New owner with engine problem

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  1. Tinyjcc

    Tinyjcc New Member

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    Hi All,
    Had my 2008 Mini Cooper for a week and apart from a car door dint in a supermarket car park already :mad:. I have just taken it for its first motorway run. Engine was fine for first 15 miles, then cruising at around 70mph, it seemed to lose power very briefly but often. It stopped happening once on A roads at a slower speed. Before I hightail it back to the garage, has anyone experienced this or knows what it might be?
    Thanks, Tiny
     
  2. 00Mini

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    Is it a cooper, an S, or a convertible ?? Any lights or codes ?? Welcome to Motoring Alliance the best MINI forum on the interweb !!
     
  3. Dave.0

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    Need more info.
     
  4. wmwny

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    Welcome to M/A!:Thumbsup:

    However, all MINIs were not created equal, so you will need to give us more info on your car.:cornut:
     
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  6. ZippyNH

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    Welcome!!
    Kinda hard to diagnose an issue not knowing the exact model, and what it did....
    The devil is in the details.
     
  7. eMINIparts

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    What he said
     
  8. Dave.0

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    You were getting all excited over that one eh Dave?

    Damn blue balls..:rolleyes5:
     
  10. ZippyNH

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    Guess folks want instant gratification....guess 9 minutes was too slow for the op...
    They believe that we are all sitting here waiting to answer questions....lol...
    Thinking of that picture in my head...
    Nathan running a boiler-room....us all in little cages, like egg laying hens, typing on keyboards....all working to be paroled enough by the warden long enough to go drive a bit......
    Oh...wait a minute....sounds like many offices!!
     
  11. DneprDave

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    Well, we kinda are doing that.:D
     
  12. Nathan

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    Want an instant answer, go to FaceBook.

    Want a correct answer, come to M/A.
     

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