Mini Cooper 1.6 16V Review

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Mini Cooper 1.6 16V
4.3 stars
Average rating for this product is: 4.3 out of 5

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UKOAP's Review of Mini Cooper 1.6 16V

1st Feb 2006

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    3years 3 months
  • Performance
    5 stars
  • Reliability
    4.5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2002
  • Doors
    3
  • Practicality
    4 stars
Good Points

Fun to drive, it goes around the corners as if it is on rails.


Bad Points

The TLC package is not much good unless you do high mileage, I have done less than average miles, so they don't service it for free every year, I have paid for an oil change as an extra.


General Comments

My Mini Cooper is over three years old now and still drives like new. It is ideal for parking around town, doesn't feel too small on the motorway and ignores the petrol pumps for a great deal of the time. I have had the odd problem with it, but, the garage has fixed it, if ever I have been worried, I can't remember what the problems were now, I think the tyre pressure warning light has come on a few times and I haven't known how to deal with it. There was a time when pulling away at a junction, when the engine was cold, was a bit hairy, the car developed a 'flat spot', but they put that right asap. The biggest problem at the moment is that the 'pin' holding the lid on the ashtray has come out and they want £12 for a new ashtray with a lid. My husband has fixed it for free with a new 'pin'. So, to sum up, the best car I have ever had and I have been driving since 1967, my first car was a Mini 850 in 1968, the only thing they have in common is the fun factor. The difference is, on the old Mini 850, 50mph felt like breaking the sound barrier, on this one you hardly notice the car is moving. The other problem is everyone prefers my car to their own!

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