Poor GBMINI#2 … six months and still waiting for a new owner … All shined up, with re-painted exterior trim; still a super MINI with JCW 210hp performance and a “kick ass” stereo system (as described by the MINI Peabody sales people) …
Soon after I got GBMINI#3, it threw the Service Engine Soon light a couple of times – apparently a bug with the automatic transmission interacting with the fault detection software.
At my first service, I refused a software update, having read of some negative side-effects (like “limp home”!); also GBMINI had not thrown any more faults.
Until today, that is …
Everything seems to be running correctly, so this is probably another spurious fault code – but of course I can’t be sure. Hopefully it will clear itself tomorrow; if not a trip to MINI Peabody will be needed, and I will probably have to get the software update.
I recently decided to experiment with Cafepress to see what fun could be had with their products & GBMINI; I spent a few very frustrating hours using their web sites last weekend to set up various items for order with a combination of a picture of GBMINI or a close-up of the “S” logo.
Their website was shockingly slow, and timed out more than once – forcing me to repeat some steps.
I was also disappointed by the fact that you can’t set up more than one of the same item, with different designs (unless you pay $$$/month for the premium services).
Anyway, I did eventually get some things set up and ordered – they came quite quickly and mostly look like nice quality items:
I guess not everyone wants a shirt or teddy bear that has their MINIs logo on it, but for those that do, Cafepress offers a useful solution, with good quality items at reasonable prices.
M&I / GBMINI 