I am looking at a 2006 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works with 45,000 miles on it. The seller is letting go of it for $12k. Haven't really bought a German-British Cooper before so don't know if this is a good deal or not.
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2006 Mini Cooper John Cooper Works
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You should look at a Subaru Forester first. 
Caddywumpus
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timing chains wear out fast and arnt cheap.
Buddys had 2 go in iirc 70k miles.
Buddys had 2 go in iirc 70k miles.
GAJ
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If you believe Consumer Reports' surveys of actual owners' experiences you pretty much couldn't choose a more unreliable used car to look at.
For the '06 it was Engine and Tranny that were the very worst reliability areas.
It's obviously not a true British car as the electrical issues were only "average' in their lack of reliability.
For the '06 it was Engine and Tranny that were the very worst reliability areas.
It's obviously not a true British car as the electrical issues were only "average' in their lack of reliability.
If you believe Consumer Reports' surveys of actual owners' experiences you pretty much couldn't choose a more unreliable used car to look at.
For the '06 it was Engine and Tranny that were the very worst reliability areas.
It's obviously not a true British car as the electrical issues were only "average' in their lack of reliability.
Consumer Reports wants me to register and pay to see their reviews.
Thanks. I will offer $5k
And Ken, this is just an impulse buy. Buying Subaru is a calculated move.
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nine_inch_rear
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The timing chain is pretty wild set up. It comes as one complete cassette, you dont even have to remove the timing cover. Its almost like they knew it would fail, and asked for forgiveness by a time
saving repair. The standard non supercharged minis seem ok, but anything other than that, it seems they have issues. Oh, and they are strongly influenced by BMW.. so let that dictate on repair prices
saving repair. The standard non supercharged minis seem ok, but anything other than that, it seems they have issues. Oh, and they are strongly influenced by BMW.. so let that dictate on repair prices
channelcat
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lotta cluck for last years style monkey...
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alien
Wouldn't the OP rather have nachos with the works?
channelcat
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cheap gratification till the need passes...
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For that much money, I'd buy an S2k. Better engine, better handling, better car IMO. No back seats though.
I did a cursory search on S2000 and found none with low mileage that were cheaper than $16k
Running away done.
BTW. for shits and giggles, I put in this Mini with JCW as trade in with SF Mini and they are giving me a credit for $5500 for it
True, but riceboys have kept the price inflated beyond what they're worth, IMO
Kinda like Tacomas, but that's another subject.
BTW. for shits and giggles, I put in this Mini with JCW as trade in with SF Mini and they are giving me a credit for $5500 for it
Since when does any dealer give you retail value for a trade-in anyway?
