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2002 Mini Cooper Stories
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2004 Mini CooperVisitor, Providence, RI, March 21, 2011 21:56LOVE THIS CAR! Awesome in the snows of New England, very reliable and so fun to drive. Made it my only car and haven't had any issues.Flag ThisLike | 1 person likes this1
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2002 Mini CooperVisitor, Burlingame, CA, April 14, 2010 18:05DO NOT BUY A 2002 TO 2006 MINI COOPER.... WARNING!!!!TRANSMISSION PROBLEM!!!...Flag ThisLike | 4 people like this4
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2006 Mini CooperTigressBCC, Redwood City, CA, January 05, 2009 10:59This is a really reliable car. It's not quite as reliable as the 2007, which was a major model upgrade and has much more BMW parts in it, but it's still a great car that doesn't spent much time in the repair shop. Compared to my Mazda MX6, it was more reliable.
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2006 Mini CooperFSH, Overland Park, KS, December 24, 2008 14:59Great car. Mine is a Cooper S with the JCW air intake/exhaust add-on. Fun to drive. Plenty of front seat legroom (and I'm 6'2"). Rear seat is usable in a pinch, even by me, if the person in front moves the seat up a bit. The supercharged engine has plenty of pep. In fact, I used to have an early '80s Porsche 911 and this car is almost just as fun to drive as the Porsche! Just be careful of the terrific torque steer to the right when starting aggressively from a standing stop. This thing will squeal the tires in the first 3 gears without really trying. So far, it's been reliable and low-cost on the maintenance. There are some interior rattles, but nothing obnoxious yet. If you are thinking of buying a MINI, you need to know they do NOT come with a spare tire, so they are equipped with run-flat tires that are expensive to replace. That wasn't a deal breaker for me, though.
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2004 Mini CooperNick French, Vallejo, CA, December 03, 2008 14:05Overall, this has been a great car for me. I've put a little over 60k miles on it in 5 years and had a few issues in the first couple of years that were fixed free of charge by the MINI dealer. If I recall, there was an issue with the suspension, the rattle under the dash that almost all the MINI's seemed to have at one point or another, and the problem with chips/cracks in the windshield due to the angle of it. Everything else has performed almost flawlessly and it's still a lot of fun to drive.
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2003 Mini Cooperlawrenceg, Beaverton, OR, November 04, 2008 15:37Handles and brakes really well. Super fun to drive, however I did have the automatic transmission failure that is mentioned here, fortunately it was still under warranty. Gotta love the great mileage too!
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2003 Mini CooperD3MINI, Iowa City, IA, August 25, 2008 08:09One of the best handling cars on the planet sub super car.
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2007 Mini CooperElena, San Leandro, CA, August 20, 2008 17:53I'm very happy with the car's overall performance and love the interior and body design.
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