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[BiMU]

My mini has made me late for college numerous times now. Largest lateness time being 3 hours (waiting for my dad to help!)

Whats your latest?

[marc]

Mine hasnt made me late yet! As its in bits it wont do. Will see when august arrives, if it aint done then, it'll be making me late to everything!

[Bungle]

2 hours late for mates house warming party

diff blew up and took the gear box with it

a hours wate for a AA and a change of mini got us back there in about 2 hours

[Purple Tom]

the Mini's never made me late for anything, although I had to change the rear wheel bearing on the Polo which made me 3 hours late for work once (I don't mind, hated the job!)

[Bec]

3 hours ont way home from work after his clutch went to clutch heaven

[Sam]

Missed half of the Tempest rally after my fan belt snapped..

Apart from that its been good as gold *touch wood*.

[BiMU]

diff blew up and took the gear box with it

What kind of sound did it make? Just so i know!?

the Mini's never made me late for anything, although I had to change the rear wheel bearing on the Polo which made me 3 hours late for work once (I don't mind, hated the job!)

What was the job?

3 hours ont way home from work after his clutch went to clutch heaven

I'll pray for your clutch!

[Bungle]

diff blew up and took the gear box with it

What kind of sound did it make? Just so i know!?

just a big bang and lots of black smoke out the back :'(

lots of sturing with the gear stick but no foward drive

[Bec]

I'll pray for your clutch!

Aww thanks! It was three years ago, a week after I bought him but I got it replaced by the nice mini man who sold me Vernon! Praise be to mini men!

[Pimp1]

Made me late for a first date. Went out with her for a year so cann't have been that bad!

[Mini bullet]

i had an accident - i had 2 change where i worked, and its been 3 yrs since ive been back.

does that count?

[Mini Mad James]

diff blew up and took the gear box with it

exactly the same thing happened to me crappy mini diffs
RAC man towed me to my local mini garage

made me an hour late for college because the next day i forgot to get up earlier to catch the bus

[minipip]

was an hour or 2 l8 when found the fuel line had come off the fuel pump, he he he, and it was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cold one morning he wouldent start for about 3hours that was college again! lol

[Bungle]

diff blew up and took the gear box with it

exactly the same thing happened to me crappy mini diffs
RAC man towed me to my local mini garage

when i phoned the AA man told me they could fix it

i laughed and told them there were bits of diff and gear box all over the road and a hole you could put your hand in

[sevretta]

Not this one but another i had blew up on the way to pick a beetle up....my mate was behind with the trailer so we had to pop the mini on it..take it home and then go back for the beetle....all in all 2 hours on a trip that should of taken 45 mins.....loads of time spent kicking it and swearing.....the started up the next day and rubbed it in...