Came across this randomly

I own a 2004 MC but was thinking of getting a 2nd generation.
Have any of you had lots of problems with your 08's?

http://autos.ca.msn.com/showroom/use...6463762&page=8

Let me know what you guys think.

 

Well that makes absolutely no sense. It says the convertible is less reliable than the hatchback. How do they figure that being that the drivetrain and mechanicals are identical?

 

Really wouldn't be able to tell you......

Thats why i wanted to get feedback from people who actually own the car.

 

A very complex folding top mechanism = lots more parts to break????

 

hrmm...yeah....I guess. I don't see how that would make any of the engine or rest of the drivetrain or powertrain less reliable though.

And so far I haven't heard of too many issues with the tops other than the plastic clips that were breaking on them, and that seems to have been resolved for the 2011 models.

 

It did'nt really say engine or drivetrain, just overall reliability and the folding top is the only reason I can think of a droptop would be less reliable. Hmmmm , maybe the Openmeter breaks a lot ??????

 

That sounds like a lot more than clips on the top.

 

40,000 miles on 08 MCS. Lighter plugs stop working. Annoying center console constantly slides open. Other then that,

 

just read the article...if the article is semantically correct than:

Worst Overall Reliability = MC convert.
Best Overall Reliability = MC hatch

Guess that means for once the MCS isn't the worst MINI in terms of reliability...

 

Have an 08 Justa with automatic. Only problems have been windows that wouldn't go all the way to the top (common problem, fixed with software upgrade) and an ipod adapter that needed to be replaced. No mechanical problems or other problems at all. But after warranty is up will probably sell.

 

I know the coupe has a turbo charger but I thought the convertibles were still getting the supercharger?????

 

Yes they are still supercharged

 

Also it had something to do with the design in the engine bays smaller area on drop top.

 

Huh? Engine is in front, top goes down in back... engine bay is the same convertible or not and 2010 convertibles have the same turbo as the normal S coupe, or Clubman, or Countryman not the supercharger...

 

The first sentence is pure BS. Dropping the top has nothing to do with with structural stiffness. Drop head coups are more ridged by design because they are built stiffer to make up for the lack of the hard top. Even the fuel inlet is built heavier, thus the door instead of the exposed cap.

'Infinitely less reliable' would logically mean that 100% of the convertables could never be driven off the assembly line.

Mark Atkinson has his head in a very dark place and doesn't have the reach to flip the reality switch. I looked real hard and can't find where this article was published by The Onion so the guy must really believe what he has written, sad.

 

60k on our 08, biggest problem was the usual window difficulties. Overall less problems than the 03 Civic it replaced.