2004 R53
British Racing Green Metallic
Xenon's
Cold Weather
Leather Sport Wheel
Multi-Function Wheel
H/K Stereo
49K miles
Paid $12,000

Car is clean, needs front brakes.

I will post some photos tomorrow.

I fell in love and didn't let the old girl go......

Drives amazing and I'm pleased. Ready to start motoring!

Left a 2007 Audi A4 2.0T behind. (pile of crap)

Owned VW Beetles all my life, this brings back memories indeed.

-Alex

 

Looks like a real good deal to me.
You're gonna love it!

 

Congratulations! Love our 06. What was wrong with the Audi?

 

Glad to hear you joined the club. I have a Pure Sliver 04 and love it.

 

That's a great deal, congrats!!!

 

Thats a good deal. What was the asking price? I am looking at an 04 R53 with 60k and its $13,000.

 

Congrats on your MCS!

What didn't you like about your A4? I've enjoyed our Audis over the last 8 years.

Anyway, post some pics when you can.

 

thanks for the kind words.....

I will post photos later today for sure!

My Audi was in the shop 8-10 times. Things I can remember getting replaced.

Front brakes/rotors at 9,000 miles
Turbo Diaphragm
Oil separator - TWICE
3 engine module sensors
O2 sensor
oil pressure sensor
2 misc sensors
CD Deck was replaced at 10K
Wore tires on the inside rather fast......14K

It drove nice, but lived in the shop. Not to mention the payments were a lot higher than this fun Mini!

But, I love german cars, so I didn't hate the Audi, but I was very tired of it.

Now I just need to find a good SoCal Mini club.

 

To: 993

I put a total of 21,000 miles on the A4 in 1 1/2 years, just for reference.

 

Congrats on the MCS!
A word of caution on the brakes (if you do them yourself): Buy some new Torx bolts for the new rotors... The old Torx bolts love to shear off and they can be a real PAIN to remove when sheared. Good luck!

 

Welcome to NAM-land & mini mania. There is a lot of mini-expertise here. Keep smiling!

 

Congrats on your new MCS. I have an '04 as well. You'll love it.

 

Enjoy your new ride! Congrats!

 

Congrats, I bought an 03S back in 06 with 32k and now it has 64K and it is lots of fun to drive.

 

Interior/Exterior.......

I am considering BREMBO Rotors, has anyone used them?

Thanks guys,

Alex

 

Fantastic price! where did you find it?

 

Trade-in at a local Porsche dealer. I did get it cheap, but I know people there so it was a hair over wholesale.

Such a blast to drive and own.......

 

Few more pics!

 

Congrats... good price.

I just got one too - '06 MCSC. In the current car market, one should not not pay more than Edmunds' Trade-In value.

 

Nice MINI!

My interior is identical to yours with the Anthracite dash trim and H/K stereo. How do you like the stereo?

Since your car has a 3 spoke steering wheel, looks to be like a May/June 2004 build (Check the sticker on the driver's side door jamb).


Congratulations again! I am still loving my 2005 MCS with 55K miles that I brought brand new 4 years ago. The more miles = the better the car gets.

The color is very nice too.

 

I love the cloth seats and the bolsters are amazing. So much performance in these little cars. It's impressive!

I will check the build date today after work.

The stereo works for me. Sound quality is good, great mid range, but what can you expect for a small cabin. I like the fact you can play with the various presets.

 

I hope you find the following tutorial useful in order to further enjoy your upgrade H/K stereo system:

http://www.in2guitar.com/minihkreview.html