My name is Pat Ledford and although I do not have a mini yet I am a British Car enthusiast. I currently have a Triumph TR6 which I have restored and was put on the road last spring. The reason I have joined the NAM is that I love the looks of the new Mini and I need to replace my DD this coming fall and I am seriously considering a Mini. I live north of Pittsburgh PA and there seems to be a strong Mini group in the area. I will probably do both lurking and posting some questions over the next few months to help in my decision.

 

Welcome!

 

Welcome to NAM, Pat. What gen MINI are you looking to get?

 

Probably a 2010 to 2014. I like the Paceman but will more than likely go for the original sedan.

Is there a buyers guide on the net?

 

For the Cooper, would you be looking at a Cooper S or just a Base Cooper? What about JCW? For the S, R56 Gen 2 I'd go with 2011-2013 N18 engine. The base Coopers don't tend to have as many issues, but the N18 engines have remedied a lot of issues in the earlier 2007-2010 R56 N14 engines. The 2014 is the F56, which is a different platform Gen 3 MINI. I'd recommend driving both platforms to see which will suit you best. For the F56, Jalopnik has a buyers guide HERE that you can check out.

 

Thanks i appreciate the info.

 

Welcome,

If you visited the PVGP you will see the pittstopmini.org is a strong group. Been a member for many many years. Welcome and hope you can find yourself a new MINI in the burg'.


If you need anything let me know, good buyers guide on the web for Gen 1 MINIs, not too many good ones for Gen 2 2007+.