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Car Forum / MINI / December 2005newbie question
I'm thinking of getting a Mini for my next car. I live in Ohio, we get a few days per year where I need to drive to work through snow. Can anyone tell me how the Mini's do in snow? Also what type of longevity can I expect from a Mini? (e.g., I expect 200K+ miles from my Honda Accord before it's ready for the junkyard.) Best regards, kera.madise@balcanicsoft.com webmaster@bankarea.com http://www.bankarea.com compared to other cars of his size the mini does really well in the snow if you put winter tires on it, so don't worry. you will probably never reach 200K+ with the first engine though. usually 120k - 150k (kilometres) is what most minis reach, depending on how good you treat it... by the way: i am talking about the real mini, not the new one. the new one will probably last forever... > compared to other cars of his size the mini does really well in the > snow if you put winter tires on it, so don't worry. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > by the way: i am talking about the real mini, not the new one. the new > one will probably last forever... They are great fun in the snow! If only we had some in the UK a bit more often as it really does make the transport system grind to a halt....... Heater is rubbish though! A-series and 200k? no chance! It can never compete with jap cars for reliability miniman > They are great fun in the snow! Better on 145/12 tyres than on 165s unless it's a completely fresh fall. I'd hate to take a Sportspack Cooper on a snowy road with 175/13s... > A-series and 200k? no chance! It can never compete with jap cars for > reliability I've had 2 Minis (both 998cc) make 110k miles before the bodywork was beyond hope. The engines were largely fine - nothing a new set of rings (and possibly a maintenance overbore) wouldn't have sorted. These days of course when a car's engine gets to that stage it's scrapped anyway whether it needs to be or not. erik. > I'm thinking of getting a Mini for my next car. I live in Ohio, we get a > few days per year where I need to drive to work through snow. Can anyone [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > webmaster@bankarea.com > http://www.bankarea.com I have a 2002 Mini Cooper S and live in snow country. The only problem that you may have, is, if the snow gets very deep. Being that the car is pretty low. Other than that, the front-wheel drive and wider stance, really holds the road well in the snow and ice. As far as the engine, the brand new models come with a BMW production engine. Should be good for well over 200k miles. Max > Madmax" <madmaxx@nvbell.net> wrote in message > news:yZgmf.35162$Zv5.8339@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net... [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > engine. Should be good for well over 200k miles. > Max Complete tosh ... the engine is a Chrysler pentagon unit built in brazil. It may cover more miles, but it will be nowhere as easy as an a-series is to maintain. >> Madmax" <madmaxx@nvbell.net> wrote in message >> news:yZgmf.35162$Zv5.8339@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net... [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> engine. Should be good for well over 200k miles. >> Max you mini will be fine in the snow trust me, there legendary for being able to keep going in heavy snow & ice, that's why the mini cooper won the Monte Carlo rally in snow 3 times outright, no problems at all, ;-) Steve. >>Madmax" <madmaxx@nvbell.net> wrote in message >>news:yZgmf.35162$Zv5.8339@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net... [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > It may cover more miles, but it will be nowhere as easy as an a-series is to > maintain. Get your facts straight.... "Joining forces in the joint venture, the BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroen have developed a new family of small petrol engines. These power units featuring the most advanced engine technologies are intended for use in Peugeot and Citroen models as well as future versions of Mini Cooper cars." Quote from motor trend. Tosh to you! Max > Get your facts straight.... > "Joining forces in the joint venture, the BMW Group and PSA Peugeot [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Max Off topic, go to the right news group :-) alt.autos.junk Steve. >>Get your facts straight.... >>"Joining forces in the joint venture, the BMW Group and PSA Peugeot [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Steve. On topic, you go to the right news group :-} alt.autos.jealous Max >>>Get your facts straight.... >>>"Joining forces in the joint venture, the BMW Group and PSA Peugeot [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Max in your dreams ;-) Steve. Brilliant... > On topic, you go to the right news group :-} alt.autos.jealous > > Max > >>Madmax" <madmaxx@nvbell.net> wrote in message > >>news:yZgmf.35162$Zv5.8339@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net... [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Max So what has all that got to do with PROPER Minis? K >>>>Madmax" <madmaxx@nvbell.net> wrote in message >>>>news:yZgmf.35162$Zv5.8339@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net... [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > K Who said it has anything to do with PROPER Minis? The question was asked about buying a current production Mini, and I answered it. As far as I know, PROPER Mini's would slide sideways, downhill, in the snow. Max > >>>>Madmax" <madmaxx@nvbell.net> wrote in message > >>>>news:yZgmf.35162$Zv5.8339@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net... [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > > Max If you were driving it, maybe. But if a proper Mini driver was in charge - no chance K >>> Madmax" <madmaxx@nvbell.net> wrote in message >>> news:yZgmf.35162$Zv5.8339@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net... [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Tosh to you! > Max Tosh x2 back at you. Apols to the purists, but have to put this fella right before we kill the thread. See the bit "as well as future versions of Mini Cooper cars", do you know what that means ? The start of production for the new Prince (BMW/PSA) engines at the end of 2006 - which would mean car sales starting in early 2007. Anything built at the moment will still be fitted with the Chrysler Pentagon unit.  SignatureCheerz - Brownz http://www.brownz.org/ >>> Madmax" <madmaxx@nvbell.net> wrote in message >>> news:yZgmf.35162$Zv5.8339@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net... [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Max How could you class a 1.6l engine as smalll? that would involve a very long stroke crank and 74mm pistons on an A series! ! I really doubt whether BMW and PSA could come up with an engine that is comparable to jap motors, and I would hope that it produced more than the 143bhp for a 1.6l as that is pretty slack going for a turbocharged engine! miniman ... the engine is a Chrysler pentagon unit built in brazil. Wrong, the new model production has a BMW/Peugeot engine. > ... the engine is a Chrysler pentagon unit built in brazil. > > Wrong, the new model production has a BMW/Peugeot engine. Any chance of extinguishing the flame throwers for a moment PPL, the question was................ >> I'm thinking of getting a Mini for my next car. I live in Ohio, we get >> a >> few days per year where I need to drive to work through snow. Doesn't matter what it is, if it hasn't got chains on then its going to slip and slide just like everything else, But the classic mini, in the right hands has a track record second to none for coping in snow, Fitzy i am sure this question has been asked before, and not just the same question, EXACTLY the same wording and title. cant remember the poster and cant be bothered to do a search. - it was the bit about "I expect 200K+ miles from my Honda Accord > before it's ready for the junkyard"... prove my wrong ppl. message news:f41f0$43998b04$d99c5301$6979@allthenewsgroups.com... > I'm thinking of getting a Mini for my next car. I live in Ohio, we get a > few days per year where I need to drive to work through snow. Can anyone [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > webmaster@bankarea.com > http://www.bankarea.com >i am sure this question has been asked before, and not just the same >question, EXACTLY the same wording and title. cant remember the poster and >cant be bothered to do a search. > - it was the bit about "I expect 200K+ miles from my Honda Accord >> before it's ready for the junkyard"... > prove my wrong ppl. Sorry, can't prove you wrong. "Doppelbock" posted it on 8th July this year to start a 7 message thread which reminded people of the '60s Monte Carlo wins. No-one posted a reply about the capabilities of the car discussed in alt.autos.new-mini. erik. > >i am sure this question has been asked before, and not just the same > >question, EXACTLY the same wording and title. cant remember the poster [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > erik. So please explain why kera madise has posted the exact same wording to her question? >erik wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >So please explain why kera madise has posted the exact same wording to her >question? Because he or she is trolling. The post will be from one of the people who is trying to destablilise this newsgroup. Still, it is a good excuse to talk about how good Minis are in snow and mention the Monte Carlo Rally <g>. Regards, David Betts davidb@minilist.org The Mini Gallery: http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?m=64635537103&n=1366070334 Unusually I too remembered the post, I am normally a bit of a goldfish. See below. *Newsgroups: alt.autos.mini *From: Doppelbock doppel...@NOSPAMyahoo.com *Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 12:10:34 GMT *Local: Fri, Jul 8 2005 12:10 pm *Subject: newbie question *Reply to Author | Forward | Print | Individual Message | Show original | Report Abuse *I'm thinking of getting a Mini for my next car. I live in Ohio, we get a *few days per year where I need to drive to work through snow. Can anyone *tell me how the Mini's do in snow? Also what type of longevity can I *expect from a Mini? (e.g., I expect 200K+ miles from my Honda Accord *before it's ready for the junkyard.) *thanks, *DB > i am sure this question has been asked before, and not just the same > question, EXACTLY the same wording and title. cant remember the poster and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > webmaster@bankarea.com > > http://www.bankarea.com > I'm thinking of getting a Mini for my next car. I live in Ohio, we get a >few days per year where I need to drive to work through snow. Can anyone >tell me how the Mini's do in snow? Also what type of longevity can I >expect from a Mini? (e.g., I expect 200K+ miles from my Honda Accord >before it's ready for the junkyard.) Well technically, of course, you are only allowed to import a pre-'72 car, so it will have done plenty of miles and probably been rebuilt a couple of times anyway. Be careful, though. A lot of the Minis being offered for sale to the States are later cars with earlier identities. Importing them is illegal and they can be confiscated. As far as winter goes, nothing better than a Mini. How do you think they won all those Monte Carlo rallies? Regards, David Betts davidb@minilist.org The Mini Gallery: http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?m=64635537103&n=1366070334 We're actually allowed 25 years or older not just pre -'72. Still doesn't explain all the Sport Packs... Cheers, Kelley >> I'm thinking of getting a Mini for my next car. I live in Ohio, we get a >>few days per year where I need to drive to work through snow. Can anyone [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >The Mini Gallery: >http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?m=64635537103&n=1366070334 >We're actually allowed 25 years or older not just pre -'72. Didn't know that. Any car, irrespective of whether it complies with the US emission and safety standards for its year of manufacture? I thought with Minis they were only qualified up to the point where official sales were halted. What standards do 25-year-old cars have to comply with, or does that vary from state to state? >Still doesn't explain all the Sport Packs... Nothing explains all the Sports Packs! Trend now is to convert 12-inchers back to 10-inchers. Regards, David Betts davidb@minilist.org The Mini Gallery: http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?m=64635537103&n=1366070334 Any car 25 years or older can be imported. I just rechecked the U.S. Customs, DOT and EPA websites . No special requirements. Importation is Federal law via U.S. Customs. States handle registration and annual inspection/emissions if required. Minis were discontinued in the U.S. before any laws came into effect that would have effected them. In fact, mid-70s Canadian Minis would have met early '70s U.S. requirements. So it was certainly possible. The cars would have had to have been modified and put through testing by BLMC. I believe the Mini was discontinued in the U.S. because Leyland had a better car for the U.S. market. The Austin America. The sarcasm is mine, but I think British Leyland believed it. Another interesting fact is that we had the MG Midget virtually unmodified (a bit of pollution equipment) until 1974. Cheers, Kelley >>We're actually allowed 25 years or older not just pre -'72. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >The Mini Gallery: >http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?m=64635537103&n=1366070334 |
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