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Just got my renewal notice for my registration in the mail. Wow it has been already a year that I have been running on 3 Cylinders.
Honestly I had my thoughts when I set foot into a 3 Cylinder Mini for a test drive but it has been a marvelous little jewel for the last 12 month.
I did not have any unexpected Dealer visits besides the recall for the rear quarter panel foam just the routine maintenance.
Mini of Tempe has done and excellent job from day 1 from sales to service and addressed all my concerns I had in the past.
Love my Mini and the people that work at the dealer ship.
I have one thing that I really hate about my Mini and that is the ultra thin paint on the car. You just sneeze on the hood and you can see the primer underneath.
The throws in the gear box are a little long but the box is as tight as on the 1st day. A craven short shifter is on the list with the lowering springs/coils and the vip air box.
For my daily driving routine the 3 cylinder is perfect it gives me good mpg and is a blast to drive in the city and on back roads.
I was thinking about upgrading to an S but honestly for all the driving I do the basic Mini suits me just fine.
If I find a smoking deal on an S or JCW with the options I want ( heck where can you find a bare bone Mini with manual transmission these days) I might break the wallet open other wise I just built my own 3 Banger the next time with the options I want.
So here you go BMW another satisfied German Customer.

Honestly I had my thoughts when I set foot into a 3 Cylinder Mini for a test drive but it has been a marvelous little jewel for the last 12 month.
I did not have any unexpected Dealer visits besides the recall for the rear quarter panel foam just the routine maintenance.
Mini of Tempe has done and excellent job from day 1 from sales to service and addressed all my concerns I had in the past.
Love my Mini and the people that work at the dealer ship.
I have one thing that I really hate about my Mini and that is the ultra thin paint on the car. You just sneeze on the hood and you can see the primer underneath.
The throws in the gear box are a little long but the box is as tight as on the 1st day. A craven short shifter is on the list with the lowering springs/coils and the vip air box.
For my daily driving routine the 3 cylinder is perfect it gives me good mpg and is a blast to drive in the city and on back roads.
I was thinking about upgrading to an S but honestly for all the driving I do the basic Mini suits me just fine.
If I find a smoking deal on an S or JCW with the options I want ( heck where can you find a bare bone Mini with manual transmission these days) I might break the wallet open other wise I just built my own 3 Banger the next time with the options I want.
So here you go BMW another satisfied German Customer.