Bye Bye little yaris..

[gmodder]

Well no longer a member of a great family...Just traded my 09 yaris in for a 08 mini cooper s clubman..specs as follows
Dark metallic green/grey strips
beige leather interior
bluetooth
27,857miles
7yr/100000 maint warranty
Remainder of factory warranty
6speed manual trans
Very cool checker flag review mirror (lol)
I got the car for 18279.00
They gave me 9k I owed 10k on it
put 2k downpayment
came to 345mth on 4yrs...

This is such a improvement coming from yaris...There is absolutely nothing i need to do to it...where as with the yaris i had to spend to make it more me...

So again i really enjoyed my stay...but i must go now...I really think everyone for the help and ideas i got from this forum....keep it up guys...

[tk-421]

Good luck with that mini! I can't say I haven't thought about doing a similar trade... I'm too happy with my Yaris to go through with it though.

[tomato]

I admit, I would have bought it too.
The Yaris fits my needs just fine for now.
Better post a picture of your new baby!

[gmodder]

Originally Posted by tomato

I admit, I would have bought it too.
The Yaris fits my needs just fine for now.
Better post a picture of your new baby!

I will...Need to clean her up..just rained. I still havint found a scratch in the paint yet...normal ones in the front...Whoever had this car was very meticulous about his car....

[severous01]

i work at the dealership you got that car from. i think. we had it come in thurs. i wanted it but wifey said no

[custom Lftback]

Originally Posted by gmodder

I will...Need to clean her up..just rained. I still havint found a scratch in the paint yet...normal ones in the front...Whoever had this car was very meticulous about his car....

Congrats on the purchase! I thought you were thinking of going the EVO X route.

[gmodder]

Originally Posted by custom Lftback

Congrats on the purchase! I thought you were thinking of going the EVO X route.

I was..But with this deal i got on this car i just couldnt pass it up...Plus the Evo i wanted was much much more expensive...

[gmodder]

Originally Posted by severous01

i work at the dealership you got that car from. i think. we had it come in thurs. i wanted it but wifey said no

What do you do there?? I need to find out when my next service time is..I know yall just changed the oil and lubed..do they recommend every 3k just like everyone else...Since it will be free for me it doesnt really matter i guess..

[severous01]

i'm a mechanic. so, although i dont work on cooper/mini's, it's still in the BMW family

you got a ticker on the dash...a little car with a lift comes up under it...if it's orange or yellow you're fine. if it's red you need service. also, there are several other things that need servicing. if you have a little filter with a fan on it, you need microfilters for the ac system. if you have a little SS looking thing on the front, you need tags. there are several of these, check out your manual.

also, if you have service you'll have 2 maintenance plans for oil changes. you'll have an annual oil change due every year on the 'birthdate' and you'll also have on on say...15000 miles. it'll pop up red when you need service, and it'll be yellow when it gets close.

[gmodder]

Originally Posted by severous01

i'm a mechanic. so, although i dont work on cooper/mini's, it's still in the BMW family

you got a ticker on the dash...a little car with a lift comes up under it...if it's orange or yellow you're fine. if it's red you need service. also, there are several other things that need servicing. if you have a little filter with a fan on it, you need microfilters for the ac system. if you have a little SS looking thing on the front, you need tags. there are several of these, check out your manual.

also, if you have service you'll have 2 maintenance plans for oil changes. you'll have an annual oil change due every year on the 'birthdate' and you'll also have on on say...15000 miles. it'll pop up red when you need service, and it'll be yellow when it gets close.

Do you have any recomendations to change in the engine..I was thinking about putting a better intercooler on it...That couldnt do anything but help..but iam worried about the remainder of the Warranty..

[severous01]

well, it's up to the mechanics to void warranty really. personally, i wouldnt void warranty for IC upgrades. however, if you get carried away with it, like doing exhaust which will lower the rpm band of the turbos, or turbo upgrade which will make more power you'll definitly void waranty. if you're worried about warranty, i wouldnt do to much to the car until it's out or almost out.

again, it's up to the mechanic to even mention stuff to BMW. i had a 335 with k&n filters and they wanted them removed for testing. they want it factory...they want it stock to do anything. but there are cars that come in that are modded that get warranty coverage...the engine has nothing to do if the cd player is working or not...

[IllusionX]

not to mention the Mini's gas consumption is VERY similar to the yaris..

[gmodder]

No way would i do anything with the turbo..I just want get some better cooling...Which will also help the AC cool better...I will probably just go with a john cooper air intake.. no way they can cancel my warranty for that...lol