Diamond Racing has two Mini CVT's. Each over 19,000 miles, each modified, both no problems, other then the trunk latch rattle. But, that was resolved many miles back.

>>3400 miles on my MCS. Outside of some squeaks and rattles (which seem to disappear and then reappear, must be temp. and vibration related), and now a slight pull to the left, this car is just great! I really love this car! Looking forward to the 3.1 upgrade to see if performance gets even better.
How about explaining what you mean about the 3.1 upgrade? Is this something to do with the computer? (Garfield)

>>this may be a dumb question-- are the newer minis having less problems? it seems that the more serious problems are from owners that bought the vehicle a long time ago. Is this true?

I have a March build Cooper. 8200 miles..no squeeks or rattles, no sunroof issues, no cold-start or brown coolant problems. I even have the original version of the seat adjustment levers, and they have not broken off - they work just fine if used correctly. So not all of the earlier builds are having problems...thankfully :smile:.