Mini Owners Thread (Was:Who here owns a Mini?)

Conanius said:
Collected it this morning - great car !
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What did you buy? Let us know how you get on.

Love mine! Does exactly what I need. Would like AWD though.

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Currently waiting for a couple of smart repairs on the insurance that came with it, but no appointments so far, so curious to see how I get on or whether I just need to complain and cancel it.
 
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CaptainRAVE said:
Currently waiting for a couple of smart repairs on the insurance that came with it, but no appointments so far, so curious to see how I get on or whether I just need to complain and cancel it.
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I had the same insurance through mini?

Very impressed with the service I had, stored up all the damage and gave it to them in one go. The guy that did it even found extra ones to do. Stone chips on the bonnet they don't guarantee as invisible but tbh I wasn't expecting them to do much more than tidy them up.

Noticed a couple more yesterday I need to get them to do.
 
dannyjo22 said:
I had the same insurance through mini?

Very impressed with the service I had, stored up all the damage and gave it to them in one go. The guy that did it even found extra ones to do. Stone chips on the bonnet they don't guarantee as invisible but tbh I wasn't expecting them to do much more than tidy them up.

Noticed a couple more yesterday I need to get them to do.
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I got the appointment text, there were no appointments available and it told me it’s alerted the team, so we’ll see what happens next. I have the usual end of door chips and a bumper scuff. Their reviews are good, so I’m curious to see what happens next. On principle it seemed like a good thing to have on purchase. I grabbed the wheel and tyre cover too.
 
So... I ended up with new tyres sooner rather than later !

I've done a couple of quick videos on youtube - I am very new to this, so be kind !


 
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My daughter owns one that I paid for. Just got through its MOT (09 plate) but it has started to burn oil and an engine rebuild will cost £3000. And as it has done 110000 miles it is no longer on the Autotrader guide so dealers arent interested for a trade in. Looks like "we" will be buying another next year.
 
DD_Crash said:
My daughter owns one that I paid for. Just got through its MOT (09 plate) but it has started to burn oil and an engine rebuild will cost £3000. And as it has done 110000 miles it is no longer on the Autotrader guide so dealers arent interested for a trade in. Looks like "we" will be buying another next year.
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Assuming it's not just anything relatively simple like PCV needing replacement?
 
The guy who did the MOT didnt say anything like that. I have used them for years and they did a lot of things on my mk1 TT. I will ask the mechanic next week about it. Thanks for you input.
 
I'm looking at joining the Mini family. Realistically I need a car to drive around London (short journeys, probably at most half an hour), and the occasional trip out of London back to my parents' or for a long weekend somewhere, maybe once every 6 weeks.

I'm therefore hoping to spend no more than £6k or so, although can stretch that for good reason.

My understanding is that the most reliable Mini going is the 2014> Cooper S 2.0. Is that right? Obviously that'll be towards the higher end of my price range. I want something fun to drive, but equally given how I'll be using it I'm not likely to make the most of that engine a lot of the time.

So my questions are:

- For my use case, how much less fun will the Mini Cooper (not S) 1.5 be (and will it be much less smooth on a motorway)?
- How much less reliable is the Cooper (not S) 1.5?

And any other cars I should be considering? I'd like something reasonably reliable, but also not horribly dull. It'll only be for me and my partner, so I can live with 2 seats if there's something decent out there on that basis. I keep coming back to the BMW 1 Series, the Cooper (S), or possibly a TT. An MX5 would be fun, but apparently with rust and reliability the age I'd be looking at isn't a great idea.

Thanks!


Edit: Chucking a few examples in for comment from anyone feeling especially helpful!

1.5 Cooper D - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202509256618243

2.0 Cooper S (don't love the colour but beggars can't be choosers) - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202509186449385
 
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