Mini Cooper 1.6 16V Review

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Mini Cooper 1.6 16V
4.3 stars
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pookyal's Review of Mini Cooper 1.6 16V

17th Jun 2007

Overall Rating

1 stars
  • Value for money
    2 stars
Good Points

Very little. Handles well. As an owner it makes me think I'm an individual, even though it is becoming the most common car on the road and a favourite of estate agents.


Bad Points

Reliability. Had a near death experience in mine on the motor way. I experienced arrogant customer service agents at the dealerships. Cheap interiors, young professional connotations.


General Comments

I hate this car. I bought the car off my mum with only 12,000 miles on the clock and thought it was a safe bet. It was 4 years old and had the TLC package; only the 3 dealers I approached all said that they would not service the car as it had not done the minimum mileage and the car hadn't "told me" it needed it. I knew it needed it and surely that is what mattered. Further, and more importantly, the car was unsafe. It had a habit of cutting out, especially on sudden breaking. This happened a number of times, most scarily on the M4 at 60 mph! I took it to the dealer 5 times and each time they belittled me and said there was nothing wrong with the car. It took me offering to take their head mechanic out for a test drive for them to acknowledge that it was down to a known problem and eventually they fixed it at a discount (it would have cost £600). It was also shocking to drive at low gear, jumping forward and almost smashing into the car in front or completely stalling. I cant emphasise how much I disliked this car - I sold it within 4 months as I couldn't stand the drive or the dealers.

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  • roger bryce on 15th Sep 2007

    I thought this review was helpful - we are waiting for ours to arrive here in Australia!