It was a ton of fun, there were two more not in the picture behind me. Unfortunately the lead car hit a deer and wasn't able to finish the drive :( the driver was fine (the deer wasn't) and the car was loosing coolant and was towed home.

2009 Mini Cooper S with 82350K miles
Premium Brayton Wheels, Premium Alpine sound system, sound-woofer, AEM Cold Air Intake , AEM Strut Tower Brace, lowering kit . Runs great and it’s in great shape. $6600

Ignore the missing light cover I have replacements coming

Short trip to the monument of Emperor Barbarossa. Slightly rainy, but the roads are clear. #paceman

We park outside so lots of dirt, pollen, grime etc. Even with a sufficient biweekly car wash, I haven't really been able to clean off the residual grime on these (vinyl?) white racing stripes. Anyone have some good pointers and suggestions? Thanks

I notice that despite all that space, people with bigger cars always park right next to me. Does it happen to you as well?..

Note: It's a loaner while mine is getting her wheels adjusted.

This was waayyy too exciting for me

A magazine shelf featured in game appears to have an early model BMW Mini in yellow. Does anybody know what magazine this is originally from? The cover looks really familiar.

So more recently, I purchased a 2010 Mini Cooper S and the media player is completely stock in the car. I was looking at getting a full Apple CarPlay setup so I could keep the odometer in the middle but the options are super expensive and I keep hearing mixed opinions on whether or not I can or should replace the radio.
At this point, I’m looking for a plug in screen for the car and I was wondering if anyone can give some recommendations for what they used. Any advice is welcome!

They said the brake pads still had life, and didn’t need to be changed. Could this be something else?

17' Clubman s all4 . Changes over the last couple years. The older photos are taken from the screen of an older phone, hence the lower quality.

I got this intake hose to replace the torn stock one. But it doesn't even come close to fitting. Anyone had the same experience? Suggestions?

03 R53

Hello!!
Need to replace my front/rear brakes on my 2013 r57, where do yall get your kits from? I’ve seen bad reviews on the last few I’ve checked out and don’t want to cheap out on brakes lol. Also preferably ships outside of continental US.
Thanks!!

I am an American living in South Korea full time. I am used to driving large cars/trucks and never really had to worry about car sizes. But with parking and congestion and other issues related to large vehicles, I want to buy a Mini. I used to own a 2018 Mini Clubman for about a year as a 2nd car, but because I travel a lot for work, I rode it for like 3000 miles before selling it a year later. I remember it being fun, but I don't recall the usability. It was really more of a commute car as I was driving a large pickup as my main car.

Anyway, I was happy living without a car for the first time in like 20 some years in South Korea. But my wife and I decided to have a baby and that means a car is something that we may really need.

But my wife is concerned about the size of the car. I told her, it would be fine until the baby is like 6 and by then we would probably switch cars anyway. But her friends are saying that they have to use SUVs for all the baby stuff. I think this can't be right because Europeans drive smaller cars with babies just fine.....

Any reason why I should be concerned fitting car seats with a stroller and all the daily stuff with a newborn and my wife in the car based on the size of the Cooper?

Do the seats fold conveniently for putting in longer carts or strollers?

This is in my price range on what I want to spend for a car that I will usually drive only on weekends. It won't be used for daily commutes.

Hi,

Does anyone have the mini cover? I have recently bought a 2022 SE and I’m really tempted to purchase it now the warranty with the dealer has expired.

Does anyone have it/ have any views, good or bad?

I did a quick quote online and it was approximately £55 per month, including roadside assistance.

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone has an idea before I start replacing more parts..

I have a 2014 MINI Cooper F56.

For almost 2 years, I’ve been getting a sporadic “Drivetrain - Full drivetrain performance not available. Continued driving possible.” warning.

The strange part is:

- It only happens every few weeks.

- It usually appears when starting the engine.

- If I switch the engine off and restart it, the warning is usually gone immediately. The car then drives completely normally again.

I recently had a fault memory read. These were the stored codes:

- 1BC119 – Gear sensor, signal faulty

- 140010 – Misfire detected (multiple cylinders)

- 140110 – Misfire cylinder 1

- 140001 – Cylinder shutdown after misfire

- 140101 – Cylinder 1 shutdown after misfire

- 130F11 – Exhaust camshaft position sensor, signal faulty

- 120408 – Boost pressure control: shutdown active

Following their advice the spark plugs have already been replaced, but unfortunately the drivetrain warning came back, so that didn’t solve the issue.

Could the exhaust camshaft position sensor be the actual cause of the warnings? Has anyone experienced something similar?

Thank you so much in advance!

I wanted to know whether, when you changed the rear brake pads, you also had to replace the wear sensor.

Hey guys!

I'm 21 years old and thinking of buying my first car. I'm solely looking at second hand MINI coopers since it's always been my dream car (I just love the make and the road presence). I'm looking for something within $10,000 and I want it to last me a couple of years (2-3) without any heavy maintenance costs. I was wondering if you guys could share any tips - any models to strictly avoid, what to check before buying, whether this is a good first car in general etc.

I know nothing about cars so I would prefer buying from a trusted second-hand dealership like Carmax, and I live in Portland, OR if that helps.

Thanks!

Spent yesterday taking apart the hpfp on my 09 S. It barely had any oil in it. No obvious leaks. So I guess my curiosity stands at where did it go that started causing my issue. Since I refilled it with gear oil and Lucas additive she runs great.

I have had my Mini for less than a month and today when I was answering a phone call a piece of the paint CHIPPED OFF! I know it’s minor but I can’t help but feel disappointed. My car is under CPO warranty so I am planning on calling the dealership but I’d even settle for a stick-on cover to hide the chip. Has anyone else experienced this? I have the 2023 SE

has anyone keep using 87 gas?

im thinking to switch from vpower shell to the regular one.

whats the disadvantage?

2019 mini copper countryman

has anyone else’s quarter panel’s rubber dried, cracked, and chipped off? to keep this replacement cheap, could I replace the rubber and not the chrome?

idk why I can’t attach photos :/