For reference I own a korean 2011 mini cooper, the warning light next to my mileage just came on, none of the other warning lights are on. My only thought is oil change due soon? Is there any way to check this exactly? Thank you in advance! Also what’s the best advice for finding parts for the car? ex. oil, oil filter, breaks pads and what not. I usually do maintenance on my truck but the parts are a lot easier to look up. Thanks again!!

Freaking out a bit won’t lie! Debated and debate with my hubbie. Got a 2025 S in ocean blue color and the beige interior. She is a super responsible and awesome kid and great driver. Need to share that part.

We got a demo at great price and she’s a big ocean girl and we live in Florida. I’m thinking we should have gotten a classics white and black scheme to be timeless. But think this is fun and don’t want it to feel tired after a few years.

I have 3 days to change my mind. Want to know what everyone thinks! Go!

I have a 2003 mini a very beautiful instrument panel, my 2013 and 2016 countryman are acceptable, but in 2019 they began to modify the a/c windows and 2024 already lost the essence of mini and it is another car without distinction, they eliminated everything and placed a giant stew dish on the panel. I plan to replace the 2013 Mini, but with a Mini. I live in the U.S.A and I think they have lost market; I don't see the new models on the streets anymore. It will return mini to its essence?

I mean, she wasn't technically wrong. She just failed to mention that the bumps were actually ramps.

Side note: The R56 is nose heavy when airborne, but surprisingly stable when landing.

Evening all, wife has challenged me to find a cheap convertible for the sunnier months and since we’re both MINI fans this seemed like the obvious choice.

Thing is I’m looking to spend around the £2k mark (UK based) for a quick cash purchase, also looking for one that isn’t on its last legs and hasn’t been to Mars and back in terms of mileage.

In short, am I looking for a unicorn?

I have owned a 2015 countryman s for 10 yrs and 85k miles here in the US. I love this car like it’s my child, AND the time and money spent to maintain it is significant. I’ve been planning to purchase a new to me model for a few years, and with auto tariffs here I’d like to do it sooner rather than later if I’m already paying a pretty penny for maintenance every year (a given and something I plan for, but this might be the right time to have a low mileage CPO that doesn’t need new brakes and have a turbocharger seal that might be past its lifetime).

I am looking at the following - 2022-24 countryman s, 21/22 Audi Q3, 21/22 BMW X1. I’ll be test driving the latter before the specific model is in the consideration set. Tell me your thoughts!

(For perspective, this calendar yr of maintenance is $2.2k USD + budgeting for $5-6k for brakes/oil leak.)

For context 24 plate all electric mini, does anyone have a clue what this icon is as I can’t find it in the manual

hi everyone! im looking at a 2011 mini cooper. what does everyone think of them?

I have a Mini Cooper R53 and I thought of this, how difficult could it be to make these doors, and which one would be harder to do?

Why are so many truck drivers aggressive toward small cars? I drive a 2013 Mini Cooper, and they’re always tailgating me or flashing their high beams. It’s not like I drive slowly. When I drive my husband’s car, I don’t have that experience. Do other Mini Cooper drivers experience this too?

So recently I’ve gone on a mini craze and discovered that in the early 2000s mini produced slippers as shown in the picture above and I was wondering if anyone knows where I could get a pair or if someone could make this a thing I absolutely need these

Luna (the blue R53) is going up for sale now that we have Rebel (F56 electric). But for now they share a slot

Hi everyone, I have a technical question as I'm trying to get an alignment for my 2015 Mini Cooper S. Without adjustable camber (front and rear) or adjustable toe (rear): are these values acceptable?

I'm worried about the differences side to side, the right front camber is way off from the left front. Same thing with rear right toe from rear left.

Im a little worried as it seems Mini can be loaded with hidden surprise fixes. A dealer or car lot may be compelled to fix little issues within a certain time frame, where I feel like a private seller may tell you to go pound sand. I understand I am looking for gen 3, which means 2014 or later on most models. But still kinda leery of buying from a private seller.

Also, how many miles on a Gen 3 is too many? I would buying as a 2nd car so not really intended as a daily driver, however you never really know when it can suddenly become a daily driver so curious as to how many miles is too many miles on a mini to buy used?

Edit, Im in Florida, USA if that matters.

Replaced the rear brake pads as there was a sensor alert. I went through the reset procedure and got "Reset Unsuccessful"

This is a 2023 Mini Convertible Cooper S. I did not replace the sensor. There was still plenty of pad left (kind of annoying...). When I do the reset I see the red "BRAKE" is lit on the console, along with the other service warning messages. Parking braking was engaged multiple times to reseat the rear pistons, but is 100% not engaged during reset.

Am I missing something? Is there a way to test the sensor to see if it's faulty or does it have to be replaced everytime it is tripped?

Greetings,

For anyone using System 9 in the new Countryman (and presumably other new Minis), does anyone have issues playing back audio from Spotify at startup if it was the last used audio source before turning the car off? For me, audio refuses to play at startup and requires me to switch the audio source to something else then switch back to Spotify to get it to work again.

Minor issue overall, and can always use Carplay/Android Audio.

TLDR: Loss of power and engine jerking/shaking when accelerating hard (pressing the accelerator more than 50%). Error codes P111B and P0420(once).

Hello,

my 2008 Mini Clubman R55 (Non-S) is having problems with acceleration. This started happening out of nowhere in the middle of a few hour long drive (great..). When I drive at a constant speed or accelerate slowly then there is no issue. The problems start once I accelerate quickly. The car loses power after a few seconds and starts jerking/shaking slightly. It shows error code P111B (Mass or Volume Air Flow via O2 Sensor Too Low). After a while of driving it also threw the error P0420 (Catalyst below threshold), but this only happened once until now. I also noticed a slightly rough idle (RPMs are consistent but the engine vibrates more than usual)

Does anyone have an idea what could cause this?

Idk why it does that, but it always has since I bought it in January

Traded my 23 Countryman S for the 2025 All4 S

Hell of an upgrade love the car