Cheezey Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Ah. Get some stickers made and really confuse people. Was BMC Bathgate just lorries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 14 minutes ago, Cheezey said: Ah. Get some stickers made and really confuse people. Was BMC Bathgate just lorries? Stickers had crossed my mind, although it's like rearranging deckchairs on the titanic at the moment. Bathgate also made tractors and engines as well as the light trucks it was best known for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan58 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Wow I never knew that and I thought I was an original Mini geek. I say go for the stickers, I got some Ecurie Ecosse ones done for mine along with racing roundals - it's not been out on the road since I put them on, but it looks nice in the garage! holbeck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 13 minutes ago, Tartan58 said: Wow I never knew that and I thought I was an original Mini geek. I had to put my anorak on! Tartan58 and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alusilber Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 And to this day, there's a BMC Social Club on Gorgie Road in Edinburgh - which is slightly odd as it's about 15 miles east of Bathgate. Presumably there were a lot of BMC employees living in Gorgie at one time. https://goo.gl/maps/SSVPXC7ctUYuYVr47 holbeck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Alusilber said: And to this day, there's a BMC Social Club on Gorgie Road in Edinburgh - which is slightly odd as it's about 15 miles east of Bathgate. Presumably there were a lot of BMC employees living in Gorgie at one time. https://goo.gl/maps/SSVPXC7ctUYuYVr47 That is weird, but fantastic. Perhaps a place for an AS meet when (if) we can do such things. Alusilber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Laurence Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Tartan58 said: Wow I never knew that and I thought I was an original Mini geek. Me neither! Was there only ever the one made? It must have been one of the very first special/commemorative editions of any car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan58 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 11/7/2020 at 9:41 PM, Alusilber said: And to this day, there's a BMC Social Club on Gorgie Road in Edinburgh - which is slightly odd as it's about 15 miles east of Bathgate. Presumably there were a lot of BMC employees living in Gorgie at one time. https://goo.gl/maps/SSVPXC7ctUYuYVr47 No way, I'm stunned - I've driven past there hundreds of times and never noticed this. ...off to hang my head in shame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Just a wee update. The MINI still does not have an MOT so I've been dailying my C15 van instead (no hardship). It's been a bit of a war to be honest. First up the headlights, I'll hold my hands up to overthinking the headlamp leveling problem (google was not my friend here and I got thoroughly confused). I got a replacement used set of headlights through fb marketplace and found they had the same (common) fault as the ones I already have. Grr. The second set I acquired were much better, in that they weren't fogged and levelled on the Rheo. Next up, the strut mounts, new parts acquired through ebay and found to have more play than the ones that had just failed the MOT FFS! Second set from a different (more expensive) supplier were much better. Whilst the front suspension was in pieces the drive shaft boot needed replacement, this turned into a new driveshaft as the original was goosed. Just the exhaust, brakepipe and wipers and it'll be getting somewhere close. Verdict: No such thing as a cheap MINI Jenson Velcro, Split_Pin, Cavcraft and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan58 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 ^ Truth Jenson Velcro and Vince70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenson Velcro Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 4 hours ago, holbeck said: Verdict: No such thing as a cheap MINI Yep I’m still finding this out whilst stubbornly/ foolishly ( delete as appropriate) sorting my bargain* Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 The little Citroen looks well! holbeck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob McGregor Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Re: the ABS fault. I’ve found that MINIs commonly flake loads of rust off the CV joint casing, which then causes havoc with the ABS magnetic pickup ring on the wheel bearing. Chunks get torn off the ring which means that the sensor gives a reading that is sometimes iffy. Bearing replacement sorts it. holbeck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I've heard so many tales of people having problems with MINI's that I have vowed to steer clear. Cheap old MINI and cheap old BMW are just massive expense waiting to happen in my ever so humble opinion. Thats not to say they aren't nice cars, but I've heard enough horror stories to stay well clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 50 minutes ago, Jimbob McGregor said: Re: the ABS fault. I’ve found that MINIs commonly flake loads of rust off the CV joint casing, which then causes havoc with the ABS magnetic pickup ring on the wheel bearing. Chunks get torn off the ring which means that the sensor gives a reading that is sometimes iffy. Bearing replacement sorts it. Thanks Jimbob. I thought I'd solved it with a new sensor, but the fault keeps coming back so not solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Remember this? I managed to get an MOT on the MINI just before Christmas and I've been dailying it since then. The ABS problem was sorted out by an Auto Electrician that my local garage got in when they couldn't sort it. The fix entailed replacement of the wiring between the sensor and the ECU. Probably because it's been such a PITA, I haven't really gelled with it. I reckon I'll keep hold of it until the lockdown is over and then punt it on. However this is unlikely to be via this forum as it owes me far more than the pricepoint here! Andyrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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