So in light of me recently getting an R53, my girlfriend is now on the hunt for an R50. Specifically:

Pepper white or Green (other colors will be considered)
Non-CVT automatic
Preferably '05-'06
Preferably just below or right around 100k miles
If you have or know of something please shoot me a PM!

 

No such thing as a non CVT auto r50. Period.

All gen1 auto r50 and non s r52 cars are CVT.
PERIOD.
she wants a r53....if she wants an auto non CVT....has an asin trany...slow, but OK if the fluid is changed regularly...
Or a gen2 cooper...
A CVT is a $7500 problem waiting to happen....it junks the car...

 

Crazy, through all the research I've done I never put that together! I found one thread that mentioned an R50 with the asin 6 speed tranny was offered in 2006 & only in 2006. Is there any merit to that? If not, I guess we're looking for an automatic R53!

 

No. The R50 automatic was always CVT. Also, the R50 never had a 6 speed tranny (either manual or automatic).

 

You can shift the CVT in a 6 speed manual shift way.I had never any problems with the box.I changed et 30.000 miles the oil of this box. I bought mine in 2002 february as birthday present for my lovely wife.
The actual Aisin BOX is an improvement: faster reaction, less consumption.