Just seen this car on the way home

[mustang1]

Not too long ago we had a Cooper S and I thought it was a cracking little car. My SO complained it was very thirsty on fuel but I did not think so.

Then I went out with her while she was driving.

Ah, now I understand! " How comes you drive it so fast?... No wonder it guzles gas" I asked her.

She told me "I like the way it sounds!"

Edit: fixed typos

 

[fossyant]

Not too long ago we had aCooper S and I thought it was a cracking little car. My SO complained it was very thirsty on fuel but in did not think so.

Then I went out with her while she was driving.

Ah, now in understand! " How comes you drive it so fast?... No wonder it guzlea gas" I asked her.

She told me "I like the way it sounds!"

That's my son.

I had to drop son and daughter off earlier, local stuff. Traffic was shocking, made even worse than the fact I'd done a 53 mile hilly BIKE ride this morning with no traffic other than near home. HATE driving - it's not fun anymore. My car is horrendous for MPG in town - it's an old 1.8 petrol, emissions are OK, and MPG on a motorway is OK, but in town, nope.

Going back to the mini, you need feedback from owners of the particular engines. Some are 'shoot'. Too many problems. My sister had an earlier ONE, and it was terrible for reliability.

 

[fossyant]

Splosh £4k on a newer Aygo...

 

[DRM]

If it’s a Cooper S don’t they have to have an oil change regularly on the supercharger, in all honesty you’ll be better off with a Suzuki Swift
Edit, yes they are fitted with a supercharger, Google Mini Cooper S supercharger faults, then forget all about it

 

[Deleted member 26715]

If it’s a Cooper S don’t they have to have an oil change regularly on the supercharger, in all honesty you’ll be better off with a Suzuki Swift
Edit, yes they are fitted with a supercharger, Google Mini Cooper S supercharger faults, then forget all about it

Last supercharger was the R53 last made in 2005 using the N14 engine then became R56 which was turbo until late 2011 with the N16 engine, then changed to the latest N18. It was just the service length that was the issue the other problem was they HAD to use s specific oil which wasn't used on many cases due to the cost.

 

[vickster]

Splosh £4k on a newer Aygo...

Or keep the yellow mini and save 4k

 

[Cycleops]

Splosh £4k on a newer Aygo...

If it’s a Cooper S don’t they have to have an oil change regularly on the supercharger, in all honesty you’ll be better off with a Suzuki Swift
Edit, yes they are fitted with a supercharger, Google Mini Cooper S supercharger faults, then forget all about it

All very well and sensible but it's a bit like saying you've got a chair.
Accy is looking for a bit of street cred.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

If it’s a Cooper S don’t they have to have an oil change regularly on the supercharger, in all honesty you’ll be better off with a Suzuki Swift
Edit, yes they are fitted with a supercharger, Google Mini Cooper S supercharger faults, then forget all about it

I've got a Suzuki Swift, a 2011 1.2, its a lovely motor.

 

[Accy cyclist]

If you’ve already got a reliable mini, I guess I don’t understand why you’d want to go to the expense of changing it for an old s version that might end up being a lemon. Is being able to speed away from the traffic lights a little faster really worth all the hassle and expense?

I saved myself £4000 today! I took a mechanic to have a look at it. He looked at the MOT history as we drove to the forecourt. He kept sighing, saying "it doesn't look too good, but we'll have a look". He said the history says it's been off the road for a year, meaning it could've been in a smash and they've spent time doing it up. He also said it's about 2 grand below the price you'd expect for the year and make of the car. When we got there we saw it'd only done just over 60,000 miles. The mechanic gave it 4 out of 10. We made a quick exit telling the seller that we'd think about it.

 

[tyred]

All very well and sensible but it's a bit like saying you've got a chair.
Accy is looking for a bit of street cred.

Street cred

 

[Accy cyclist]

I'm bloody glad I took that mechanic friend with me today, to have a look at it! Dumbo me was gonna throw caution to the wind and probably buy it. He also said to not mention his name if I tell anybody around here what he told me, as the seller is a bit of a vengeful person.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I'm bloody glad I took that mechanic friend with me today, to have a look at it! Dumbo me was gonna throw caution to the wind and probably buy it. He also said to not mention his name if I tell anybody around here what he told me, as the seller is a bit of a vengeful person.

If you look back I told you it was too cheap, there had to be a reason for it

 

[Accy cyclist]

If you look back I told you it was too cheap, there had to be a reason for it

You'd think though they'd try and get around £6,000 for it. 🤔 Like the mechanic said, under pricing it makes you think something just isn't right. It's as if they're saying "we're knocking 2 grand off because it's a dodgy motor and you're being ripped off so we feel a bit sorry for you, but we don't want to tell you".

 

[Cycleops]

Just goes to show that even the most savvy buyer can get stung. Hoovie was fooled by the seller of this rare Plymouth Superbird which he paid $130,000 for.

View: https://youtu.be/z8MIieQb7Bs

And you think the Cooper S is a gas guzzler

 

[Brandane]

I've got a Suzuki Swift, a 2011 1.2, its a lovely motor.

I owned one of them for a year, same 1.2 petrol, and liked it. Cheap and reliable. It was just too small though, so traded it in for a Suzuki S-Cross of 2015 vintage, with the older 1.6 petrol engine (actually a Fiat Alfa Romeo engine I think). I've just been to Stratford upon Avon and back in the last week. 54 mpg average over 700 miles, sitting on the speed limit using cruise control where possible. Nice comfortable car on a long run too.
In the interest of keeping on topic, get yourself a Suzuki, Accy.