is there a reason why i shouldn't buy a cooper s (used)?

>>16288490
They're not very reliable and have BMW repair costs. From what I've heard they're really fun to drive but can be expensive to fix and maintain.

>>16288490
Are you in Europe or US?

>>16288490
Buddy had one for about a month.
He would park it outside and lock it. Only to come out the next morning to find all the Windows rolled down.
He thought it was a prank.
So he parked it in the garage. Same thing happened. All the windows down.
Still thought it was a prank.
Went into a store and came back with all the Windows down.
Finally started thinking something was wrong.
Parked it, grabbed a beer and waited. Sure as shit. All the windows Windows rolled down at the same time.
He traded in for a Chevy cruise. Had other insane issues with it.

The R50/53 keep their value really well. We're talking £2000 for a 14 year old car with 120,000+ miles
They're also the most reliable, but compared to other hot hatches they aren't reliable

>>16288723
what other hot hatch options do i have in that price range?

Chevy cruise. Lol, what a tripper.

Anyway, the R53 is great fun but aged. If you pick one of these up look for oil leaks (rear main seal, cps ORing, rocker gasket) check power steering res as these tend to leak when old. Get an idea on the health of the clutch, not cheap to replace.
Like any older car that incites spirited driving, things will go wrong.
Also upgrade the stock brakes.
R56 though, bunch of things fixed but overall less visceral

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>>16288785
for £2000?
you'd get a decent fiesta st 150.
they look chavvy as fuck but if you can live with that they are an absolute hoot to drive, they are moon-and-back reliable, and they aren't going to devalue much now.

>>16288490

I have owned 4 mini coopers now. Currently have a Cooper Coup S... Too say theleast, I wanted to like them. But they get expensive when problems begin to show up. So I'd buy another instead of paying half the price to fix them.

Just bought a 2016 Rav4 XL, I'm done with coopers.

My 2 cents.