Just how heavy is a Mini !!!!!

[Byff]

Got myself some nice new discs and pads, so this morning is perfect for doing a little bit maintenance.

First task, Wheel nuts slackened, no probs. Jack it up and take wheel off - hmmm, there's no jack. No problem, I've got a scissor jack from an old car lying around. I've managed to get the weight off the suspension, but can I hell get the weight off the tyre to remove the wheel.

Took the jack back out, thinking it's a jack problem, but it's working fine. Looks like i'll have to attack it with a hydaulic jack from the Lincoln. I can't believe I'm having to use a truck jack to lift a Mini.

I just hope the discs come off easier than this.

[Silent1]

There's no scissor jack under the carpet in the boot? you should have one along with a wheel brace and a locking wheel nut key.

When you do jack it up make sure you jack it up on the rubber blocks near the front and back otherwise you have a possibility of bending the sill

[Byff]

Got the wheel nut key, but only thing under the carpet is the battery.

BTW, learnt the hard way about lifting vehicles, put a nice dent in the sill of a Fiesta diesel once, luckily, it was just a £600 scrapper.

[haggle]

minis kerb weight is about 1150kg i think well my cooper is anyway not sure i think an s is a bit heavier (not much thow) because of the supercharger

but as to the lack of jack its beacuse the battery is in the boot on the S (were the battery is in your S in my cooper there is a tool compartment with jack, tyre gunk, spanners, and and air pump) its why all cooper s's come with runflats out the factory as standard

[Loui]

Early mins didnt come with a jack

[Beemer-5]

My GP is 1090kgs!

[gonzales]

I have got a scissor jack in the boot of my MCS, I assumed all cars came with one. I am guessing the kerb weight to be around 1200Kg.

[Beemer-5]

New Cooper S is 1200 kgs i believe.

[Beemer-5]

It won't happen, but i'd like to see Minis at 1000 kgs, or at least one model at that weight, a high-performance lightweight version.