What is in your opinion, the best repair manual for a MINI JustaCooper? I have heard good things about the Bentley and the Haynes, but I would like some feedback from those who have used one or both, or any other aftermarket manual.

Thanks!!

 

Bentley Manual for first gen Mini's by far . Good writeups and a lot of good pictures to show what is being worked on. They do not currently have one for 2nd gen Mini's.

 

and the Haynes has less info for 1/3 the cost

but is enuf to keep most classic owners happy

but alas

is ALSO only available for the GEN1

 

From other cars, I think Hayes is not great.

Do they have one for Gen2?

 

I have both the Bentley and Haynes, and I like the Haynes better for most purposes. GBMINI wrote a review here and I agree with his comments. I also have the BMW TIS manual on DVD (pirated copies sold cheaply on eBay). The Bentley is roughly like the BMW TIS printed out on paper. I prefer looking things up in the TIS on a computer rather than opening up the heavy, bulky Bentley book, so it turns out that the Bentley is actually my least frequently used source for information.

There is not yet a printed repair manual for 2nd gen, but the BMW TIS disc does cover 2nd gen. It appears that the OP owns a 2006 and this thread was started in the wrong forum (2nd gen).

 

OOPS!!

Didn't realize I was in Gen2 forum. My bad.