Jozi's R53 Cooper S (Dublin, Ireland)
 

I've been learning a lot from these forums since I got my R53 in FEb 2019, it's my first MINI although I've been around my brothers classic mini's for some time and had his clubby estate on the road for a month before selling it. I have a long time on going E30 touring restoration that I'm to busy to finish and more recently I sold my E36 318iS to buy the Cooper S, so far I couldn't be happier... except the niggles and now very painful bank account....

This is her as the was advertised about an hour outside of Dublin Feb 2019
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And here it is when I brought it home with my E36 in the background
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The below list are the jobs I've undertaken so far and those I'd like to do at some point. For the time being I'm mostly focused on general upkeep and maintenance, I have however undertaken some preventative maintenance as/when I do some jobs.

Work undertaken/additions etc to date:

• Boot liner & Net + New floor mats - 03/2019
• White mirror caps - 03/2019
• CV Boot - 03/2019
• Armrest - 04/2019
• Supercharger service - 09/2019
• Top Mounts incl reinforcement plates - 10/08/2019
• Inner & outer Tie-rods - 03/01/2020
• Chain tensioner - 08/2019

Planned work:

• Timing Chain
• Clutch
• Suspension bushes
• Driver side door replacement
• Bootlid replacement (already have bootlid)
• Refurbish R98 wheels
• R56 Brake Upgrade (Maybe Brembo)
• R56 Trailing Arms