My CVT went out back in November and it has been a royal pain trying to get this thing up and running again. Mini wanted to charge me $10,000 (or sell me a new car). Either that or no one wants to touch it or replace it for less than $6500. Plus if I replace the CVT with another I have been told that it is just a ticking time bomb. I want to convert it over to a manual transmission but am having a hard time getting anyone to help me with that as well. I want to keep this car and it is pretty much pristine other than the failed trans. Please help! If anyone could hook me up with whoever converted their CVT over to a manual I would be so very very grateful. I am at my wits end on all of this. I would LOVE to have the car running by May. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

 

Way Motor Works is doing the swap to a standard transmission.
There's a thread here about it:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...trag-swap.html

 

+1 Way really knows his stuff and he can help you out. Probably before May if you get him the car fast enough.

 

Thanks guys! My car is with him now. I am hoping the transformation goes smoothly!

 

Does the 2004-2006 MCS (a) also CVT ? if it is, i probably shouldnt consider buying an auto tranny cooper s.
thanks for the clarifications.

 

DO NOT, i repeat DO NOT buy any Mini Cooper with a CVT!! It will fail and then you are screwed. It still is going to cost me around $6000 to fix my car with the conversion to a manual. Luckily I can afford it but if not I would have had no choice but to junk my car. I am still really ticked off at Mini over the whole issue but I love my car. I just won't purchase another Mini. They burned their bridge with me.

 

Does all cooper and cooper s with automatic transmission are CVT then ?

 

They stopped using the CVT as of 2007. Because they knew it was faulty. I'm not sure of the reliability of the newer automatic transmissions but stay away from any automatic from 2002-2006.

 

I would personally prefer a manual if I get any form of cooper s. they are just more fun that way. Thanks fr the heads up.

 

No, the first generation Cooper S used the Agitronic or Steptronic, not any form of CVT. To my knowledge, there are no issues with either of those transmissions.

 

What's the cost of this swap? My 03 cvt just bit the dust

 

Correct, no MCS has EVER had the CVT. It was just the R50 automatics.

 

That is good to know that no mcs had the CVTs!!!