Getting ready to pull the trigger on ordering an MCS but it seems lately people are having an increasing amount of problems crop up. I know it's the nature of these forums for the negative stuff to be emphasized so I would be interested in hearing from any early '06 people out there who have been problem-free Thanks

 

My 05 was problem free. Honestly even if you have a problem or two the MINI is so awesome its worth the occasional trip to the dealer
My .02
Mike

 

I had a 06 for 4.5 months, no trouble or problems at all except the 1/2 ton Dodge pickup that tried to kill me, got Gunner but Gunner saved me. Wonderful to drive and fun every trip. No other car has the fit and finish at the price range of a MINI with the sporty driving we get with our cars.

Good cars, and I'm ordering another next week.

 

06 MCS here with 7500 miles. 0 problems!

 

I have had my 06' cooper s for 1.5 months now. No problems at all. I had an '05 cooper s for 1 year with mods and never had a problem. The mini cooper s is a great car which has been designed to be driven. Break it in properly per the owner's manual, and it should be fine.

 

06 MCS that I've had for almost 2 months and 6,000+ miles. The only problem so far is that the rear window sprayer dribbles more fluid down the tailgate than it sprays on the window, if you try to use it. I'm sure it will be easy to fix at its first service, and it's a minor inconvenience until then.

Nothing else wrong at all, so I'm quite happy.

 

I have an 06 DS/B that's 3 months old. Nearly 2000 trouble free miles thus far. This weekend is the big road trip to Sin City from SoCal so we'll see how things go on a longer trip. That said I expect zero problems. Thus far I'm an extremely satisfied MINI owner.

 

My 06 has been trouble free for the 4,000 miles, two autocrosses, trip to Minis on the Dragon, and several months that I've owned it. 2ndMiniac's 05 has had zero problems for the one year, 20,000 miles, four autocrosses, two cross country trips (5,500 miles in 9 days and 3,600 miles in 4.5 days), and Minis on the Dragon that we've owned it. Her 04 MC also had zero problems in the two years of ownership. As you can probably guess....we're Miniacs for a good reason.

 

Absolutely zero problems with my wife's 2006 Cooper delivered at the beginning of October. Approx 7k miles. . . .

 

Where the heck do all these reports come from all the time??? MINI owners are generally a pretty happy lot when it comes to their cars from what I can tell!!!

 

8500 very happy miles on my '06 since I picked it up last October and not a single problem!

 

I've had my 06 for 3 months and a little over 2k miles and no problems at all.

 

'06 MCS with 4K, NO problems, except it just begs to be driven.

Wife's MC, well, 350 miles. Too new to tell.

Thus far both MINIs have been great to own. I'd buy an '06 SOON before it becomes too late for delivery of an '06. I understand some folks ordering now are getting September production dates. I believe early-mid October is the cutoff for this year's production. Then you'll get an '07 with a new unproven power plant.

Good luck!

 

December build, modded from day 1, and except for a fluid change in the diff (for the limited slip groan), it has not complained about being flogged on a daily basis!

 

Bought in February and it has not been back to dealer for anything except a missing interior panel fastener that I noticed when I droppped the rear seats recently (probably never put in at factory). Maggie is running as rock solid as the day I bought her (actually much better now that she is broken in .... ) 3200 miles and I feel as though I am just beginning to get acquainted....

Bill

 

No problems with my 06 MCS! Of course, its only 5 days & 1000 miles old, but everything is smooth sailing so far.

 

Thanks for the input. It's nice to hear the good experiences that you've had so that I'm not so paranoid. I'll be using the MINI as a daily driver with no mods so I shouldn't be too rough on it. I currently have an '02 330i which has given me no problems so I hope I don't regret the change. It's a great car but a little boring with the Steptronic.

 

06 HyperBlue, 1300 miles and trouble free.

 

Both my wife's '05 MCSa (9800 miles) and my '06 MCS (4100 miles) are daily drivers and absolutely no mechanical or electrical problems. The only shop work was on the MCSa to replace the steering wheel air bag unit because the MINI emblem on the steering wheel was coming off (how's that for a weird issue ).

 

this is comforting to hear. Fingers crossed on mine

 

No major problems here - '06 MCS with ~4600 miles. Great car!

 

No problems with my 06'. 2000 fun miles so far.

 

The only problem I have is that it's my wife's and not mine...

 

06 MCS, November Delivery, approximately 5,000 miles. Zero problems. The car is mechanically unmodified.

 

628 Miles, 0 problems!