I meant to start this back in June when my MINI turned 10 years old...forgot. Zippy is a June 2002 build Cooper delivered to me in July 2002, so I've also owned this one for 10+ years. Any other 10 year MINI owners out there?
I have a friend who got his 2002 Cooper S in March, it was one of the first S models into the country and he feels he was lucky to get it. Next month we're going to spend quite a bit of his money doing some improvements and maintenance, including a new clutch, new suspension bushings and a new Power steering pump and hoses, with the idea that he'll have it at least another 10 years and another 100K!
Mine is a June build 2002 Cooper delivered in August. Still going strong, and no plans to get rid of it anytime soon.
June 18 build date, took delivery July 18, 2002...part of the first wave of customer spec MINIs. 31,400 miles of smiles to date.
I agree! I thought I was at a shockingly low mileage at just over 71K in roughly the same time. :skep:
Restraint! :cornut: It started out as avoidance of the winter road chemicals and from there it became a garage pampered, low mileage stress relief on weekends...oh and it has never lost that new car smell. :biggrin5:
Congrats on your low mileage restraint. I don't have the willpower for that & my car usually has odd odors in the interior. Love your signature!
I just checked I put 20k a year on my MINI the first 4 years I owned it. I moved in Oct 2006 and have only put 28k on it since.
Mine will turn 10 in July of '13, 101200 miles on the clock. About 800 of those are put on by me since I got it the 19th of October.
:cornut: Just a newb youngster here. Got Margi(08 R56 BRG MCS/JCWm)~ 2 Feb 08, so she's 5yrs4mos and 75kmi. Jason