Hello all, sad news. This past weekend, we traded in our 2011 R60 MINI Countryman All4 with 90500miles on it. So I will be leaving this section of the Forum and moving to the 2015 F55 4door Hardtop Cooper non-S.
I have 3 GenuineMINI UNUSED parts that I would like to sale.
Gasket Oil Filter Housing to Heat Exchanger BMW#11427557010 ECS#24044 $10
Gasket Oil Filter Housing to Engine BMW#11428643758 or 11427557009 ECS#2798539 $10
Crank Position Sensor BMW#13627561753 ECS#34419 $40
The legacy I leave on this section are the awful take apart guides.
Crank Position Sensor Forum
Cylinder Not Firing Forum
High Pressure Fuel Pump Forum
Fuel Injector Guide
Fuel Pump Forum Remember NO changeable Filter

 

Happy Motoring, G3NSM0R3S!

I'm curious to know how you like the shape/size of the F55/4 compared to the R60 as I might make the same change at some point.

I'm married with two kids (10 and 12 years old), my wife drives a big car, mine is primarily a commuter with only occasional family hauler duty.

 

If you have a tall family I wouldn't advise getting one. The back seat knee room is tight for the tall ones. I was told it is the same length as the Clubman. I did notice coming from the Countryman that is is A lot lower to the ground and with Sport seats is a little difficult getting out of. Guess the seats aren't broken in yet. The F55 non sort is so touchy on the throttle when not in GREEN mode. Over exaggerated example, if you sneeze while your foot is on the accelerator pedal doing 35 you could find your self doing 60 in that short amount of time. We never test drove the S model. So I'm sure it would be like the Tesla's Insane mode. The Non-S growls instead of purrs. It is differently worth the test drive but I don't think the F55 would've made it without a scratch or getting stuck, when we went down the County Road this year. Just wish MINI would bring the Diesel over to US at least in the Countryman where it needs it the most.