Year: 2005
Make: MINI
Model: Hardtop
Price: $11500
Mileage: 50500
Color: Dark Silver Metallic
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (Region): Midwestern

Price: $11,500
Location: Elkhart, Indiana
Contact: either via PM or 574-SixOneTwo-EightNineEightFive





2005 Mini Cooper S with leather, climate control, stability control, and CD.

The original owners were a couple in their 60's who put about 17,000 miles on it in the 5 years they had it. It then ended up at a small dealership in Ft. Wayne where the owner used it as his personal vehicle for about 3,000 miles. I acquired it a little over 2 years ago and used it as my fun commuter car.

It's never been modded, never tracked, never autocrossed, and has received synthetic Mobil 1 every 4-5,000 miles... which is approximately 3 times more frequently than you need to if you listen to the computer. It was originally an Ohio car, so there are two barely noticeable holes in the front bumper cover from where the license plate used to be and there is a torn stitch in the driver's seat (it was like that when I bought it, and hasn't gotten any worse).

It still wears a relatively fresh set of Continental Extreme Contact DWS's, and in addition to the 17" S-lites that are on the car it will also come with the original 16" wheels/tires, the special tool required to take belt off, and a new-in-box never installed hitch receiver that mounts underneath the bumper-cover.

I realize this is probably old information for everybody here, but here's a link to a buyer's guide that basically explains why the 2005/2006 R53's are the cars to get: http://www.motoringfile.com/mini-r50r53-buyers-guide/

 

More pictures:









^ The two holes I was talking about











^ Nub from tire mold that's still there after ~10k miles. The car has led an easy life.



^ Torn stitch

 

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