1st Gen R53 Cooper S Why is everyone's Minis Broke or breaking?

47K+ trouble free miles on my 2009and it was way more fun then a Honda.

Jim

 

As reliable as a Honda, well no. I have owned Honda's in the past & yes they can be very reliable. The trouble I have with them is for me they are so boring. The MINI is a fun car that makes me actually smile every time I drive it. No Honda could do that for me. At almost 97k I'd say my MINI has been pretty darned reliable & a load of fun. Go out & drive one it may make you a believer too. :smilewinkgrin:

Welcome to M/A....

 

9K trouble free miles...... Heh, Heh, Heh

 

You must be reading a different forum than I am. FYI my 04 SMC had 106K on it totally trouble free, my 09 JCW has 67K without any issues and our new Countryman has 10K trouble free. If you've joined us in anticipation of negatively attacking our brand (sans your board name ) save you breath.

 

03 MC, with over 112k miles. There have been minor issues, but nothing that would want me to buy a Honda.

08 Clubman S, with about 35k miles, same thing, except for clutch, which would have made it the dealer on it's own, but I, well, blew it to pieces so I could try out Road side assistance :lol:

Mark

 

People don't usually post "My car did not break today, it just ran as expected" when everything goes right. Forums tend to bring out all the negatives as people are looking for help. With any population of a decent size there are goig to be a few with problems. The forums tend to accentuate that.

Honda's are very good automotive appliances. Just like my fridge a Honda just runs. Start modding the Honda and pushing the envelope like many of us have then you will break things.

 

I have a 2007 Honda Cr-V for my wife. If I want to catch a nap, I take the Honda because it is so boring that it puts me to sleep. It will probably run forever but is in no way a comparison to my MINI. Drive a MINI for yourself and I doubt you will need one of us to convince you.....

Larry

 

49,000 miles no issues, knock wood. Wife has CR-V with same mileage also no problems, but boring. Your also not hearing from all the owners who don't mod or even know what a forum is.

 

MM, you have to get out and drive that car more. :lol:

Jim

 

Mines not broke or breaking.

 

31,000 not even a hiccup on my 2010.
Life's too short to drive a boring car.

 

20,000 trouble free mile on my 2009 **"No Problems"

I think what happens is that the people that modify their cars have a problem with a non-BMW part they installed they do ask for advice on the forums.

That and a few legitimate Mini problems combined make it seem that the Mini has a lot of problems when it just ain't so.

If you read the facts of the problems people are having you will be surprised at how trouble free and reliable the newer model Mini's are.

I'm sure if I went to the Honda Forums it would seem that the Civic is a terrible car and we know that is not true.

When I had my Corvette and read the Corvette Forums it was the same stuff. It was usually the modified cars people had the most problems with.

The Mini Cooper "S" is a high performance little car and a lot of owners can't help but try to modify it. That ain't a bad thing at all but if not done properly the owner will be on a forum asking advice about how to fix their broken down Mini.
:beer:donut1:

 

112k miles on a 2006 MCS - only "repairs" needed was a leaking motor mount and leaking thermostat housing. Neither of them were "showstoppers" - I scheduled the repair when convenient.

Heck, I still have the orginal clutch.

 

I thought MM meant it's been 9k since he broke something :biggrin5:

 

Almost 34k on my 2010 and still going hard.

 

Honda = B O R I N G. I used to own Honda's also, back in 1991 when they had some style and were at the peak of their customer service high. They never made me smile like my MINI. Actually, NO other car has been as enjoyable as my MINI. Including my 330ci. If there is a close second, it was my 1981 VW Rabbit, and that was just because I prepped it and auto crossed the p*ss out of it...

 

I've put 10k on my Clubman since I got it last October, and other than a faulty water pump (warranty covered it) it's been running like a bat out of hell.


Still grinning from the morning commute....

 

Not gonna convince anyone to buy a MINI rrr:

Any issue I've had has been self-induced.
Most MINIs are fairly reliable when you don't mess with them :biggrin5: