Love it when the press screws up....this reporter says that it was Americans rolling the TT .. NOT
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Love it when the press screws up....this reporter says that it was Americans rolling the TT .. NOT
Copyright 2001 Bristol United Press
Bristol Evening Post
September 5, 2001
EDITION: EP GREATER BRISTOL
SECTION: Motoring, Pg.45
LENGTH: 376 words
HEADLINE: Teething troubles;
SPECIAL REPORT
BYLINE: MARK WHITCHURCH
BODY:
YESTERDAY BMW announced that their new baby the MINI was to be recalled due to a possible risk of fuel ignition in the fuel filler
neck.With only 500 cars in customer hands and about 1,000 with dealers, this is a blow to the new car.
The problem arises when static electricity in the fuel filler neck can't drain away through an effective earth when the car is being filled up
with petrol.BMW say that only two incidences have occurred, both on high-mileage test cars. Owners have been asked to return their
cars to the main dealers, where modifications will be made to fix the problem.
This is where this feature should end, but I must go on. The British media had a field day with this news, with every internet site, radio
station and TV channel reporting that BMW has failed with their new safety-conscious baby car.
Let's not allow this situation to get out of hand. This is a small problem, most manufacturers normally talk in millions when referring to
recalls of production models.
According to Channel Four News, the cost of fixing the problem will only be 350,000, and I am sorry but that is a small amount for a
company like BMW to pay for teething problems, and just show the insignificant scale of the problem.
Early production errors aren't unheard of, both Rolls-Royce and Audi have suffered large recalls in past recent years.Neither received so
much press as the MINI has.
Rolls-Royces were recalled for burning owners' bums with faulty heated seats, and Audi had problems with Americans rolling the TT,
resulting in every example being recalled.
The new-generation Rolls-Royce has gone on to be one of the most successful ever and the TT is a modern classic and it's nowhere
near ending production.
Don't be too hard on the new MINI, this is after all British engineering.BMW might not like to admit it, but Rover did the bulk of the work
on this project. The car is built in this country and employs our boys to do so.Not everyone is going to like the new MINI, harping on that
it's not like the old one. It's not meant to be!
My message is, don't believe what you read in the paper and watch on TV (sounds good from a journalist! ) If you were considering a
new MINI, get out there and buy one!
Bristol Evening Post
September 5, 2001
EDITION: EP GREATER BRISTOL
SECTION: Motoring, Pg.45
LENGTH: 376 words
HEADLINE: Teething troubles;
SPECIAL REPORT
BYLINE: MARK WHITCHURCH
BODY:
YESTERDAY BMW announced that their new baby the MINI was to be recalled due to a possible risk of fuel ignition in the fuel filler
neck.With only 500 cars in customer hands and about 1,000 with dealers, this is a blow to the new car.
The problem arises when static electricity in the fuel filler neck can't drain away through an effective earth when the car is being filled up
with petrol.BMW say that only two incidences have occurred, both on high-mileage test cars. Owners have been asked to return their
cars to the main dealers, where modifications will be made to fix the problem.
This is where this feature should end, but I must go on. The British media had a field day with this news, with every internet site, radio
station and TV channel reporting that BMW has failed with their new safety-conscious baby car.
Let's not allow this situation to get out of hand. This is a small problem, most manufacturers normally talk in millions when referring to
recalls of production models.
According to Channel Four News, the cost of fixing the problem will only be 350,000, and I am sorry but that is a small amount for a
company like BMW to pay for teething problems, and just show the insignificant scale of the problem.
Early production errors aren't unheard of, both Rolls-Royce and Audi have suffered large recalls in past recent years.Neither received so
much press as the MINI has.
Rolls-Royces were recalled for burning owners' bums with faulty heated seats, and Audi had problems with Americans rolling the TT,
resulting in every example being recalled.
The new-generation Rolls-Royce has gone on to be one of the most successful ever and the TT is a modern classic and it's nowhere
near ending production.
Don't be too hard on the new MINI, this is after all British engineering.BMW might not like to admit it, but Rover did the bulk of the work
on this project. The car is built in this country and employs our boys to do so.Not everyone is going to like the new MINI, harping on that
it's not like the old one. It's not meant to be!
My message is, don't believe what you read in the paper and watch on TV (sounds good from a journalist! ) If you were considering a
new MINI, get out there and buy one!
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