Year: 2006
Make: MINI
Model: Hardtop
Price: $1
Mileage: 100
Color: red
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (Region): Midwestern

Never saw a Horizon Blue aero kit before. Clean car, nice find!

 

06 R52 Aero/Orciari 100k miles $8k
https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/...274810394.html

 

Yea that's a nice R52 for sure- Don't recall seeing those wheels before either, but I'm a MINI newbie.

 

BBS R99 accessory wheels. Came in silver, grey, and polished finish.

 

+1 ^ yep and pretty rare. One of the last factory wheels BBS made for MINI and then they went to Ronal on most wheels,

That White R52 is nice and saw that, all the cool MINIs are on the west coast for sale :(

 

Nice MINI wheel guide
https://libraryofmotoring.info/facts/wheels/

 

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sf...269185898.html

 

^ nice r52 with GP bumper, stinks its an auto.

 

Goodwood

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2012-mini-goodwood-3/

 

05 S 41k miles $7995
https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-fo...id=autotempest

 

https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/c...275669329.html

Another nice one in the PNW

 

Jet Black is a rare color as Astro Black metallic was a lot more common. It might be the rarest color on an R53.

 

PNW delivers again.

 

Reasonably priced too

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1970...2290279921421/

 

I think we should change this thread to "Good First-Gen Deals on CL"

 

sounds like a good idea at this rate.

 

Looks pretty clean for $5K -- with the aero kit and that hard to find "hardon kardon sound" to arouse you.

 

05 Electric Blue Cooper S on Cars & Bids. Last R53 on the site went for around ~7000. Curious to see where this one lands.

105k miles
No service history
Chrono pack
HK Audio

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/r4J...-mini-cooper-s

 

Quite unremarkable, surprised it’s even on an auction site, really should just be sitting on any run of the mill used car lot...lucky if it does $4500

 

All R53s Matter 😆

 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...ooper-s-jcw-8/

 

05 Aero...Automatic...needs work $4200

https://easttexas.craigslist.org/cto...276545597.html

 

Funny I sent him the link for that JCW, he scooped it right up, was thinking of keeping it, but I guess he opted to sell, hopefully finds a good home, maybe it gets to 11-$12k

 

Yea, I think this one checks a lot of boxes... chrono, most of the Aero parts (with the missing rear Aero bumper being people's least favorite anyway), anthracite headliner, rear fog with switch, low miles, good color combo, unmolested (aside from the hideous pin striping), web spokes, etc...

Needs paint correction, detailing, and some deferred maintenance taken care of (just going by color of expansion tank), and who knows what other perishables in that same vein, but this is the state of R53 (or any BMW) I like to buy in. Virtually all original, good spec, low miles for the year, with just light refurbishment needed.