[Spridgets] New Mini Cooper

[Kirk Hargreaves]

This is indeed a bullet to dodge unless one has deep pockets and wants one
of these bad enough, and does not mind the down time involved.

This thing makes the reliability of a mid 60's Type E on par with a Toyota
or a Honda.

Such a shame as it is such a cool looking fun car (I like the early models
best).

Amazed that BMW put this car out to the public.  Nearly all the reviews I
have read parrot David's review . . almost all displaying the same high
dollar repairs.

Thought comes to mind.  Does anyone know how the new Fiat 500 models are
holding up?


Thanks,

Kirk

PS
As for me and my house . . .I'll go with the Fiesta.









On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 10:04 AM, David Ambrose <stargazer1 at cox.net> wrote:

> I realize this is only one data point, but the owner of the repair shop I
> use said that the BMW built Minis needed a lot of repairs and advised me
> not to get one. He's been honest for the last 20 years, and I'm confident
> that what he's telling me is true.
>
>
> On 6/23/2014 7:24 PM, Kirk Hargreaves wrote:
>
>> I have always admired this car and as we are approaching the need for a
>> new
>> or newer car I have had this car in mind . . the turbo I hear
>> is the way to go for the added performance.
>>
>> However I recently came across Consumer Reports 10 worst cars where they
>> put the Mini towards the top of their list for reliability problems.
>>
>> Built by BMW (right?) I was surprise to read things like:
>>
>> *Bought my Mini Cooper S, std shift, new in 2007. It was a fun & happy
>> ride
>> for a very short time. Since owning this money-sucking imp, I have spent
>> approx $5K in repairs (not maintenance) . .  less than 50k miles and a
>> litany of repairs. *
>>
>> Is this common or sour grapes or what?  Or limited to certain models to
>> avoid or years to avoid?
>>
>> I believe that there are some on our list that own this car . . .
>>
>> Please advise . . .
>>
>> Kirk
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