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Old 23rd June 2019, 12:22   #13
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Originally Posted by SCP440 View Post
A friend of SWMBO has just bought a new Mini, she asked the salesman to show her around the car and one of her questions was ''where is the dipstick''? The reply was '' there is no dipstick''. Apparently it will tell her if it needs oil or water. The best bit is she will need to bring it into the dealer if it does as you need a special tool to top either of these up.

How is that going to work when this car reaches the used car market in a few years?
Monitored by sensors, and we all know sensors fail right.

I cant help but think the car manufacture is purposely taking away the owners ability to maintain their own vehicle, steering everything towards main dealer servicing.
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