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Well, off to a great start we are!
Last week around mid-week I started to notice that my F56 S was feeling a bit sluggish, so I'd made an appointment with the dealer for Tuesday, thinking that maybe the oil was a bit dirty (considering I've put about 3k miles on it in a month, and have definitely tested her capabilities, that was a reasonable thought) or perhaps one of these full service gas stations had pumped some lower grade than expected gas into her.
Last night while driving down the highway, I downshifted and noticed no change in RPMs, but she started to slow down. I noticed that shifting wasn't doing much of anything, so I threw my hazards on and jumped off the next exit immediately. Luckily I had enough momentum to roll off the highway and into a pretty massive shoulder. The clutch pedal was low to the floor and at first would not depress and allow me to shift. I shut the car off for a few minutes, then turned it back on. When I started it back up, the clutch pedal was back in the normal position, but shifting into gear did literally nothing, and I couldn't feel the actual clutch moving when the pedal is depressed as I usually would.
As we loaded her onto the flatbed, the Tow driver and I noticed the smell of burnt out clutch. It's at Mini of the Mainline now, but they won't be open until 7 tomorrow, so tomorrow morning I'll catch a ride in there when they open to get a loaner.
Has anyone else had any issues like this with the transmission or clutch? If so, how did you approach it? Since a transmission replacement so early is severely devaluing to the vehicle, if that is the issue would you suggest trying to get the car replaced entirely from Mini?
Last week around mid-week I started to notice that my F56 S was feeling a bit sluggish, so I'd made an appointment with the dealer for Tuesday, thinking that maybe the oil was a bit dirty (considering I've put about 3k miles on it in a month, and have definitely tested her capabilities, that was a reasonable thought) or perhaps one of these full service gas stations had pumped some lower grade than expected gas into her.
Last night while driving down the highway, I downshifted and noticed no change in RPMs, but she started to slow down. I noticed that shifting wasn't doing much of anything, so I threw my hazards on and jumped off the next exit immediately. Luckily I had enough momentum to roll off the highway and into a pretty massive shoulder. The clutch pedal was low to the floor and at first would not depress and allow me to shift. I shut the car off for a few minutes, then turned it back on. When I started it back up, the clutch pedal was back in the normal position, but shifting into gear did literally nothing, and I couldn't feel the actual clutch moving when the pedal is depressed as I usually would.
As we loaded her onto the flatbed, the Tow driver and I noticed the smell of burnt out clutch. It's at Mini of the Mainline now, but they won't be open until 7 tomorrow, so tomorrow morning I'll catch a ride in there when they open to get a loaner.
Has anyone else had any issues like this with the transmission or clutch? If so, how did you approach it? Since a transmission replacement so early is severely devaluing to the vehicle, if that is the issue would you suggest trying to get the car replaced entirely from Mini?
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