Meet Ray: Ray drives a Mini Cooper S model and lives in Pittsboro NC. Ray is now retired but spends a lot of effort and time working with a non-profit in Nepal rescuing kids. We appreciate Ray’s hard work and dedication to this cause. When…
Meet Dillon: Dillon drives a Mini Cooper and lives in Raleigh but takes his vehicle to the Cary Area to have it serviced at Peak Auto located next to the Cary Auto Mall. Dillon has had his Mini Cooper serviced by Peak Auto for over…
Meet Todd: Todd drives a Mini Cooper S and has had his sporty little car serviced at Peak Auto since March of 2016. Todd called me yesterday with an issue with the Mini Cooper S, running rough and a service engine soon light on, also…
Meet Krishna: Krishna drives a Mini Cooper and has just recently moved to the Cary NC area. Krishna is very busy and his Mini cooper was telling him that he had services due. Krishna called Peak Auto for an appointment to come in to find…
Timing belt vs. timing chain, which is better? Great question. This debate has been going on for many years. The thought behind the timing belt was that is was less expensive to have on a vehicle’s engine then a timing chain. The belt was dry,…
Yes, brakes, brakes, brakes! Are good, good, good! But how do you know if you have good brakes. Manufacturers spend a great deal of time working with their brake, or friction, vendors/manufacturers. Yes, car makers do not make their own brakes. Textar, Brembo, AC Delco,…
Direct Inject Motors were first introduced by BMW in 2005 on some models and are now the standard or automobile engine design. Direct inject does just what it says, it injects fuel directly into the cylinder combustion chamber instead of spraying a mist of gasoline…
New Mini Cooper oil is dictated by the New BMW motor oil, which is the Twin Power Turbo Motor Oil made by Pennzoil (Shell). Also know in the US as Pennzoil Euro Synthetic Motor Oil, this new breed of lubricant is made with a base…
At Peak Auto located right next tot eh Cary Auto Mall at 833 US 64 w, we love Mini Cooper’s for a number of reason. First of all the are mini or small, we can fit a lot more of them in our parking lot…
Driving in the rain can be very dangerous, in fact most vehicle collisions happen in the rain or snow/ice. If you know anyone who owns or works at a body shop, it seems that they are always praying for rain, when we “regular” people are…