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Turns out that working from home means I don’t drive so much – it’s taken nearly three months to get 1,000 miles on my Clubman, but I finally got there last night on the way home from the airport!

I spent a few hours at Orlando MINI today – getting my replacement tire fitted, and also having the steering wheel changed. When I’d originally picked up the car, I found that the steering wheel had been scratched, and seeing that I’d paid a premium for the upgraded wheel, I wanted it to be corrected. It’s taken this long to get the part, but now it’s done.

The steering wheel replacement was not as simple as it should have been, apparently … I waited at the dealership, took a few walks, chatted to various friendly personnel, and watched my Clubman get it’s first wash!

And, after a few hours, all was done; a new tire and a new steering wheel – and new rubber floor mats too (they weren’t yet available when I originally picked up the car).

 

Previous MINIs I’ve owned have turned on a lamp if they detect a problem with tire pressures, and that’s it – this new Clubman is much more fancy, showing a graphic warning above the steering wheel that even points to the suspect tire; the center console display goes further, showing actual pressures:

 

 

Sadly, the car is correct; one tire was down to about 10psi – and it’s clear why; there’s a screw in it (the downside of living in a new home development I suppose):

Not sure it’s fixable; I’ve heard that it’s hard to get runflat tires plugged (the annoying bit is that this tire has only done about 600 miles!)