If'n you are not going to get rid of this potential money pit as Dave.0 suggested then I would recommend that you find a very competent independent mechanic who is well versed in MINI's and/or get a Bentley manual. Also, Welcome to Motoring Alliance the best MINI forum on the interweb !!
Man, I feel bad for you, but down here they call it a salvage title. That means the car was totaled by an insurance company. That makes it a total crap shoot.
You may be 100-bucks away from a decent car, or thousands of dollars away from leaving it abandoned on the side of the road.
I wouldn't have bought that car, but now that you have it, I would sell it for whatever you can get for it.
Dump the car NOW. The thing to keep in mind is the more time that goes by the further back in history will this bad learning experience be and the less it will hurt. Also, take it from an old timer; if this is the worst thing that ever happens to you, you've got it made. Good luck.
Ouch....and with so many $$ recall items that have come up...I'd dump it...
Then again....you have about $5000 or so in your pocket in savings to get it fixed...
Still....I wouldn't consider it to be a good bet....outside of the dealer, not many places are well versed on a 2015...
