Rear light units fogged with condensation within one week of delivery. The replacement unit took three weeks to arrive.
No other faults to date.
This car handles extremely well. It is very quiet at cruising speeds on the motorway compared to other cars in this class.
The performance from the 90bhp unit is adequate, but will not blow you away. If you want more performance try the Cooper at 115bhp.
The general build quality seems high despite other comments on this site.
It is guaranteed to turn heads on every street, which is not the case for many cars in this price bracket.
The power steering has a distinctive whine which is common to all new Minis.
The residual values are extremely good at the moment and that promises to continue. The Mini pricing is extremely keen unless you like a long options list. A low insurance group, low tax and five years free servicing make the entire package excellent value for money.
The cabin/ seats are a pleasant place to be even on long journeys. Boot space is extremely small compared to other cars in this sector. Not a problem if you don't mind putting the back seats down.
Just an update on my review. We still own the mini after five years of ownership.
Mini dealership seems to give excellent service sometimes and awful others. We have needed two new windscreens in five years, two airbag repairs, new set of disk and pads (40,000 miles), new set of front tyres (25,000 miles) plus the free servicing provided by the TLC package.
The paintwork (pepper white) and interior trim seems to be holding up fairly well. Everything is holding up well.
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