... Its the sunshine you have to watch for :(
Popped out of work at lunchtime to buy a newspaper and got blinded by the sun turning a corner. Heard the loud "whack" noise as I hit a traffic island and pulled over as soon as I could see safely.
When I looked it wasn't as bad as it sounded (thankfully), but bad enough anyway. The front driver tyre was totally flat and there was a series of scrapes going along the bottom of the black rubber side spoiler, plus a dodgy looking alloy with a lot of marks on it :blackeye:
Just back from the dealers and the only cost was £68 for a new Pirelli 15". The alloy looks okay now apart from a wee chunk out of it thats not too bad. They put the car up on the ramp and said everything was okay underneath, so at least that was one a good thing.
Not sure now if the tracking is okay or not, need to give it a right drive tomorrow to check.
This also gave me a first (hopefully last) chance to try out MINI Emergency Services. They were very good and had a truck out inside 15 minutes. On the downside the dealership wasn't the fastest at getting things done and when I asked the cost of the MINI Spa Valet was told, after some research, that it was £120 for a medium valet - goodness knows what a full valet would cost
I wont name the dealer because the sales folk have always been good but if this was a taste of their service side, then I think I may look further afield when it comes to routine servicing (maybe Menzies Stirling).
Ah well, just had to share my sadness with some fellow MINI folks. Nobody else would understand properly!!
GOLDMINI.
