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I know I know we don't , but we should. I love helping people and love the questions and discussions we get on here-you can learn so much. BUT i do get a bit upset when in the 'things i don't like about the mini' thread people post statements when in actual fact, this thread should be about those annoying things it cannot do or you cannot get on with NOT things the f series can do but people haven't discovered yet!
Read this thread and outsiders considering a mini at first glance might think all sorts of things, yet in actual fact many many of them are simply misunderstandings.
Am i just a defensive silly mini fan who loves the f series too much? It amazes me the things it can do!
While i understand the manual can be a bit pedantic, i now have a pdf version on my screen thanks to this fabulous forum and the people on it and have been much better at answering queries! A lot however are misunderstandings from people who quite clearly havent read the manual-and DEALERS are the number one culprits!
Here we go-have a go at me i may well be setting myself up here but if we could encourage people to post a thread as a question rather than the 'things i don't like' i think it would represent the car better!
eg in my book a valid-i don't like might be the removal of the side sunvisor or the position of the fuel guage-almost an afterthought after the r series or perhaps that you are stuck with individual aircon knobs and can't link them (not that i agree- i am just grateful of separate controls!).
An invalid criticism, for eg and much better posted as a new question thread would be for eg why do my mood lights keep scrolling(you have the choice) or the recent thread on the event ring .
Am i being pedantic-i just feel sorry for my f54 when i see posts ' i don't like that is can't do........ when actually it can, it's in a menu somewhere. I suppose if you dont know you can't know if you get my drift but questions are better than the i don't like thread in my book. And first things first i really would recommend-when you get a car that is a new variety to you, have a read of the manual. you never know what you might find out!>
PLEASE NOTE this is not meant in any way as a criticism of any one or any thread-tried hard to choose egs that don't exist and as you can tell from many of my posts and i mean MANY, I don't read the manual either-but am trying to be better at doing so!!!!!!
Read this thread and outsiders considering a mini at first glance might think all sorts of things, yet in actual fact many many of them are simply misunderstandings.
Am i just a defensive silly mini fan who loves the f series too much? It amazes me the things it can do!
While i understand the manual can be a bit pedantic, i now have a pdf version on my screen thanks to this fabulous forum and the people on it and have been much better at answering queries! A lot however are misunderstandings from people who quite clearly havent read the manual-and DEALERS are the number one culprits!
Here we go-have a go at me i may well be setting myself up here but if we could encourage people to post a thread as a question rather than the 'things i don't like' i think it would represent the car better!
eg in my book a valid-i don't like might be the removal of the side sunvisor or the position of the fuel guage-almost an afterthought after the r series or perhaps that you are stuck with individual aircon knobs and can't link them (not that i agree- i am just grateful of separate controls!).
An invalid criticism, for eg and much better posted as a new question thread would be for eg why do my mood lights keep scrolling(you have the choice) or the recent thread on the event ring .
Am i being pedantic-i just feel sorry for my f54 when i see posts ' i don't like that is can't do........ when actually it can, it's in a menu somewhere. I suppose if you dont know you can't know if you get my drift but questions are better than the i don't like thread in my book. And first things first i really would recommend-when you get a car that is a new variety to you, have a read of the manual. you never know what you might find out!>
PLEASE NOTE this is not meant in any way as a criticism of any one or any thread-tried hard to choose egs that don't exist and as you can tell from many of my posts and i mean MANY, I don't read the manual either-but am trying to be better at doing so!!!!!!