MINI Cooper S R53 (2002 - 2007) - engineering analysis

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Wed 10 Sep 2008 21:30
engineering analysis - gmac
Don't laugh, this is serious.

Engineers are checking out a potential problem with the Mini Cooper S after complaints in the USA about leg burns caused by the car's hot exhaust pipes.

America's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been called in following 28 complaints by customers who have bought 2007-2008 model year cars which have dual exhaust pipes that protrude beyond the car's rear bumper.

They say they burned their legs when taking things out of the boot. The NHTA has already upgraded its probe to an engineering analysis, a step that is often the precursor to a recall.

Full story (just-auto.com) tinyurl.com/54rqt6

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 10/09/2008 at 22:16

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Wed 10 Sep 2008 21:32
Cooper S - engineering analysis - mss1tw
Exhaust pipes get hot?
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Wed 10 Sep 2008 21:33
Cooper S - engineering analysis - ifithelps
Wonder what they make of motorbikes.
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Wed 10 Sep 2008 21:34
Cooper S - engineering analysis - gmac
Apparently.
They also want to reword the door mirrors to say "Objects in mirror are behind you"
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Wed 10 Sep 2008 22:09
Cooper S - engineering analysis - mss1tw
They also want to reword the door mirrors to say "Objects in mirror are behind you"


Heh :-D
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Wed 10 Sep 2008 22:36
Cooper S - engineering analysis - Alby Back
Americans who live near the sea are basically OK. They still sound like petrol strimmers but they make enough sense. The ones who live inland though..........

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Thu 11 Sep 2008 08:43
engineering analysis - L'escargot
If the tailpipe protrudes enough to be able to burn you, it protrudes enough for you to be able to bark your shin on it. I'm sure I'd have noticed this faux pas and turned the car down. Don't buyers walk around cars before they part with their cash?

Edited by L'escargot on 11/09/2008 at 08:44

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