Always check the details

[Mike]

13 hours ago, gwri8 said:

Nope, but I did just get a used Mini Cooper for my daughter…. So I'm kinda expecting it.

Used Mini Cooper, fun car but it can be a money pit.  Tell her to watch the gauges and pull over if it overheats at all.

[EuroDat]

18 hours ago, Mike said:

Used Mini Cooper, fun car but it can be a money pit.  Tell her to watch the gauges and pull over if it overheats at all.

We have a Mini Cooper S "John Cooper Works" special with the compressor instead of the turbo version. Nice. 

No problems so far, except the front tyres wore wore out in 24000km. That might be driving style

[gwri8]

This one is just a cooper, not the S. The S model with 172hp ( I believe) has got to be a blast!  But It's really a tight little car, and like Mike mentioned, fun to drive also.  It fits's my daughter's personality so I went for it. 

I was hesitant about the mini from what I had heard and read about timing chain failure.  This one had experienced that engine failure at 74,000mi and had an engine transplant just last July.  I saw some of the bills for it that were left in the car and I'm pretty sure the previous owner just puckered up and abandoned ship. Then ran away from the experience as fast as they could .  At any rate, it's in my driveway now.  I've only had to do the regular/minimal stuff to get it up to par.  If I ever have to pull the engine, it looks small enough I think I could do it with just a couple of beers!