hello everyone! i'm new to the forum. i'm here for (2) purposes:

#1 - i don't have a mini, but i am considering buying one. i'm looking at something used with low-average mileage.

#2 - i recently created a new resource that shows actual prices paid for cars. not the KBB or Edmunds estimates, but actual prices consumers like you and me have paid. i'm hoping that this will arm people with better information before they go into a car negotiation (dealer or private party) - they'll know what other people actually ended up paying. i would love to get feedback from any of you on how useful this type of site is. does it help? does it suck? the site itself is fairly new - about 5 weeks old.

i know advetising is frowned on here, but here is the link to the site where i have 36 actual MINI prices so far:

http://www.pricehub.com/price/MINI/Cooper

anyways, your feedback - good or bad is appreciated.

now, back to MINIs - is there a particular year to avoid (where there are lots of problems)?

thanks in advance.