almost 10k in repairs, allstate was such a pain to deal with, we dropped them

I traded the car in on a 135i, I had an LSD in it, but the torque steer drove me crazy

 

Glad the car was still drivable. My 2011 Justa has 68K miles now. The major repair was a solenoid leak that requires the engine harness replaced. No other problems that impacts driveability. I did a few mods here and there but it was great when completely stock. With MT and modified intake, my computer mpg says 41.4.

 

do you mean the entire wiring harness was replaced? how much did that cost?

 

I just hit 100000 miles on my 08 non-s. I bought it with 37000 and besides an oil cooler that sprung a leak at 40000 miles I have had zero problems other than a battery since. I expect to get that 300000+ mileage of others on NAM.

 

there are 300k mile justa r56's?

 

I'd love to think they exist. Gotta say, winter is beating me down and I hate to think what the salt is doing to the car (esp. the electrical connectors) in the long run.

I could use some good news about the stoutness of the R56 Justa as well.

 

I have seen a couple if posters. I will let you know in a few years because I intend to be one of them

 

Yes. It would have been a warranty repair. I was out of warranty but lucky to get a good-will repair. I am not sure how much it would have cost. :-(

 

Same here! Pushing 69K now and happy as ever. I hope to be featured on Petrolicious some 20 years from now. :D

 

I'll be there too!!

 

Haha! Awesome.

 

I can add a little optimism to this thread too. My N12,. Naturally aspirated, Straight Cooper Clubman is over six years old. Yes,
It makes some strange noises sometimes, and I worry a bit about the eventual health of the timing chain, but she hasn't had any issues outside of the thermostat housing, which failed after warranty and cost me over $400 to fix. She uses less than a half quart in 5000 miles. I change it twice a year, usually with less than 5000 miles on the old oil. Full synthetic, of course. I keep it as close to new as I can, so it feels and looks new to me and to observers who ask about it. It helps that the Mini lives indoors most of the time, in a heated garage that is also my office and man cave. She gets a vacuum daily! The Mini just turned 60,000. I have the miles now set to read in kilometers so I can see it turn 100k next month. I plan on seeing it turn the more substantial 100k in a few years. I may follow the suggestion given by some to have my timing chain slack measured and have my Mini dealer on board with me in case it ever fails. I do all my servicing at a local garage, being 3 hours away from a Mini dealer.
So, here's to the 100,000 mile club, I need to keep this car!

 

I have a 2011 Justa with just over 35,000 miles and have had no issues at all. It has been the most maintenance-free car I've ever had. All I have done is the maintenance per the counter (or oil change at least once a year). Since it is leased and that expires this year, I'm trying to get a 2013 Justa (or possibly clubman) before they all disappear or I may just buy out my lease if not and wait as I'm not a fan of the 2014 Justa 'justa' yet

 

And at almost 80,000 I'm getting closer!! Just got back from our 4th round trip WA to AZ, will have to see Dealer for an AC Compressor R&R next weekend, but I'm still lovin my ride, and lowering her was the best thing I could have done, it made the 12hr. final day of driving not to bad!!

 

I've got a little over 85k on my 2008 Justa and it's been extremely reliable. I bought it brand new off the lot. Only issues was a faulty thermostat sensor (I replaced it myself) and a timing tensioner which I did have the dealership repair (cost 250). Other than that as long as you take care of it (I change the oil at 5k religiously) it should be okay.

-D

 

I looked at a 2009 justa with 50k miles today, then I read this about timing tensioners :(

I've not purchased the car, thinking about it though it's a hard sell with all those prius's going 400k miles and getting 50mpg vs the justa's high 30's and no where near as high a reliability track record

 

No timing chain tensioner issues in my 2008 and I am at 104000!

 

If you're cross-shopping Prius and MINI, you probably should forget about MINIs. They are built for completely different purposes.

(And this from a weirdo who drives specifically to get fuel economy from his MINI!)

 

A MINI is a fun drivers car. A Prius is as much fun as the latest Maytag washer/dryer.

 

*facepalm*

"I was thinking about a bacon cheeseburger but that tofu brick is looking pretty attractive... "

If you get the Prius please at least stay out of the way on the highway... It's not other people's fault if you buy the thing - not right to make them suffer too.

 

I have 42,000 trouble free miles on my 20102 Mini. I love that it's a "just a"

My only problem is the dealer! They are a joke that's not funny.

 

42k is brand new, when it has 242k I'll be impressed like my 528i, or 280k like my old 325i then post again

I picked up a justa last week, silver 2009 with 48k miles, I drive 30k a year so it'll rack them up fast

only complaint, over 65mph the mileage drops pretty fast, going 75 pushes it down to 36

 

That's what I like to hear

 

10k on the car already, no issues so far

 

I took delivery of my new Justa 10/24/2012. I'm about to cross the 48k miles. I needed two water pumps before I hit 30k miles. Other than that, it's been alright.