47

 

Salesman said no, owners manual said yes (1400 miles, under 4k RPMs, no heavy acceleration), and the NAM members were mixed (break-in or drive it like you stole it). I played it safe and followed the manual's advice.

 

I'd listen to the manual with respect to how to break it in, but I'd even go a step further and change the oil after 1400 miles, and then *again* at 5000 miles, just to make sure the little metal gritties that get in the oil as you break in an engine are flushed out. The engine oil and filter are cheap by comparison, and by 5000 miles, the engine's pretty well broken-in....

C ya,
Dutch

 

I'd hate to get the thread off-topic, but that's exactly what I'm doing. I can't imagine letting that oil sit for 15k miles.

 

I've found, at age 46 (on topic) that sometimes topics wander a bit.

I change mine when the miles left according to the engine computer are about the same as the miles since last changed.

Hopefully that will allow me to keep driving my mini until I'm 96....

 

49 going on 19

 

19

 

23 going on 17 had mine for 2.5 weeks.

 

34

 

Yay! I've had mine 3 weeks, come Monday

 

34 here and just bought it and love it. all i want to do is drive it.

 

48 on Monday - I have had my MCS for four years and still love driving it - 75 mile commute every day.

 

41 next month

 

6 months till I'm 21. 3 weeks till I pick up my new MINI for this long wait! This will be the third MINI. Had an R50, traded it in on a R56S seven months after getting it because I needed that power! Lol. Now I'm trading my 2007 in on my newly built 2012, just waiting for it to get here!

 

19

 

27, and the proud owner of my first dream car: a Coupé.

Second on the list is a Lotus Elise; third is a McLaren F1 (good luck with that one!)

 

twenty

 

I just turned 68 last week and my 2011 MINI Cooper S Convertible was purchased as a retirement gift for me in October 2010. My wife and I have always purchased practical vehicles and we wanted something fun. And, we got it!!

 

Since I'm alone now like I was when I was 19 figured I needed to act like I would have at 19 I pickup my new 2012 MCS hrdtop next Tue.

79

 

Almost 20. on my second cooper!

 

52 a couple months ago... but still feel like I'm easily in my 20's or early 30's.... and when I hit the Sports button I can see my early 20's coming right back.

 

MINI Cooper S: 2009



Owner: 1960

 

Life is short. Being diagnosed with early stage breast cancer in 2010 was an wake up call for us. After minivans and family cars we decided we wanted fun cars too. My husband has a 2011 412 hp Mustang GT in retro Grabber Blue color. I picked up my Mini 6 weeks ago.

I turned 51 this year and the side benefit to the "fun cars" we can always find them in the parking lot at our advanced age.

 

MINI's are what keeps us 50+ year olds young. Me I'll be 56 in a couple of weeks and when I am in Betty I feel like I am 26 all over again.

 

I'm 66 and now own my second MINI -- a coupe