Buying First Mini Cooper

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02-27-2019, 08:01 PM

Jason li

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Buying First Mini Cooper

hey guys/girls, new member here. I’m planning on purchasing my first Mini Cooper. I’ve previously owned a 2016 mx5 Miata and decided to switch to a mini after a test drive. I’m looking at a gen 3 cooper S and have heard no many horror stories about owing a mini and would like to ask the members here on this site which ones the best one to purchase.

If you currently/previously owned a 3rd gen please let me know if you had issues with it.

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02-27-2019, 09:17 PM

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The new F series are rated pretty high for reliabliy. I would skip year one of the F56 and look for 2015 or newer

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02-28-2019, 01:09 PM

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Yep, first years are always buggy, 2015+ you will be fine. If you mod it the 2.0L has more options. The nice thing is the 1.5L is now a turbo so you have turbos across the board.

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