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Originally Posted by EODMonkey
germans... over engineering the s**t out of everything imaginable. i'll never buy one cause they cost too much to fix.
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Case in point, my wifes 2005 Mini Cooper S is 700 for the electric power steering pump, and about 1000 for the supercharger, which you literally have to take the front end off to get to it to check the fluid, oh and the water pump runs off of the supercharger, so if the back half dries up, yeah your beat (Common problem). The Aisin 6 speed auto trans is about 6000-7000 for a unit, and to change the fluid and filter, you once again have to remove the front end. The fan for the electric power steering pump is about 120 bucks, and is common to go bad. Collant tank, power steering lines, etc. All are prone to leaking, and BMW (who owns MINI) Doesn't want to man up and issue recalls for any of these, especially the transmission deal. The CVT's have a class action lawsuit on them right now, and were waiting for the Aisin to be added to the lawsuit.
About 80K is the average before they start to let go, and MINI slapped life time fluid stickers all over the pan, warning you can potentially void your warrenty if you replace the fluid. What they mean by that is the lifetime of the warrenty, then good luck from there, but it should be replaced every 40K. The other problem if the Valve body egg shapes due to using aluminum for the body and steel for the pistons. They have repair kits, but just to get an upgraded valve body it's 1200.....It's a money pit but damn it's fun to drive.