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yeah, not planning on ever using the winter tires for actual snow, unless I end up going to college up north. So just use the tires is what y'all are saying? I guess that seems like a good idea... tires are the most expensive thing on that list, and it's not like I'm driving in conditions that would...

1) Based on the amount of time I'd expect to be involved and shop rates in this area, I would guess somewhere between $100-200 depending on how expensive any needed parts are for a Mini, but nobody's better equipped to know what the shops you're considering would charge you than those shops. 2) Dep...

I'm driving a '05 Mini Cooper with a manual transmission. It's got 3 small issues that I was wondering about. 1. The driver's side door won't open from the inside, so I have to roll down the window and open it from the outside every time I want to get out of the car, which is annoying, but not a hug...

Oh, it's my car In that case, of course she wouldn't pay for your clutch...though you might tell her "you shouldn't hold it on the hill with the clutch, that's what the brakes are for. I don't want to pay for a new clutch for you. That's coming out of your pocket!" If it's awkward enough ...

Oh, it's my car - we don't share. I just drove her car for a while and she drove the Mini because she didn't have time to teach me, I didn't have time to learn for the first few months I had it. We ride together because my summer job is at the university where she works, so it's easier to just take ...

I just started learning stick a couple weeks ago, and I've definitely gotten better. I only stall like once every 30 starts, and considering how bad I started out, that's an improvement. I do need to work on shifting, but that's not my main question. What I really want to know is whether I'm hurting...