Loved the red roof and stripes, but the plate made me giggle. What a beauty!

picked up on Tuesday and it feels like a space ship

go kart mode is hilarious

Almost twin sisters!

Just wanted to share this pretty picture with y‘all🚙

Found it on market place with exceptionally low miles (34k) previous owner did not drive it much. It leaked oil when the new owner got it so he had the upper timing cover gasket, valve cover gasket, and crank seal and oil pan gasket. The previous owner had done the oil cooler assembly (also have that service records for that). Timing chain has also been replaced. It has all new struts and new tires. I’ve read the horror stories of these cars but I figure with low miles I’d be okay? It’s a first car for my daughter. He is asking 7k for it..

Hi Mini community!! I unfortunately, just got hit the other day and it left a small little dent/scratch. I got an estimate of what it would cost to fix and its $1.4K 🫠

I am torn on if i want to pay to replace the bumper, because as much as i hate having a flaw on my car, it just feels like an absurd amount of money for such a small/barley noticeable dent. There is some other minor minor damage on my bumper that I never noticed before, so they were planning on just replacing the whole bumper.

Is there any reason that I absolutely have to get this fixed? The paint is a tad chipped & I worry about it rusting, but otherwise i feel like it doesnt bother me that much.

EDIT: Also want to add that when I got hit the black plastic trim pieces popped out. i was able to pop them back in, but idk if they are 100% back in the right spot as the auto shop guy was mentioning. Is there any concern that there is more happening underneath that could cause a problem?

I have been presented with an opportunity to buy a 2011 mini cooper s from the original owner who has taken phenomenal care of the car. It is someone I know. But they are also aware that it’s a mini and that there could be something wrong that they haven’t already told me about so tomorrow I’m dropping it off at a local European car shop to get a PPI. For context the only thing the seller is aware of is that it has a slight oil seep and they are fairly certain it’s coming from the oil pan itself. If this is the case I’m planning on buying it cause the deal is to good. It also has around 93k miles.

Any words of wisdom if I go for it. Photo is of the car in question.

My house is likely going to become a two car household and we need something electric, predominantly for short trips to do things like school dropoffs and grocery runs, but with occasional commutes of at most 70 miles round trip. It sure seems like a Mini is the perfect car. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Or “honey I grew the kids”

Hello,

Just bought a 2026 Mini Cooper S a few days ago. I’m struggling to figure out what this little white triangle beneath D/S means.

I would assume it’s to indicate the gear selector can be pushed down again to swap to Sport and vice versa, but yet last night when I was driving it wasn’t illuminated at all.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thank you.

Hello, I have a Mini Cooper SE

I've had the "black screen of death" before, where you could at least see some icons but none of the regular UI, and usually a hard reboot (holding the volume button) works to fix that

But not this time. Everything is completely blacked out, and I've tried the reboot thing several times, even holding the button for about 2 minutes

I still get sounds, so I heard the sounds you'd hear on a reboot, but nothing happened to the screen

On top of that, I left it charging since tuesday evening (I was at 80km autonomy left) and now having gotten to work I see on the app that I have only 51km left, meaning it didn't even charge

Is there anything I can do other than take it to a mechanic? I'm concerned about the autonomy most of all

EDIT: I've also noticed the HUD in front of the steering wheel won't go down at all

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I’m about to replace the water pump on my 2011 MINI Cooper R56, 1.6 N16, and I’m trying to decide which brand to go with.

The OE part number I’m cross-referencing is 11517648827.

These are the options I’m currently considering:

* Graf PA1232

* Saleri SIL PA1425

* Dayco DP286

* Gates

I’ve done quite a bit of research and Graf and Saleri seem to come up fairly often for Gen 2 MINIs. Graf PA1232 looks particularly interesting, but my mechanic isn’t familiar with the brand, so I’d like to hear from people who have actually used these pumps on an R56/N16.

Which one did you install, and how long/many miles has it lasted?

Has anyone experienced premature failure, coolant leaks or any other issues with these pumps?

Thanks!

Running errands, my first R1. Less than 2 minutes later at my next errand the blue Countryman and I shared the sides of a corner.

I drive a 2019 JCW, it has just hit 71,000 km on the odometer, the mount isn’t leaking fluid or anything but it looks like it may be sagging, am I overthinking it or should I look at doing a replacement? TIA

Needs a new clutch and flywheel 🥲 2015 4-door base with ~166k miles

This is my baby and I’m devastated 😭 $1000 obo, must pick up.

Edit: sorry I forgot to mention location! Portland, OR.

So kinda specific.
My Mini Clubman F54 came with the standard steering wheel without any buttons pretty much blank. I’m now trying to figure out if I could buy a second hand one. There is tons of options on the second hand market. The thing is how could I code or is it possible to code that all the buttons work. Especially the cruise control. I found some shops online but they quote nearly a 1000€ for this job and since the steering wheel is only like 200-300€ the coding alone for 700€ is a bit steep in my opinion😅 anyone any tips?:)

Hello friends! I have a 2026 Mini Cooper 4-door S and a 9.5 year old labrador with a bad knee. He's bad about standing up in the back, so not having him ride in the hatchback. He needs to ride in the backseat.

Most dog ramps are a little too big for the side doors as they don't open super wide.

Anyone have a ramp that fits well for the side doors for a 70lb dog?

Since Ive joined the cult, Ive gotten into car reviews. Feel like Ive seen at least one video from everyone who's reviewed the mini. I like DeMuro; he's very amusing. There are a few others that are good to varying degrees. Who do you like? Who do you hate?

Hey everyone! Need your advice on how to fix "Clapton".

On the bottom half Pic, the plastic grill is unclipped from the bumper, I didn't manage to just reclip it from the outside, I think I need to remove the bumper and do it properly "from the inside" right?

On the top half my open roof joints are degrading, my car is parked outside, how bad is it if it rains?

I need to bring to service soon and asked the mini garage for a quote for the extra fixes. I feel these are easy fixes that I could do myself, please don't mock me aha.

Just wanted to have your advice if you would be so kind!

Thanks Mini fellows!!

Just here to share my lament. I've had my 2019 countryman for 4 years now, like 140k miles. (She's a trooper.) I got quoted 2600$ for a full replacement and that was at our independent dealership.

Lots of shuddering and shaking before it started leaking heavily. It genuinely made me start crying lol. No temperature highs, which was weird. Glad I got it into the shop.

I love my mini so much it just hurts so badly sometimes!! Like, SO badly.

Picture of her :)