Does everybody have to sue everyone about everything ? JFC get over it and buy a Honda or Toyota
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Dave.0 Helix & RMW PoweredLifetime Supporter
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Welcome, thanks for joining Motoring Alliance, the FUN and Friendly MINI Community.
Email Jeffrey A Koncius Esq, at Kiesel & Larson LLP with their year, model, mileage at time of failure, repair bill or supporting details and a description of what happened before and after the event. His email is [email protected]-
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Minidave Well-Known MemberLifetime Supporter
I've seen a number of these banzaii posts on several different forums I frequent, absent real facts I tend to regard them with Spock's raised eyebrow.
However, I do agree that he should be given a chance to further his case before we try to take his wheels off......so, I'll wait for post #2......if it ever happens.
I will say that the tone, verbiage, syntax, lack of capitalization and punctuation is exactly how all of these read on the other forums too.-
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How did I end up on NAM?
Some dud shows up pissed and we start eating our own. :biggrin5: :biggrin5:
If your dealer is pulling your chain call Mini NA. they will take care of you.
As for the rest of us lets argue about what matters.... Why the R53 is MINI's finest model!
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Motoring Magic New MemberMotoring Alliance Sponsor
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Boy you guys are a tough crowd today!-
"in the shop the tech heard a noise in the engine and found my timing was going out and at that time they replaced my timing and I had a two year warranty on the part. 8 months later, here I am again, timing went out going down the road and back to the shop it goes. I recieve a call from MAG mini in columbus, ohio and tell me my timing was mistimed by the tech 8 months ago and go on to tell me it blew up my engine and bent my exhaust valves"
ASSUMING this is an accurate account of what happened, and leaving out the angry lawsuit talk, the op has a right to be mad and disappointed. IF the crank bolt is not torqued correctly, OR any of the new and required one-time-use bolts fail by not holding thier tension and allowing the timing to change making the exh valve contact the pistons,it should be covered-PERIOD! oil change history has NOTHING to do with this issue!-
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Jason Montague New MemberLifetime Supporter
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Hey now, cut me a little slack; I posted just to be funny. I'm in a peculiar mood today. I've had issues with MAG before and not just with my mini so this isn't news to me. I just want a little lube first.
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Crashton Club Coordinator
Welcome to M/A. That is a most interesting first post.
MAG can only do what MINI will let them as far as a goodwill fix of your MINI goes. You said it had 34,000 when you bought it. Quite possibly the previous owner either drove the snot out of it or did not take care of it, maybe both. I'm curious to what your service records actually do say. How often did you have your MINI serviced?
MAG has been very friendly to our local MINI community. I sure would not call them underhanded crooks as you have. :frown2:
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Crashton Club Coordinator
I owe no one an apology.
rrr: I'd like to hear more about this, but me thinks it was justa to cause a stink & hopefully help the OP's cause. I do hope he posts back with more of what is going on.
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This does not look like anything to me but a forum Troll posting. By continuing to debate this in any way all you are doing is feeding the troll and causing him/her to laugh at your comments.
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agranger MINI of the Month June 2009Supporting Member
I'd head back to the place that did the oil change for me right after the timing job. Odds are that they have records to show that the work was done. I know that the quick-lube place I used to go to for my wife's car would send me a post-card every 6 months after I had the work done saying "hey... it might be time for another oil-change... here is a $5 coupon if you come back to us."
I've had some great experiences with MINI dealerships, but I've also seen some places slide over to the dark side... a change in ownership, management or reporting practices (you get results based on what you measure and how you compensate employees) can push behavior in the wrong direction (which may have happened here). The service department at the dealership where I bought my MINI in 2005 went that way and lost my trust. The dealership that I swore 'never again!' turned things around and really became a shining star (IMHO) on how to treat customers.
I'm betting that this poster was PO'd (deservedly so, if his/her story is accurate) and wanted to tell his story to the world. I'd like to hear how the story unfolds.
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