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MINI's are good safe cars. Teach him how to drive & get him to a Tire Rack Street Survival school.

 

:cornut: That's an R50 MINI Cooper. They didn't give the mileage. Brittish Racing Green with a Black and White checkerboard top, it certainly is stylish. Do they have a record of it's maintainance? Any way, the R50 MINIs are the most dependable and trouble free of the MINIs. Many of these MINIs have upwards of 200kmi with minimal problems. One is always taking a chance with any 11yo car but with a well maintained medium high mileage R50, it should last a while if taken care of. Also, it's not to much car for a young man and your son can definately 'hold his head high with his friends' in that car. GOOD LUCK!

Jason

 

THATS WHAT I DID! GAVE MY SON MY JUSTA FOR HIS 18TH, LOVES IT. LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO, I REALLY FILL HE IS SAFE WITH THE 6 AIR BAGS AND HIS LEARNING THE PROPER WAY TO DRIVE, ITS A GREAT CAR, GOOD LUCK.

 

Exactly what I was gonna say.
The 02 I bought for my 15 year old daughter. It had some damage to the under panel and oil pan. Wasn't to bad to fix. Finding the parts was the hard part.
Let me ask ya. Do you have thoughts if keeping it for yourself?

 

Very cool, way nicer than my first car!

 

Things I know to look out for are power steering issues, various oil leaks and this has the Midlands 5 speed which can be a weak point...

 

Been thinking about this MINI. When you look at it pay close attention to how the transmission & clutch feel. At that mileage the clutch may be close to the end of its life. Also the transmission is a Midlands box, not a Getrag & have been known to die at higher mileages.

Hope it is a good one. :fingerscrossed:

Guess I should have read Jason's post about the Midlands. Doh!

 

Long as y'all can work on it!. One of the best things about a first car is learning how to repair them! My first repairs were both fun and simple thanks to this

 

No worries, doesn't hurt to emphasize the fact that the Midlands can be a very costly repair...

 

Better hurry I'm heading over there now. Like the green