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Manuel welcomes you to M/A....

 

Sonny-BOY...I grew up on a stick shift...first a 4- speed, then a 3 on the column, then a 5 and finally a 6. I'd still have a 6-speed if it wasn't for the left hip I threw out while on a teacher-student tour while walking Monaco before we found out it is honeycombed with elevators and escalators. Truly, stair climbing to that extreme IS hell and it ruined any chances of my staying with any left foot, clutch-depressed stick shift. That said, my MCSa is a worthy substitute and my left hip is eternally grateful.

 

WHAT??? SURGERY??? ARE YOU DAFT, MAN??? AND KEEP FROM DRIVING MY MINIs WHILE RECUPERATING??? SORRY, BUT, NO FREAKING WAY!!! :frown2::lol::arf:

 

Thanks for posting, guys. Ignore the manual bigots. rrr:

Your help with CVTs will be appreciated by MANY.

 

Welcome to the best MINI site in this corner of the universe.... Don't misread some of our posts.... It's mostly in jest.... Lots of CVT's user's will be interested in your service...

Please consider becoming a M/A vendor....

Maybe it's because we manual shifters are a dying breed and we are resisting evolution.... Someday I will probably end up rowing an automatic as well....

Which reminds me of this guy.....

[ame=http://youtu.be/1gYE5TyijxE]"SHIFT IT" - Amazing Transmission Commercial - YouTube[/ame]

 

Everyone I know who has had a hip or knee replaced has said "why did I wait so long to do it". :yesnod:

Just my .02. Who gives a carp about what someone's choice of gearbox is? :wink:

 

I drive just fine with my MCSas and my r50 cvt. As long as I have fun with my cars..no hip replacement for me, but thanks for all the advice.:cornut:

 

As long as it's an '06 R53 auto you are rowing, who cares?:devil:

 

Damn I really upset the old heads that can't drive stick anymore for "medical" reasons. :eek6::frown2:

Easy fellas calm down and take your Geritol, have Dinner, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune will be on right before your bedtime. :lol::lol::lol:

FYI Stephen Hawking still drives stick with his mind connected to his computer and wheelchair.


HAPPY FRIDAY!

Welcome to M/A Columbia Firestone as you can see we are just one big happy family and I am the runt but it is all in good fun. :lol:

 

Thanks for that great piece of information!
I live in western Ohio and own an '03 R50 CVT, so I am sure I will be in close contact with you one of these days.

Welcome to M/A!:cornut:

 

Welcome to M/A the FUN Mini site.


Real men drive stick. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

I know some of you old guys can't anymore for physical reasons.

 

Love that commercial, that there is some funny shift!

 

Sorry for rehashing an old post. Some forums get riled up about that.

Question for Columbia Shop Techs:

What is your thought on preventative CVT belt replacement? Is it something worth doing, or instead just wait until it breaks then deal with it?

I've got a 2005 R52 with 135K, third owner. The car is in "taken care of but well-loved" condition. Good enough to preserve, in my eyes, considering what I paid for it.

I'm going to guess that the belt cannot be changed with the transmission still in the car.

Thanks
Murph

 

Murph, the "belt" is more like a multi link chain, it runs in the oil internal to the transmission.

We have local club members with well over 200K on CVTs, the key is regular changing of the transmission fluid....using the correct stuff.

 

Dave,

That is good to know. What is the preferred fluid? I'm aware of the Redline stuff, and the BMW-branded fluid.

I've been wrenching for years, but the whole Mini scene and CVT technology is new to me -- so please forgive my learning curve.

 

I'm sure there are others, but the only stuff I recommend is the factory fluid.