BMW's Mini Coopers labelled 'junk' as owner hit with $10K engine repairs - CBC.ca
An Ontario woman has decided to Go Public, as she fights to get Mini Canada, owned by BMW, to pay $10,200 to repair her Mini Cooper, after a blown engine that left her car unusable. "When the car stopped dead, I could have been killed or killed someone," Yasmina Bursac told Go Public. Bursac bought her used 2010 Mini Cooper S from a Volkswagen dealership in Mississauga, Ont. , in July 2013 for $21,000. The vehicle was only three years old with 61,000 kilometres on the clock, and Bursac says the Volkswagen dealership she bought it from told her it was in good shape and safe to drive. 26, 2014, Bursac says she was travelling at 70 km/h along a Mississauga road when her car suddenly stopped without warning. She heard a hissing sound and couldn't restart it. Bursac had the car towed to a nearby gas station where a mechanic looked at it. . "He told me … the engine had been completely damaged beyond repair and I needed a new engine. Bursac wanted a second opinion, so she had the car towed to Budd's BMW/Mini dealership in Oakville, Ont. Bursac says the dealership told her a refurbished engine would cost her just under $10,200. Bursac was shocked. Mini agrees to pay 60%, with strings attached Bursac called Mini Cooper Canada to complain. Source: www.cbc.ca
