Looking at a Cooper Works - a few questions
Looking at a Cooper Works - a few questions
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five50

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573 posts

212 months

Sunday 22nd January 2012
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Car is at a mini dealer, Mid 2010, good spec 20k miles.
The car is obviously still under the original manufacturer warrantee (3 years) and comes with the servicing pack.
So not too much to worry about, but anything I should look for?
Had a quick spin and one thing I noticed was that the clutch had quite a high biting point - not sure if that's a sign of wear or just different to the car that I went in (Boxster)?
Car is also on Jcw 18 inch wheels rather than the stock 17 inch works cross spokes. Ride was not as bad as I thought it might be (Pirelli run flats), but as I live in London, should I think about asking the dealer to switch back to 17's?
Discs looked ok but slightly lipped. Was going to ask the dealer to measure them to see how worn they are - discs aren't covered by the servicing pack.
Any thoughts appreciated...

DanGT

753 posts

252 months

Monday 23rd January 2012
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Clutch could be a proble some cars are going throw them fast (Below 20K). If it was me I would go for the 17" but it has to be up to you. The discs would not worry me to much as replacments are not to bad but also have the pad ware check that they are even side to side per disc (Back clipers can get sticky and cause uneven wear).

RichyBoy

3,746 posts

243 months

Monday 23rd January 2012
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Mine had a high biting point from new.