to buy or not
 

hello fellow mini owners, ive loved mini since the movie itlian job came out and even before that ive loved the orginal mini's ...

so what im wondering i have a 09 nissan xterra and thinking of trading it in
because the gas is killing me .....


so what do you guys think of the mini cooper type s

im looking at any year from like 2008-2010 thats my price range,


can you guys help out and tell me what problems these car have,

mine would be a daily driver about 60 miles a day.

so please help me and tell me what should i look out for what usually breaks on them. etc.

Hey W8tng...

My next MINI will be turbo-charged. I hoped to be a better-behaved driver (read: NOT drive like I'm in the Italian Job) with a base-model hatchback, but after a year of driving my wonderful base MINI, I admit I sometime wish for a little more oomph under the 'bonnet'.

So far so good for my 2011 MINI. No problems to report; it has been the best car purchase I have ever made. I have read alot about the discussion between reg tires and the run-flats--and I have to say that I would get the regular tires, rather than run flats, as the rfs are more expensive, and I understand not quite as pliable and grippy on the road on tight corners. And believe me, if you're driving a MINI, you're gonna LOVE diving into those tight corners ; )

So, in response to your question, I fear I haven't been much help. I would advise getting the 2011 S - haven't heard of any service issues with those (not that there aren't any, but haven't heard of any).

All the best!
JML