bezzabsa Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 OK YES I was warned, Sunday night the yellow heap went all BMW on me and started coughing farting and cutting out... Managed to get it home, ignored it till Wednesday when it started up and sounded OK.... 5 minutes later back to sounding like the engine wanted out!!!!! been down to it again today, andddddddddd yup STILL sounding shite... So been looking at replacement and chuff me when did cars get expensive!!!! anything under £1500 is either fooked - still got copart writing on the screen, or being sold by someone who is either Blind / deaf or both seeing as they advertise cars as Very good , then show pics of damaged or missing body panels and No V5 or MOT.. trying to get a price for someone to come and collect the yellow heap at the minute.... Whats the cat worth ? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxleHorsepower Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 If you want another BINI I have one looking for a home 😁 Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, AxleHorsepower said: If you want another BINI I have one looking for a home 😁 did like the car, but had niggly problems with it from day 1 which have soured the experience, BUT pics & details just in case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxleHorsepower Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Here you go, I'd love it if I didn't have to advertise it to the masses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 31 minutes ago, bezzabsa said: OK YES I was warned, Sunday night the yellow heap went all BMW on me and started coughing farting and cutting out... Managed to get it home, ignored it till Wednesday when it started up and sounded OK.... 5 minutes later back to sounding like the engine wanted out!!!!! been down to it again today, andddddddddd yup STILL sounding shite... So been looking at replacement and chuff me when did cars get expensive!!!! anything under £1500 is either fooked - still got copart writing on the screen, or being sold by someone who is either Blind / deaf or both seeing as they advertise cars as Very good , then show pics of damaged or missing body panels and No V5 or MOT.. trying to get a price for someone to come and collect the yellow heap at the minute.... Whats the cat worth ? LOL Sorry to hear of your woes but you were robustly warned about R56s back when you were considering one! They are absolute dugmeat. Hope you get a replacement . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Is it an r56 with cam sensor fault? They are really nice cars apart from daft stretched chains and chain guides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 15 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Sorry to hear of your woes but you were robustly warned about R56s back when you were considering one! They are absolute dugmeat. Hope you get a replacement . Glad someone else got the first "we told you so" in as my keyboard fingers were a'twitchin PicantoJon, Split_Pin, Rust Collector and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 48 minutes ago, bezzabsa said: OK YES I was warned, Sunday night the yellow heap went all BMW on me and started coughing farting and cutting out... Managed to get it home, ignored it till Wednesday when it started up and sounded OK.... 5 minutes later back to sounding like the engine wanted out!!!!! been down to it again today, andddddddddd yup STILL sounding shite... So been looking at replacement and chuff me when did cars get expensive!!!! anything under £1500 is either fooked - still got copart writing on the screen, or being sold by someone who is either Blind / deaf or both seeing as they advertise cars as Very good , then show pics of damaged or missing body panels and No V5 or MOT.. trying to get a price for someone to come and collect the yellow heap at the minute.... Whats the cat worth ? LOL Dude I have 2 sub £1000 cars local to you with long MOTs. Prefect timing hey? Coupe £700 SLK £850 Let me know which one you want and I will get it sorted for you Split_Pin and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 ^^ Can't say fairer than that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, DavidB said: Is it an r56 with cam sensor fault? They are really nice cars apart from daft stretched chains and chain guides. NO Codes.....which is a fekkin miracle .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, tom13 said: Dude I have 2 sub £1000 cars local to you with long MOTs. Prefect timing hey? Coupe £700 SLK £850 Let me know which one you want and I will get it sorted for you need a 4 seater, the Bini was a stretch LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 minute ago, bezzabsa said: need a 4 seater, the Bini was a stretch LOL Coupe is a 4 seater with a really big boot tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 This is by far the best place to spend your money on a replacement car. beko1987, Split_Pin, Wack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Sorry to hear of your woes but you were robustly warned about R56s back when you were considering one! They are absolute dugmeat. Hope you get a replacement . The 2010 1.6 mini one I bought a few months ago appears to have largely sorted itself out , not smoking after I put that oil stabiliser in it, along with fresh oil , chain sounds quiet , it still doesn't like 2nd gear much but as long as you give it a forceful change it stays in , got a new battery to fit as the old one was only showing 11.6v , going to try a £40 ATS groupon aircon gas as it's still got pressure It'd spent years on country lanes, probably never seen third gear so the Italian tuneup I gave it on the 250 mile home drive did it some good Split_Pin and Vince70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 An R56 that's shit itself? Unheard of! 🤣 Split_Pin and PicantoJon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Wack said: The 2010 1.6 mini one I bought a few months ago appears to have largely sorted itself out , not smoking after I put that oil stabiliser in it, along with fresh oil , chain sounds quiet , it still doesn't like 2nd gear much but as long as you give it a forceful change it stays in , got a new battery to fit as the old one was only showing 11.6v , going to try a £40 ATS groupon aircon gas as it's still got pressure It'd spent years on country lanes, probably never seen third gear so the Italian tuneup I gave it on the 250 mile home drive did it some good I can neither confirm nor deny that there is a procedure for replacing the battery, best checking up on that before removing the old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 On 5/12/2023 at 11:19 AM, tom13 said: Dude I have 2 sub £1000 cars local to you with long MOTs. Prefect timing hey? Coupe £700 SLK £850 Let me know which one you want and I will get it sorted for you PM ME....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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