Mother in law fancies a white auto mini, found a Cooper s close to home , going to test drive tomorrow . Any things of note to check / known issues etc.

Cheers .

We have a slightly older Cooper and its been great.

Cooper S tend to have head gasket issues so best have a good look for that.

And any boy racer type issues.

Best of luck.

Dave

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Cheers Dave,

had a test drive earlier, was clear it had been sitting for a while. Drove great, until the eml light came on, restricted performance too. I kind of know the guy at the garage who proceeded to say they sometimes do that when they've sat for a while. I looked at him and said exactly what you're thinking. Honestly think we are born yesterday. Plus the oil feed pipe to the turbo was leaking too, which i've just found is quite a common fail point. The joys of 2nd hand car salesmen...

Bit disheartened as it would have been ideal, no other cars closer than a 4-500 mile round trip ffs.

Sadly i think you know you have to walk away.

The cooper is generally considered more reliable than the S.

All that supercharged pressure though a little engine.

May try for a Cooper instead.

Same peppy fun, i love hooning around in ours!

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The later ones are turbo yep, shall keep looking .

My wife picked up a new Cooper S today after an 8 month wait, having had 2 Coopers in a row. She can confirm that the Cooper S is ‘more fun’ than the old Cooper. It’s no surprise that she uses more fuel than I do when she ‘borrows’ the FullFat….
I assume they’ve improved since 2010? 2017 Jaguar F Pace 25t Portfolio - still part of the JLR family 😀
2009 3.6 V8 (MY2010) - my first ever diesel! - now also gone
2004 4.4 V8 Petrol Vogue - now gone

This will be an R56, so a turbo. We had a JCW version, basically a Cooper S with performance enhancements. In seven years of ownership it went through 3 lambda sensors, 5 chain tensioners, fuel pump and clutch/DMF. Also drank oil, a common feature of that engine; basically, one litre per 1000 miles.

Other than that, it was pretty reliable! SWMBO loved it and it was a hoot to drive, which is why I could forgive the issues. We upgraded 4 years ago to the current shape JCW, which is just as much fun, but with fewer issues so far.

Wow that’s some list, now looking at cooper versions too. It’s me that wants an s lol, we’d be helping buy so I wanted something to “borrow” now and again. Limited pool with it must be white and auto, thinking about upping the budget and we can give her a few quid towards finance, can get a 2015 for an extra few quid per month, kind of makes sense ..