Battery on Mini SE

I hear you - I’ll be driving home the short trip from the dealership in sport, via the secondary roads for a few corners and once I get home, BimmerCode-ing it to default to sport

 

Same and same!

 

Now we understand your forum handle, @SameGuy.

 

Who me? I resemble that remark!

 

I’ve been buying and driving new cars for 30 years. Not once have I followed any break in period on any car. Not once have I had any issues with a car and I keep my cars a long time. I get that many many years ago this was required. Now, it’s like the oil change at 3,000 miles that some dealers still insist you need. I plan on driving it like I stole in on day 1 just like I’ve done with all my new cars.

 

Many cars ago, I asked a dealer about that first mythical oil change, and he told me that the break-in period was no longer necessary. When you get a new car, drive it like you own it!

 

Ok I’m not sure our cars get a shakedown test by Lewis Hamilton like each AMG One, but it’s been decades since mainstream European and Japanese production cars have needed a traditional break-in period. CAD-CAM and automation at the factory ensure such precise tolerances and finishing that there’s simply no need.

 

How did the trip go? Are you an excited new SE owner yet?

 

The SE actually has much longer range than the official rating, it's a happy quirk of the car!

 

It's the rare case of a company making EVs promoting range anxiety. MINI would rather quote an easily-attainable, paltry range than have customers become stranded and complain about MINI over-promising. I frequently refer to this YouTube video where an early-adopter achieves 177 miles.

 

@Brewer Fan, I am guessing you stalked these forums whilst waiting for your car, but in case you didn't, you would see that one of the major complaints, in fact one of the only complaints, is the GOM (Guess 'o' Meter). 30 miles left on the GOM could be as much as 60 miles in the real world. You will get a feeling for it after a while, and you will completely ignore the funny display showing a random number for range. Use the battery percentage as an indicator for range (and the helpful app - which I should really post the link to...). Glad your first trip was a success, and here's to many more! Welcome to the SE club!

 

Not if you put Cross Climate 2 tires on.

 

Lol I point out the tires every video in which I see them

 

I can only guess they are sponsored by Michelin. Their efficiency is terrible. I can see running those tires in the winter but why compromise an already low range car all summer. Their car shipped with summer tires, put them on. Their original drive from Albuquerque is one of the reasons I decided on my Mini.

I guess if you are trying to be dramatic so you can put your arms in the air on the thumbnail pic and get Ford lightning viewers in the subsequent video, maybe it makes sense.