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R50/53 Average Miles per Year?

Old Feb 5, 2008 | 08:18 AM
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20K a year and daily driver! Very reliable car!
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 08:32 AM
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I used to go 14,000 miles a year. It's been a bit more since I got a MINI. Don't have a clue why.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 08:33 AM
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A tick under 7K/year, mostly because I have another vehicle for winter, a short commute, and gas prices
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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12k in one year for the MINI

We put about 20k/year on the 2001 BMW
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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My R53 averaged 9k per year for the 4 years that I owned it. That's including a 1200 mile round trip to the Dragon each year. Final milage was 35993 when it was totaled 3 years and 11 months after I bought it.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 01:50 PM
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Absolutely fascinating to see so many varied responses - in other words, motor on! Come what may! The Mini can take it!

I feel gratified and less worried about the whole thing.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 01:55 PM
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picked him up 2/20/06 with 5 miles on the clock.
Now he has 16,452.
Every single mile enjoyed!
 
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by AstroBlackS
picked him up 2/20/06 with 5 miles on the clock.
Now he has 16,452.
Every single mile enjoyed!
Same milage at pick up that I had Dec 28th 2002

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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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Me too, July 19/03. Well on mine it was 8 kms

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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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27 months and 67K hard driving happy miles.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 12:38 PM
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My MCS is my only car (and daily driver). 12K a year.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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My 06MCC has 56,000 on it and is running great! Prior to the Mini I had a 98 Ford Escort ZX2 with 189,000 trouble free miles on it. That has been the best car I,ve ever owned.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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Whoa, Dr. Pepper! You've really racked up some miles!
 
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 08:12 PM
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Aug 24, 2007 10,175 miles

A MINI that doesn't motor is not a happy MINI
 
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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I got my MINI in December, 2006. After the first year, I had driven about 26000 miles. That included two road trips from Kansas City to Watertown, WI and back, and a road trip from Kansas City to Salt Lake City and back. Those three trips accounted for about 4500 miles. So, from my normal commute and motoring on the weekends, I did about 21500 miles in a year.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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We got our 2004 MCS on 19 March 2004 with 7 miles on her.
She currently stands at 115,103 fun filled miles covering a large chunk of the Eastern United States. (Disney World to Chicago, San Antonio to Ronkonkama) Luckily I live less than 1 mile from work, so that has kept her miles relatively low. About 28,000 per year.
My husbands van is at 110,000 miles, but he wants a Mini of his own now.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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My checkmate is under 2 years old and in the first year I put 22k miles on him
 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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Basil is not quite 9 months old and is rapidly approaching 37K miles. At this rate, the warranty will be up around his 1st birthday!
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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I am buying my Mini for a 70 mile a day to/from work commute. I thought that was going to add up to a lot of miles per year - that is until I read this thread.

Even if I went to work 365 days a year, that would be a little over 25,000.

Im not worthy - this group racks up some serious motoring miles.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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I divide my driving among four vehicles, only got 11,000 miles on my '03 MC.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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27k since October 14, 2006 and no worries
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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106 miles a day during the work week per year = 26,500 miles plus about 8,000 more, "just because". 34,500 a year!
95,000 miles on a 03 Cooper
 
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 106ADAY
106 miles a day during the work week per year = 26,500 miles plus about 8,000 more, "just because". 34,500 a year!
95,000 miles on a 03 Cooper
Still on your original transmission and and/or clutch?
 
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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Still on your original transmission and and/or clutch?

Don't know about 106ADAY, but I am.

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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by xsmini
Don't know about 106ADAY, but I am.

Nik
That's doing great, but you don't have the "she's gonna blow any minute" Midland tanny. ..or 106ADAY could have a CVT, either way 95,000 in hanging in there.
 
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