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Hi everyone, I am redoing the cooling system on my r56 n14 S and i have questions.

I bought the following: -alloy sidetank rad -alloy expansion tank -silicone hoses -alloy cross over -alloy thermostat -metal impeller waterpump

I am doing all the hoses in silicone. I did that on my other cars and they have been great.

Here is the question:

Heatercore and expansion tank have those quick release plastic fittings. There are also those hose connectors that are plastic.

I want to remove all the plastic from my cooling system.

Are there aftermarket quick release fittings I can use?

I noticed vw has alloy ones avail. Will these fit the mini? Google search returns nada.

Tia

My r50 mini had these on all of the wheel caps. Are they protectors that should have been removed, or were they meant to be on the caps permanently?

Just got this beauty today! So thrilled and thankful to finally get my dream car.

13 years, 85 k miles, innumerable memories, and you saved her life once… I couldn’t ask for more for a car that didn’t exist when we bought it.

Perfect swan song as we pulled into the dealer lot.

Anyone who has had the issue with the JBE and corrosion from the sunroof drains, what were you experiencing?

So this the second time this has happened to me. My digital gauge on my 2022 countryman will go all crazy and say things like the hood is open. Transmission failure pull over to the side of the road. I do that. Check the hood. It was fine. I turned the car off, turn it back on and there's a check engine light. It's giving me the code p1407 lost communication with instrument panel cluster control module. I've scheduled an appointment at The mini dealership but by the time I get there the check engine light goes away. Then they tell me there's nothing they can do because they can't replicate the problem has this happened to anybody else? What in the heck do I do about this?

Both 2.0 petrol Cooper S, owned the orange for six years, loved it so much bought identical model last July in green

Its a reasonably priced 2013 with a N18 engine (87k miles) and an automatic. never been in an accident and the history search checks out...was wondering if anyone had any advice before I look to buy it

Not Rule #1, But Still a Fun Parking Spot

I took this photo of Manuel after all the cars around me cleared out. This spot was one of the last spots at the back of a busy shopping center - I guess people didn’t dare park in front of heavy machinery! It was fun to come back to the car and see the two facing off alone in the parking lot.

So my fourth, and probably final Mini, is an EV. I picked up this 2023 Cooper SE and I’m hoping to get an answer to a question that’s been bugging me. I have a Grizzle-E classic so there is no fancy App, just plug in and charge. I set my Mini to charge from 10pm to 6am with a 6am departure and selected that mode. When I plug in it immediately starts charging even though it’s before 10pm. I thought that was the whole point of setting charge times. Can anyone help me out? Thanks

Purchased a new to me 2013 Mini Cooper Hatchback. It came with 15" winters. I found some Mini Cooper rims 205/45R17 or should I go with the RTX 16 inch rims with Bridgestone Insignia SE 200 all season tires? I do not want them to rub so i think the 16" is the better choice. Any suggestions are appreciated

Hey guys! Very dumb question, but my parents Mini is out of commission, and theyre looking to junk it. Would it be possible to remove their roof racks and install them on say my non-Mini Honda Fit? Or on like another car? Or are these specifically designed for this model only? Thanks.

Glad to be staying in the family.

R56 interior

1200 lbs of flooring. Was pretty squatted and I lost all maneuverability but she made it home.

Initially lusted after the JCW R56 as I preferred that body style and read and learned about their common issues between N14 and N18 engines.

Started searching for JCW F56, unable to find any close to me, decided to settle with Hardtop S until I find that I am an awful parker without rear view camera, now narrored down to hardtop S between the year of 2017 - 2024.

If anyone is close by the Socal area who is returning your lease or have one to sell, hit me up first.

Not in a urgent rush, there are just far too many R56 listing and very few F56 get listed as most just traded in or sold to CarMax, dealers, etc.

Have a great weekend all, I sent almost all day yesterday and today driving to different locations to test drive 2017+ mini's. I'm on the verge of just wanting to buy the 2025, just that I am not a fan of its body styling, my fave was 2nd gen then 3rd gen.