Mini Warranty - worth it?

arch · 2 Jul 2013 at 12:14

Anyone have any knowledge of the Mini Warranty? Is it the same as the BMW one ? Looking at ~£65 a month on a R52 Cooper S Convertible.

Thanks for any input chaps

Peerzy · 2 Jul 2013 at 12:49

arch said:
Anyone have any knowledge of the Mini Warranty? Is it the same as the BMW one ? Looking at ~£65 a month on a R52 Cooper S Convertible.

Thanks for any input chaps

I guess it's if you feel the car will cost you more than £780 in repairs in the year that would normally be covered under the warranty.

I don't think it's massively cheap when you consider a warranty for my Porsche Boxster S is only around £100 more for the year.

atpbx · 2 Jul 2013 at 15:34

We took out the comprehensive cover our R56 Cooper s last month for £33 a month.

[TW]Fox · 2 Jul 2013 at 17:33

Peerzy said:
I don't think it's massively cheap when you consider a warranty for my Porsche Boxster S is only around £100 more for the year.

Please, lets compare apples and pears some more :confused:

The MINI warranty is considerably cheaper than the Porsche warranty unless the car is high mileage. He hasn't told us the mileage of his car nor the level of cover he has obtained a quote for, so its price cannot really be compared in terms of 'value' to your Porsche.

MINI warranty is very good value if the car has under 60k miles. It is less so if its over 60k miles which the one in the OP presumably is.

rare · 2 Jul 2013 at 18:33

If it turns out to be as reliable (lol) as my mini, sounds like a bargain!!

arch · 2 Jul 2013 at 19:32

Car has 15k miles , the quote was for comprehensive cover with no breakdown cover.
@ Atpbx is yours a convertible ? cos that makes my quote look pricey!

[TW]Fox · 2 Jul 2013 at 19:46

Thats enormously expensive for just 15k miles - usually the quote is the same irrespective of bodytype or engine.

How old is the car?

arch · 2 Jul 2013 at 20:30

2006 Model.

Just got a quote again and its saying £55 a month with a £100 excess, no breakdown cover.

I'll give them a call when I get the car next week

atpbx · 2 Jul 2013 at 20:53

arch said:
Car has 15k miles , the quote was for comprehensive cover with no breakdown cover.
@ Atpbx is yours a convertible ? cos that makes my quote look pricey!

Mine is just the hatch, registered in Feb 2008 and its its got 31,500 on the clock.