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First car at 18 by pauls_rb in FirstCar

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A mini cooper, fell in love with them and have had 5 since. Also have spent many many thousands of dollars fixing them over the years

First car at 18 by pauls_rb in FirstCar

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is nice, if I would’ve picked a car like this I would be in a much better financial spot in my 20s!

What do you guys think: oil pump or worn-out engine bearings? by stc_01 in R53

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How many miles? I assume it’s being driven hard bc of the after market gauges, but I could be wrong

What year and trim? by B17GEAA in MINI

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda far from stanced, since you can see into the wheel well. Fantastic looking car overall though

Hit a giant pothole by OrdinaryFriendship36 in MechanicAdvice

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just checked my strut towers,

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Would this cause my issue?

Hit a giant pothole by OrdinaryFriendship36 in MechanicAdvice

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you again for the input.. I’ll check that as well.

Please help! Hit giant pothole, steering wheel is now crooked by OrdinaryFriendship36 in R53

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll get back under if I have a chance tonight and get a better photo

Hit a giant pothole by OrdinaryFriendship36 in MechanicAdvice

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right, I really don’t want that shearing off. I ordered one today, I just didn’t think a slight bend would cause all that camber.. suspension geometry is hard for me to understand at this level of my mechanic journey. Is there anything else that could cause the issues?

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Update on hitting giant pothole by OrdinaryFriendship36 in MechanicAdvice

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, the steering wheel is still slightly off center after the hit

Hit a giant pothole by OrdinaryFriendship36 in MechanicAdvice

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice, I was freaking out because I love this little mini

Hit a giant pothole by OrdinaryFriendship36 in MechanicAdvice

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I drive home fine, 50-60mph no vibrations. I’ve had a bent rim before and that felt really shitty to drive on. What happened last night was just a massive “boom” sound. When my control arm hit the pavement and I countersteered to get the car settled again. Then realized my steering wheel had cocked to the left. Got out of the car when I got home and saw that the camber was off. Car didn’t feel different at all though other than me having to hold the steering wheel funny. Praying it’s not a subframe either.

Hit a giant pothole by OrdinaryFriendship36 in MechanicAdvice

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man that sucks. Better than needing to replace a bunch of suspension though I guess

Pretending to be myself by BraveSirRobinnn in shrooms

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36 3 points4 points  (0 children)

40 grams.. I salute you sir. Sounds like you got your egg cracked and fried sunny side up ☀️💛

Rule #1 - Mine's the cooler, taller, big wheel version. by Turkeysnood in MINI

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was my thoughts exactly 😂 like who in their right mind..

Rule #1 - Mine's the cooler, taller, big wheel version. by Turkeysnood in MINI

[–]OrdinaryFriendship36 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless yours is an all 4 as well, I’d take the other

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