For those of you who don't know it, there is a MINI Cooper, Cooper S 2002-2004 Service Manual by Bentley Publishers out. This is a hard copy book and it is huge. They list for about $100 but I got one on ebay for about $65 with shipping. Its very similiar to the old Chilton's manuals, full of pictures, how to's and technical stuff. Worth looking into.

Johnny

 

Got one. HIGHLY recommended, even to those who don't delve too deeply into their own car's innards.

 

I got mine from Amazon. A must-have for every MINI owner!


Clover

 

When will the manual come out to include the model '05? I have the book, but am soon getting an 05. What are the differences I should note and look for?

 

Wal Mart has them even cheaper than Amazon...

Chow!

Donna

 

yah...how about the 06 too???

 

The Bentley website has a forum and early this year someone asked whether they would publish a 2005 update. They said no because there weren't enough changes from the 2002-2004 models, and it was too close to the 2007 model change to make it worthwhile for them.

 

There is also a new manual just released in the UK by Haynes that does cover 2005, although not the convertible. To research for the book, they completely dismantle and rebuild a MINI (and then they sell the car). See: http://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/s...atalogId=10001

Here's a discussion on Mini2: http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97993

 

http://bestbookbuys.com

 

The link posted by Wagnbat confirmed the best deal for me was at Walmart - $58 + $4 in shipping and tax. An even better deal!

 

Hmm..looks like I will be buying a copy of the book now too