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Best car all around
spencer wiley, 07/25/2010
2004 MINI Cooper S 2dr Hatchback (1.6L 4cyl S/C 6M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
My MINI is the best car I have ever had. I have the John Cooper Works model with work done making 249 hp. Besides the incredible power everything else about this car is spot on. For the money the interior is GREAT quality and flashy. Nothing is broken or falling off. I get 40 mpg highway with the work done and all. With 47k miles and the only problem was a leak in the slave cylinder. All in all the most fun car in the world. It is cheap, economical, high quality, fast, great handling, attractive, and always puts a smile on your face
I lost a LOT of money buying a brand new MINI
EX MINI owner and RELIEVED!, 04/11/2017
2004 MINI Cooper 2dr Hatchback (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
13 of 17 people found this review helpful
I bought my car brand new in '04. It was a daily driver. I drive responsibly, care for my vehicles, and prefer to hang on to a vehicle rather than trade up as soon as possible. I still have a '65 Bug, a '76 Chevy Nova and a '91 Cadillac on the road. The MINI was the WORST INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE, IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. In somewhat chronological order, it's failures included: constantly rattling speakers, replaced on two or more occasions; broken motor mounts (the dealer thought it was the clutch and replaced twice. Later, there was a recall on said motor mounts); Panel lights that would turn themselves off; Speedo and tach would randomly impersonate windshield wipers; Exterior trunk latch stopped working; fuel pump failure; Steering cooling fan failure; Steering rack needed replacement; Whining transmission. The car was well over 24K off the lot. 6 years later, with 80K on the odometer, I sold it for 3200.00 as to carry out the repairs would have cost a small fortune.
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Automatic Transmission Trouble!
CeeeeCeeee, 02/09/2009
2004 MINI Cooper 2dr Hatchback (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Wish I had known this vehicle has a history of severe transmission problems! In all the years I've been a car owner, I've never had a transmission just die on me! I have now! Come to find out, this is not unusual with the entire fleet of automatic transmission MINI's!!!! What a bummer!
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RaquelleS, 04/27/2010
2004 MINI Cooper 2dr Hatchback (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
For the most part I have absolutely loved being a Mini owner. I got the car with 39k i think and now I am at over 90k and haven't had any real problems out of it. I really wish that it was easier to work on. Im a 24 yr and am not made of money to go to the dealer every time I need to change the oil. I haven't had any tranny problems like all the other comments, but Im guessing that theirs is automatics.
s john cooper works
morgan murri, 12/07/2003
2004 MINI Cooper S 2dr Hatchback (1.6L 4cyl S/C 6M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Debated for months about spending the extra 6k for a works kit. I finally did it and now I regret it... Why? Because after putting in 312 miles of "twisty's" today my face hurts (from the smile that never left my face) and my neck is sore (from my head snapping back every time I levered the pedal that make this rocket rip!) If you have been on the fence about this option, hop off and spend the money because it doesn't get any better than this!