $51

Bank 1 and Bank 2 Oxygen sensor faults stores - $878

Brake fluid flush - $195

Coolant flush - $207

Water leaking into trunk. Needs diag/repair - $145

Total bill w/o tax: $7849.00

bob and john > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 17:18

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...god. dam.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 17:23

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#PaddedBill

Meanwhile there’s an E90 owner going, “Not too bad.”

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 17:23

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Do they even care about their car at all? Sounds like they ought not to be a car owner...

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 10/05/2016 at 17:24

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The mini comes back tomorrow to my place and I’m going to show my boss the break down; hopefully that wreck gets sent to wholesale

petebmwm > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 17:26

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holy shit.

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 17:29

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I’ll give you $3.50 for it.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 17:30

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2005-2008 R52? The strut towers warping is a common issue with the 1st gen cars and is easily prevented with reinforcement plates you can get for $100-200 depending on which version you get (basically the Minis are stiffly sprung and the forces from the top of the shock apply this force over a too small area, leading to warping). Once the towers warp the rest of the components get extra load they weren’t designed for, wearing everything else out. Sounds like this car lead a hard life and was poorly cared for.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP 10/05/2016 at 17:30

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Gonna get that thru wholesale

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 17:31

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This is why a used mini scares me...

If I ever get one, Carmax will be my friend

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/05/2016 at 17:31

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06 Mini S Vert

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 17:31

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Fine, $3.99

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 17:34

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That maintenance bill is what, at least half the car’s value? More?

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 10/05/2016 at 17:35

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The bill of sale was 9,000 for the Mini; if you roll tax into that repair bill, it comes to 8,435

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 10/05/2016 at 17:36

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Are you trying to say that $51 is an excessive charge for a parking light bulb, that would cost ~$5-10/pair at Autozone, and 15min of work?

Nah, can’t be. That’s definitely a reasonable amount for that repair. :P

InFierority Complex > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 10/05/2016 at 17:39

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Depending on mileage the repairs might actually be more than the cost of the car, or damn close to it.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 17:40

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Its odd that it isn’t suffering from the more common issues, it just seems like no one ever gave a shit about the poor little car.

Also, how do you have a bank 2 O2 sensor fail on an I4?

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/05/2016 at 17:41

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For a 54k mile car, i cant imagine the abuse this thing took. What’s even crazier is that the first owner, who had it for 7 years, has a detailed and regular maintanece report on CarFax. The second owner had it for 3 years and this happened

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 17:44

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54k?!?! Holy shit! What the fuck were they doing to the poor thing?!?!

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 10/05/2016 at 17:46

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Isn’t that the fucking truth.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/05/2016 at 17:48

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55K, excuse me and they were obviously beating it to death with a big “fuck you” hammer

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 10/05/2016 at 18:02

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The only issue this car has that you might see is the strut towers. Those are easy enough to spot too by simply lifting the hood and checking that the top of the towers aren’t bent upwards. Add a $150 set of reinforcement plates to a car without mushroomed towers and they will never be an issue. All the rest of the issues are because someone just beat the fuck out of the poor car without ever caring for it.

I should also note that the strut towers are only an issue on the first generation cars (R50,52,53).

random001 > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/05/2016 at 18:11

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R53. Mine did the bubbling strut tower, too. But I tracked it....

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > random001 10/05/2016 at 18:14

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I have an R50 which luckily still has flat towers. I need to get plates at some point to prevent any future damage.

random001 > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 10/05/2016 at 18:28

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Well, if you’ve gone this long...

But yeah, I had to design a kit that reformed the towers, and then served as a reinforcement. That was a fun job. I used to design a lot of parts for the various companies out there in MINI land.

RallyWrench > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 18:29

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This does not surprise me in the slightest.

Michael Cohen > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 18:30

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Damn! My wife just got an ‘06 S Cabriolet that was basically perfect on inspection except the hood could use a respray and the headlights are dim. 118k miles. We’ve put another 4K on this summer. Paid I think $5k which was significantly below NADA.

Edit: I just saw your screen name. S2K is the greatest.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 18:35

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Ouch. That car is nearly totalled from disrepair!

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > random001 10/05/2016 at 18:51

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I’m going to do it because Massachusetts pot holes and Vermont frost heaves are vicious. I also plan on doing some autocrosses and rallycrosses with it at some point.

timgray > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 19:01

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I’ll give him $500 scrap price for it considering that the repair costs exceed what you can buy a well cared for Mini S for.

timgray > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 19:01

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COTD right here people....

notsomethingstructural > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 10/05/2016 at 21:46

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The prices for mechanical stuff on this are fucking outrageous. $900 for oxygen sensors? $200 for alignment? $800 for an oil pan gasket and a crank sensor o-ring that 30 seconds of googling says should be a 45 minute job? $2,500 for a front end rebuild?!?!

$51 DOLLARS FOR A LIGHT BULB?!?!?!

God I hope this is not your regular mechanic.

Justino6969 > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 10/05/2016 at 21:51

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Seriously. $200 for a coolant flush? Almost $900 for a couple oxygen sensors? I mean I know it’s a MINI, but still.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > notsomethingstructural 10/06/2016 at 07:51

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Prestige Mini

And no, its the dealership chosen by the customer