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  An economical used car? 8 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I currently own a 2005 2.0 TDCi Focus, I use the car for a 150 mile motorway speed round trip commute daily. I love the relaxing feel of putting the car...
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  What cars do you own or have you owned? 23 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Just wondering what cars you have owned in your lifetime?
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  Pain in the neck 27 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I currently drive a petrol 2007 MINI Cooper. Now, due to ligament problems with my neck that cannot be resolved, I find the ride extremely uncomfortable....
• MINI Cooper S R53 (2002 - 2007) - Convertable - I am just about to buy one... 7 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Can anyone help me work out the best way to pay for a new Mini Cooper S convertible and how new compares to buying second hand? Dealers PCP? Personal Loan? Leasing? I'm trying to figure out the bottom line cost so I can make a valued decision. A car is going to cost me money so I have been trying to put together a spreadsheet to work out what each option will cost when taking into account all the different variables, interest, depreciation, deposit etc.
• 1980 Mini 1000 - Running far too rich 26 May 2005 (Forum)
  I am desperately trying to get my 1980 Mini 1000 back on the road and need your help. To cut a long story short, a so called 'friend' offered to fit a 1275 engine, I bought the exhaust system to use with it, but my 'friend' then disappears leaving me with a half completed job - and as it turns out an engine which is completely seized.
• New Mini Monopoly 19 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Just another example of the supposedly free new-car-buying market being 'interpreted' against the private buying customer. I've just committed to a new Mini for SWMBO - no question a high quality car with a comparably high price to match. Negotiating with a Mini dealer left me walking away from my local vendor, who had let me have a car for an hour and spent another hour afterwards talking things through.
• Mini Cooper S - Older Purchase Advice 15 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  I have always wanted a Mini as a fun 2nd car - that's all it would be used for, generally at the weekends and enjoying the drive. As such then I don't want to spend the earth on one but wondered if anyone with either experience of them or in the trade (where are you SLO76?)
• Mini Cooper - Blue Smoke from exhaust 10 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Hi My son has just spent £3000 on an 09 plate mini cooper (1.6).  It has done around 60k miles.  He has noticed that there is a bit of blue smoke coming out of his exhaust when he accelerates.  I believe that it is likely to be piston rings or something similar, which ive been told is an expensive fix!
• BMW Mini Cooper S R56 - Headlight issue, Xenon Headlight 21 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Hope " elekie&a/c doctor" is still around giving excellent advice ! I've recently become the owner of a 2007 R56 Cooper S. My third mini and I love it :-) The N/S headlight has a funny quirk. When I switch the headlights on, they both come on and rise to the correct height, as they should do. After a few seconds, the N/S headlight switches off and on a maximum of 3 times a second or so in between and I get a "light alert" come up on the tach and then the flashing headlight stays on and operates perfectly.
• N/A - Taxi/Mini Cab Licences 11 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  I thought it might be limited to my area but when I visited Folkstone recentkly I saw three examples of dangerous/inconsiderate driving by taxi/mini cab drivers in just over an hour. Is it not time councils considered tightening up - maybe asking potential drivers to pass the IAM test?
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  Did water ingress cause a boot catch fault on my Mini Cooper? 23 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Can you give me some advice and possibly point me in the right direction of which way to proceed with a problem with my 2009 Mini Cooper cabriolet that...
• MINI One - Paid for part/labour that did not fix problem 4 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Engine fault light came on. A mobile mechanic came and fitted a new part costing £200+ plus labour which said fixed problem. Having paid,...
• MINI Cooper JCW - What oil 31 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Hi there guys wondering if you could help me my cars engine oil needs changing I know that I have to use a fully synthetic 5W - 30, I've just ordered 5...
• Why doesn't somebody make a small car? 7 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Why doesn't somebody make a small car? I was watching TV a few weeks back and somebody was test driving a classic mini. He loved the mini and it looked really good. Good ones sell for over £10,000, so why can't somebody make something similar but with modern stuff. Give it modern rust proofing and a modern 1.0l engine would be economical and give reasonable performance.
• Autotrader - Possible Scams? 23 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Example is the Mini One D seen twice on this page: http://tinyurl.com/6l42vg Do i smell a scam?
• Buying "nearly new" 8 May 2007 (Forum)
  A theoretical rule for changing cars is buy at two years old and sell at five years. My daughter has a five year old Honda Civic and want a Mini. Checking the main dealers sites a two year old mini seem near enough the price of a new one, allowing for the price of the "extras". A one series BMW cost less when two years old! Logically one sells privately and then negotiates.
• london to brighton 17 May 2006 (Forum)
  was wondering if any one nows when the london to brighton run is with the minis
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  Will a headlight fault result in my car failing its MoT? 12 Oct 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2014 MINI cooper with 12,000 miles on the clock. I have had two error messages which come on every time the lights are activated which states...
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  Why does the turbo of my diesel get so hot? 20 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I own a MINI Coupe 2.0 diesel and now and again I get a smoke smell like burning oil coming from around the turbo. I took it back to the garage and they...
• Mini Cooper - Help urgently needed, please =( 10 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Hello, I'm new and hoping you lovely people could offer me some advice on a recent Mini Cooper 54 I've just purchased, costing £6,299: I bought the car on finance from a small dealer on Saturday. It went for a service on the Monday-was taken by the dealer to Mini, and they discovered a slight leak of gearbox oil coming from passenger side driveshaft.