Mini One Classic F56 - hate list so far....
Mini One Classic F56 - hate list so far....
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Canon_Fodder

Original Poster:

1,775 posts

91 months

Thursday 17th February 2022
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Had my brand new Mini One Classic for 1 day.

Hate list so far:

1. 'A' pillar wind noise
2. Bonkers indicators
3. Square actual screen in that huge circular centre dial is quite silly
4. Piano black trim
5. Reflections from 3 & 4
6. Crap storage
7. Poxy little digital dash is mounted annoyingly off-centre

Court_S

14,660 posts

205 months

Thursday 17th February 2022
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We had an F56 Cooper a while back….

The smaller screen looked far worse than the larger one but I was too tight to pay for the posh screen.

They piano black trim was indeed a royal pain in the arse to keep looking nice.

I didn’t like the steering wheel or the stereo buttons being spun through ninety degrees.

The thing I hated the most though was the fuel gauge which looked like such an afterthought.

tvrfan007

413 posts

202 months

Thursday 17th February 2022
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And you didn't notice any of this ocd related trivia before actually buying one?

I have to say not much bothers me about the wife's F54 clubman, but then we have nav so have the large centre screen. I find the creaky door seals on frosty days mildly irritating but you've yet to discover that gem, along with actually getting in the car in the first place.

Whichever tt signed off on the row of buttons though.. Its impossible to see if the heated rear screen is still on from the drivers seat.. And why do bmw not let me choose when I want to heat the mirrors?

Edited by tvrfan007 on Thursday 17th February 20:21

Canon_Fodder

Original Poster:

1,775 posts

91 months

Thursday 17th February 2022
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Court_S said:
We had an F56 Cooper a while back….


The thing I hated the most though was the fuel gauge which looked like such an afterthought.
No worries there with the digital dash as the fuel gauge is ENORMOUS

Canon_Fodder

Original Poster:

1,775 posts

91 months

Thursday 17th February 2022
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tvrfan007 said:
And you didn't notice any of this ocd related trivia before actually buying one?


You'll think me mad but I never even sat in one... (and you're right I am OCD - and ADHD for that matter)

There will be a 'Love list so far' coming too drivinghehe



Mr Tidy

31,013 posts

155 months

Friday 18th February 2022
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I had an F56 Cooper for a day as a courtesy car.

Sounded like a tractor, bugger all performance unless you revved the t*ts off it and then the fuel consumption became greedy!

Mrs Tidy's R56 Cooper was so much better to drive - and it looked like a Mini. The F56 just doesn't.