Originally Posted by vjaramillo

Expectations is a very Key word. Minis are essentially BMWs. And what is BMW's slogan. "The Ultimate Driving machine". So when people buy a new car that is their "expectation". When it's not, the consumer gets very disapointed since the Ultimate driving machine turned out to the opposite. Come on, people expect german built, or shouldI say, german designed cars to be the best, and that's why they pay top dollar for it, and you would think that BMW/Mini would want to maintain their reputation instead of having their top people say that all these little problems are the customers fault because the need to get to know their car better or compare the Mini's to one's spouse.

Vince

Originally Posted by sikamini

Wow!! That's really a shame, did the MINI have other problems....seems a shame to get rid of it because of the sound module. You must really like music.

Originally Posted by wildcrazy442000

Well, when your electrical system has been shorting out for 2 years and 9 months, how would you feel about keeping the car?

Originally Posted by Benibiker

I like how Mini made fun of the fact Mini was dead last in the Initial Quality survey. They basically said new Minis have problems and owners like it that way...