Should we buy a supercharged or turbocharged MINI?

My wife would like a MINI Cooper S and I've been told that some were supercharged and others turbocharged. Which, in your opinion, is the better option? We will have about £7000 to spend.

MINI Cooper S cooling fan comes on all the time

Drive a few gentle miles in any weather or terrain and the radiator cooling fan is running flat out on my MINI Cooper S. Doesn't stop. The dealership has bled the system for air locks and changed thermostat...

New tyres affecting steering

I have a MINI Cooper S with Dunlop SP Sport 01 tyres (run flat) on. I had the o/s/r changed for new as I had a puncture. The n/s/r is part worn with around 3-4mm left on it, whilst the 2 fronts have...

I want to buy a Mini Cooper S - should I get an older car with lower mileage or a newer car with higher mileage?

I'm looking to buy a used Mini Cooper S JCW, and have found two that meet my budget and spec on Mini’s approved site. They are the same price, but one is one year old with 8500 on the clock, while the...

Part exchanging a 'wreck.'

We are about to buy a Mini Cooper S, and part-exchanging a Ford Ka. The Ka is not worth very much, has rust and the driver door lock is dodgy. We have informed the dealer of this. How can we cover ourselves...

Mothballing a MINI

We live in Hong Kong but spend 4-5 weeks each summer in the UK. My wife bought a 2005 Mini Cooper (not the 'S' model) Automatic 1,598cc with 47,000 km on the clock earlier this year (trouble free so far,...

Taking a garage to small claims court?

I had a reduced supercharger pulley fitted to my MINI two weeks ago. Three days ago while being 200 miles from home, it frayed the drive belt. Luckily (I thought) I was near the company that fitted the...

Investigating Category D damage

I recently bought a Mini Cooper S (R53 2005) and had some work done on the brakes. On inspection the technician queried whether the car is a cut and shut as he saw what looked like a weld on the underside...

If I buy this low mileage Mini Cooper Sports will it suffer from depreciation?

In a local BMW/MINI showroom is an X-reg Mini Cooper Sports (as per badge on the boot). It is apparently one of the last original Minis to come off the production line. It has only done 26 miles from new...

Xenon headlights

Got a problem with my offside xenon headlight not working. Tried a 2nd hand replacement which worked for a day and then went again. I'm lead to believe this is a fault with the model, can you give me any...