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Ben_O

I should open one
Aug 12 2015 12:03 AM

1984mini25

Well its kind of bad when all I popped out for was a grease cartage for the grease gun and the only place I could buy one from was Halfords. would have been half the price at the independent that's now closed and the other motor factor doesn't even sell them as they are too old fashioned.
Aug 12 2015 09:58 AM

Mini Cheddars

Get a Halfords trade card to soften the blow. Certainly helps! Used to use it almost every other month when I had my leaky engine!
Aug 12 2015 12:00 PM

M J W J

Assuming you are on about LiPO of LiFe batteries. Did you leave them partly charged, about 40-50%? LiPO and LiFe batteries do not like being stored completely discharged or fully charged. It tends to cause them to fail. The other thing that most of the guys have found in my RC flying club is that the batteries on have about 1/3 of the life that is stated on them.
May 12 2015 07:46 PM

spiguy

could be the batteries, I am assuming you mean NiMh packs. I have had this with 4 cells before in my old mardave, where an old pack would charge up (seemingly) OK but in truth one cell was bad and discharged very quickly dropping the voltage and causing a similar effect to yours.
May 12 2015 08:17 PM

RooBoonix

If you are using NiMH/NiCD packs, make sure you don't have any LiPO safes turned on the ESC, as this will often cut power if the voltage drops too low (as would happen with a NiMH/NiCD pack with any considerable current being pulled...)
May 12 2015 09:01 PM

Ben_O

That's a long time!
Mind you, i bought my 25 first time round 13 years ago!!
Apr 28 2015 11:55 AM

1984mini25

I've just been comparing some picks I've just taken with those of 10 years ago and apart from the paint being nowhere near as shiny as it once was(its nowhere near as rotten as it was)it's almost unrecognisable to being the same mini
Apr 28 2015 12:10 PM

0525116

thats awesome! :)
Apr 28 2015 04:50 PM

1984mini25

It's the same manger I'd had the interview with Thursday who denied there being anything closer, only to advertise less than 12 hours later, as the hour and a half each way in mostly slow going traffic and over 200 miles a week for just under min wage didn't seam worth it.
Apr 25 2015 06:20 PM

1984mini25

plus the mini will be off the road by the end of next week anyways.
Apr 25 2015 07:20 PM

1984mini25

jut tried applying for it and funny enough it's not showing on there website and just wants me to filling in the same form I did Thursday. maybe they are advertising a job that doesn't exist, like so many of them do.
Apr 25 2015 09:06 PM

1984mini25

this is the crack in question...
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8745/17253896771_19a26b9070_z.jpg
Apr 24 2015 12:27 PM

Tommyboy12

Stitching does looks like an option. It depends on the value of the head though as it could outweigh the cost of the head.
Apr 24 2015 02:54 PM

1984mini25

it's only a standard (unleaded) 998 head, but other than the crack its perfectly servable.
Apr 24 2015 03:42 PM

Anthony30

For a daily driver around 40 MPG should stop your bank manager giving you ear ache. :) You can't put a figure on style and class anyhoo!
Apr 20 2015 11:18 PM

Richie83

my focus ecoboost manages 46mpg combined; not far off my mini. The only difference is that Ford claims over 60mpg combined.
Apr 21 2015 03:00 PM

Mini Manannán

I've used the Fuel Buddy app religiously for 6 months, never got over 34 mpg in my 1293 clubby estate.
Apr 22 2015 02:04 AM

1984mini25

No mri yet, as all my gp keeps putting it down to ‘muscle weakness’, ‘my weight’ and being under 30 (only just) and to rest and take painkillers. But whenever my back does decide to play up, it’s a really sharp pain at the base of my spine on my left side with the muscle spasms if I move wrong. With pain down my left leg and numbness and pins and needles up from my foot. Also regardless of the back pain, I can’t sit or drive for longer than about 20 mins be...
Apr 17 2015 10:10 AM

1984mini25

I even started swimming, even though it did mean having to learn with varying degreases of success. But even that isn’t pain free. As I tend to get a rather sharp pain in my back when either floating/swimming face down trying to keep my legs up and from the kicking itself. Which is rater off putting if I’m on my own and find myself out of my depth. But even that’s been fobbed off as ‘muscle weaknesses and ‘kicking too much’
Apr 17 2015 10:10 AM

spiguy

Hmmm.. I'm no doctor but that sounds very like nerve pain to me, likely from something pressing on a nerve like a herniated disc. Poor you, sounds terrible. Push them for an mri, at least then you will know a bit more.
Apr 17 2015 10:58 PM

1984mini25

it's pointless retaliating, as guess who would then be in the wrong.
I can also see getting footage a problem as it's deliberately aimed at me while down at the mini and is firing it over a 7 foot fence that runs the length of his garden. so you can't see who's firing them, but it's pretty obvious in witch direction they are coming from.
Apr 02 2015 09:47 PM

1984mini25

I also keep asking myself the other question of, who's right it to have a problem with someone working/maintaining there own cars (no grinding/welding)when they aren't tencicaly hurting anyone.
Apr 02 2015 09:50 PM

Miniminx71

With all due respect, doesn't matter what you're doing, the arse shouldn't be taking pot shots at you with an air rifle. He's in the wrong so you shouldn't even worry yourself questioning it.
Apr 02 2015 10:56 PM

Ben_O

TPFT has been dearer in most cases for years now. I don't even bother quoting for tpft anyore
Apr 02 2015 05:53 AM

Anthony30

Insurance is one big joke anyhoo! :(

Apr 02 2015 07:24 AM

1984mini25

I've also found the insurance on a standard 998 mini, which now with 10 years no claims has been slowly going back up to about what I was paying/quoting for 5 years ago
Apr 02 2015 10:11 AM

IainStallard

Use the one off the project mini until you can get hold of another?
Mar 02 2015 07:44 PM

The Matt

I very much doubt any motor factor will have a clutch arm. I have a spare I can post out on loan Karl. PM me if you need it and I'll have a look.
Mar 02 2015 07:57 PM

1984mini25

thanks Matt, I'm using the one off the project mini (witch was running) for the time being, also didn't know if welding the worn arm would be a viable option with the quality of some new parts these days.
Mar 02 2015 10:23 PM

Italianjob

good luck!
Feb 27 2015 04:10 PM

1984mini25

And.... I can see nothing wrong apart from the cage on the release bearing has worn away at the plunger witch would account for the rattle
Feb 27 2015 06:22 PM

1984mini25

that the burning smell after driving and slippage in 3rd turns out the clutch needs replacing
Feb 26 2015 10:19 PM

Miniminx71

There you go. Makes no odds then really. Might as well have a look :-)
Feb 26 2015 10:20 PM

1984mini25

but, even if it was a number of years ago the clutch plate has only done just over 20k and I can't see that all being down to having to do hill starts all the time
Feb 26 2015 10:25 PM