Who still has their original clutch and AC?

I know I don't have the highest mileage, but here's where I am:

My 2006 Cooper has 127,000 miles on the original clutch and AC.

I'm not afraid of the clutch but the AC? Not quite so confident.

How many miles have you gotten on your Cooper's 5-speed and AC system?

 

March 2003 build Cooper with about 78,000 miles.
Not only original clutch and AC, but the original Midlands trans, too.

 

Pretty sure I'm on original clutch and ac, 118k. The clutches seem pretty bulletproof on the first gen s.

 

2004 MCS, 131K, original clutch; a/c has failed but not yet replaced.

 

my throwout bearing let go at around 140,000miles.. the clutch still had more life in it. AC has no issue

 

I have an original 2005 JCW with 56000 miles still on orig clutch. We drive long distance without using clutch. I tend to skip gears when shifting. As Mark D said when racing in CAN AM use brakes and save the engine.

 

212k on mine, and yes, clutches are more about type and style of driving, than mileage.

 

93000 miles

As far as I know, both clutch and AC are original.

AC blew cold last summer, and will still defrost the windshield quickly. If it's still cold this summer I'll be happy. AC worries me more than the clutch, because I don't really have tools/equip to DIY the AC, and I'd need to study and learn a lot to do it right,.. compressor, condenser, dryers.... Ugh. Easier for me to hire a pro. I just hope the previous owner didn't top it up just before he sold it, because that can potentially mess up the oil volume levels and cause premature failures (I think)

Clutch is also holding up okay. It's not slipping that I can tell, but at some point I may do something anyway just to get rid of the terrible sound of the dual mass flywheel. It's embarrassing!

 

similar car here. '06 JCW, 55k miles with original clutch and AC (from what i know). TO bearing sounds a bit wonky at times, but it grabs great. AC blows antarctic air.

 

03 MCS with 127k, as far as I know the clutch and AC are original. Clutch is making the Chewbacca noise and the throw out bearing is making noise so I'll be changing everything out by the end of summer.

 

'05 S with 80,000 miles. Original clutch, very solid. It hasn't been hot enough to try AC since I bought it in October last year. Today is over 80, so I'll let you know...

 

My car has 74000 on it, original clutch and AC. It's been in the Pacific NW (Portland and now Seattle) it's entire life, so I'm sure the AC wasn't used much before I bought it.

What exactly is the problem with the AC? What parts fail and need to be replaced? It's not very difficult to replace parts, you just have to get the system professionally evacuated and then recharged after repairs are made right?

 

Jason, I understand the PNW. I spent my whole life out there; grew up in Portland, Salem and Eugene and went to OSU, then up to Seattle for 20 years. I think I turned on AC 3-4 times my whole life out there. Here, Nebraska is hot in the summer. checked it today, AC worked great. :>) Good to know! We might be moving to Texas or South Carolina soon. Interviews at USC and Baylor next week. Wish me luck! mini would certainly like SC better. Closer to the Dragon!

 

Just a touch under 330,000 on my 03 and still on my original clutch. AC unit went out a little over a year ago when I got hit by a UPS truck.
Nik

 

Still on original clutch with 133,000km (around 82,000 miles). As for the a/c, I still have the original compressor, in a box (AC delete).

 

Me....(don't let my car hear me say it...don't wamma Jinks it!!). At 78,000 miles....

 

'04 S, 96k - original clutch and a/c doing great.

 

Well done!

Of course, blasting up and down 395 makes life pretty easy on a clutch!

My current plan is for 200,000 but maybe I should start thinking bigger...

 

My 2004 Cooper with 125,000 miles had its throwout bearing go bad so I had the clutch replaced, as well.

My AC is still great even after ten Florida summers.

 

05 Cooper S, with 82k miles, no issues with the clutch or AC for me

 

03 S, 89K, original clutch and AC unit

 

'05 MCS, 112K miles. Still going strong.

 

My 03' JCW has 122,000 miles on it with the original clutch, and no issues with the AC at all (knock on wood). I think as long as you know how to drive a stick, and you are not hard on the clutch and slipping it like crazy all the time....they should last a long, long time. Some of these guys that are burning through clutches every 40,000 miles are abusing them.....plain and simple.

 

+1 on abuse = failure


140,000miles is what my original clutch did before the throwout bearing let go at the track.. i think the weak part is the bearing in the design and lots comment on the chewy groan, mine did it for a while, then nothing for 5 years. I beat on my mini! city driving, hwy, LOTS of track work, but its all about knowing how to rev match and heal toe.. clutch is like a button.. even on the steep seattle hills its exposed to now (and i don't use the parking brake .. or roll back.. technique! the feel of the mini clutch in the r53 is really nice to prefect.. much easier than my 993, but that is a different beast to tame


phil.

 

Just surpassed 111k about two weeks ago, and I'm still on original clutch and AC. When the clutch goes, that's when I'll go ahead and get a LSD along with the new clutch.