I just bought mine on Saturday. Spent half the day going over the owners manual and trying to orient myself to everything. And still on Monday I hit the wiper stalk and started getting intermittent wipers and I could not turn them off at first! I am still trying to totally figure them out after getting caught in a storm last night. Other than that I have a high pitched whistle that increases with rpm. It could be normal for the car but I dont know so I will be taking it the the dealer to check it.
So far this is a cool little car but I agree it takes some getting used to with the controls, driver settings etc. I think someone that buys a MINI is an enthusiast and is more in tune with their car than someone that buys a Honda Civic to get from point A to point B. They are happy the car starts and drives. I want Porsche quality out of my MINI.