I was considering buying a new MINI but am having second thoughts on reading all the \"duffers\" entries about them on the Top Gear website; there are even more complaints than with Freelanders! Are there serious problems with these vehicles and do any backroomers have any good/bad experiences?
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SWMBO bought one getting on to teo years ago.It replaced a newish (Y plate) Disco. She is a petrol head and is an user chooser company car. It has had a one problem, rusty bolt heads on the door mirror (you know the ones that get exposed when you fold the mirrors in - being \"tidy\" she does this when its parked in tight spaces). It will be replaced this year when her contract in work is up, its replacement is likely to be another depending on the finacial package she gets.
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If you want to buy a mini then fair play to you, but I can't help thinking that their a lot of money for not a lot of car......
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May well be but the part ex values more than compensate.
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That's as long as they remain fashionable - wouldn't like to own one when the fad wears off.
Mattster
Boycott shoddy build and reliability.
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According to the advert, if you're bald and ugly you may just pull in one!
Hugo
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SWMBO isn't bald and ugly. She's reading this over my shoulder and says that she may well consider the diesel version if its out soon enough.She just likes it, it isn't a fashion statement. She works in a town centre and feels that she can park it anywhere without fear of it being attacked. If it wasn't related to a well known German brand people would resent it less. If Rover had produced it (as they should have) it would have been a plucky little British car. Buy one they are fun and they keep British workers in work.
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If Rover had made it the mini would not have been half as good. The fact that everyone knows it's really a BMW makes a big contribution to the residuals.
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The biggest thing to stop MINIs retaining their value will be BMW producing so many that they satisfy demand. But they are cool AND they're good to drive.
I've an 02/52 Cooper. No reliability problems, but it's sometimes aflicted by the odd creak and rattle. But they come and they go. It's not worth messing around to get anything fixed. Normally rattles really hack me off, but in this car I can forgive.
BMW sales person told me that BM had replaced a customer's recent car on account of rattles etc. Quite a few duffers among early cars by the sound of it, but problems seem sorted now.
Cooper S even more characterful. S Works conversion (200 bhp) even more so (quite fancy one). Need a extras 'pack' and aircon for best residuals.
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