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| - Do yourself (and your Mini Cooper) a favor and take your car to an autoshop - I recommend Bob's Autodynamic.
I bought my 2006 Mini Cooper S brand new in Minnesota, and when I moved to Vegas in 2008, I thought that since my car was still in warranty, I would come to the dealership.
The Mini Dealership actually tried to convince me my car was out of warranty. They told me my car needed over $3,000 in replacement parts... After doing some research, I went to the general manager and showed him proper documentation of my warranty and that I shouldn't be having to pay for those parts. He went to talk to the mechanic (and after some back and forth bickering that I overheard), he came back saying that only $2,200 worth of parts needed replacement... huh?! So now that you guys have to pay, you're saying that I actually didn't even need to replace some of those parts you said were "threatening to the safety of my driving if not replaced" before?
Long story short, I did some research and - MANY MANY people in the Vegas valley have had identical problems.
The workers here all have good attitudes, but it's a scam... MAJOR SCAM.
I even took action after they wouldn't let me see the old parts to my vehicle (which I am fully entitled to see). I reported them to the BBB and never looked back.
I recently bought a new car, but during the time I had my Mini Cooper S (six and a half years), I loved that vehicle. Highly recommend it to anyone who isn't doing a heavy deal of driving (small towns, short work commutes, etc)...
But PLEASE, if considering buying a Mini Cooper, take the short plane ride to California and buy one there. And when you drive your new car back to Vegas, take it somewhere else for servicing (even if it's under warranty); they will find parts not included in the warranty and break them.
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