hello my name is chris, i just bought my 2003 mini ( I say my but really its my fiancee's i just paid for it) with the apparently infamous cvt transmission and 108k miles last month. it of course was neglected and found sitting with transmission problems, after diagnostics the nuetral safety switch was bad, it is in my garage awaiting parts that are on order from autohauz. I know nothing of bmw or mini and have only dealt with mercedes and chevy in the past. but im learning fast that maintenence and repairs are both costly and difficult. which has tempted me to name the mini PIMA, as in pain in my ass, but i truly love the car and waiting for its proper name to present itself to me. hopefully the car will be healthy and roadbound by saturday, i cant wait to enjoy the mini without EP active and the 40mph limit. although even 40mph is fun in this car. hehe. id love to meet the rest of the local mini community sometime really soon. just one question, what is this Dragon i keep hearing about?
realized i posted this in wrong thread so i remade the post here
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