Anyone have experience with Mini-Coopers?
As soon as the kid gets his license we are passing down our RAV4 to him and getting something new for ourselves. The wife really loves Minis and I’m wondering if they are worth it. Hear the maintenance can get a little pricey and they may not be the most durable.
*raises hand*
I bought a 2014 Mini Cooper (non-turbo) new and put 121K miles on it, primarily on the highway. It was the most fun car I ever owned, and I miss it all the time.
It was a terrible car to own, though, and that I do not miss. It was in the shop constantly. It chewed through two water pumps in its first 50K miles. I couldn't find a garage to change the oil, so I had to bring it to a Mini dealer every time. The freeze plug decided to fail one afternoon, leaving me with a locked up engine and a ridiculous estimate to fix. $11K or something along those lines. It was out of warranty and I still owed $6000 on the car at the time. I sold it to someone for a few grand and took the L.
If I was ever in the market for a weekend car, something that'd only get a few thousand miles put on it a year, I'd buy another mini in a heartbeat. As for a daily driver that's going to rack up miles, I'd look for an alternative.
Just my $0.02.
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