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Mini Cooper S
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Average Ratings for Mini Cooper S

  • Performance4.7 stars
  • Practicality4 stars
  • Reliability4.4 stars
  • Value for Money4.4 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings4.4 stars
  • Overall Rating4.3 stars

66 Reviews For Mini Cooper S

  • Guest 6th Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I love the Mini Cooper S. I race it and it can keep up with the high hp cars on the turns and even pass them. It does lack on the streight aways though. That is something you should work on. Many girls at my school think it is "cuite" and "great size". If you are looking for a car that gets great mileage, take turns like a gocart, and a great price. Mini Cooper S is your choice. Watch "The Italian Job" and you will know what a Mini cooper S can handle. I love this car and I will never sell it. I will keep it until is breaks or I give it to my child. P.S If something breaks, the replacement part is very inexpensive.

  • Guest 14th Sep 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Purchased my '05 convertable one year ago, and I have absolutely loved it. The roof started leaking this week, and sadly the warranty expired two weeks ago. I hope that I still love this car after I get an estimate for having the roof fixed!

  • Guest 7th May 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The best car I've ever driven.period. I've driven lots of sports cars but the MINI Cooper S is the only car which you can drive with confidence whilst travelling at speed. The handling is just amazing, the steering works as quick as you can move your arms. I've driven cars with crazy accelaration, much faster than the Cooper S, but I would still choose a Cooper S; its good on fuel, quick, low road tax, stylish ..and above all, fun.

  • nintendonut Rank: Major 1st Apr 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    The mini cooper S is a great car for those who want to have fun driving down country lanes and also want a practical commuter car. The build quality is great although the centre console does creak when cold.Mini's aren't cheap but the residuals mean that when you do come to sell it you aren't going to lose a great deal. With BMW build quality bits aren't going to fall off along the way either.This is the Mk1 BMW mini so it is the supercharged version. Whilst this gives you great performance a ...

  • WORKSS 29th Mar 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    When I was much younger I owned a 63 Morris Cooper S and when BMW built the new Mini it was love at first site for me.
    I bought my Works Cooper S in May of 2004 and now have approximately 80,000 trouble free and totally enjoyable miles on it. I have had a 17 % under drive pulley fitted and still manage to obtain a constant 30 MPG. The only problem I have had is keeping tires on the front of it due to a lead right foot. As we have other larger vehicles we removed the rear seat and made a flat car ...

  • speakout Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel 26th Feb 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Had my Mini Cooper S now three years and it has been a great car to drive and nothing has gone wrong with it (so far). It's handling is the best thing about it and I liken it to a big go-kart as it does take corners superbly. Long journeys are great in it which I was a little sceptical about it when I first bought it as I though I might feel cramped etc but the seats provide excellent support. The stereo provides great sound. When I bought the car I had the iPod connector fitted which has worke ...

  • adrenalin123 Rank: Lance Corporal 19th Nov 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I have owned a lot of cars and this is definately the most enjoyable to drive. For it's size it is a little on the thirsty side. You can't fit a bike rack on it easily (minor point). Mine is 4 years old but it still feels rock solid.

  • Guest 11th Nov 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Comfortable, not as bad as people have previously said it is on fuel (and I do not drive slow), great looking car and can leave a lot of cars standing"!
    Love the car looks great really fun to drive and very fast.

  • cm101 13th Jul 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Love it! The Mini Cooper has good steering, great handling, amazing feel inside and out, great accesories and is fun to drive!

  • socram13 Rank: 2nd Lieutenant 27th Apr 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    As a lifelong Mini enthusiast, I suppose I am biased, having always had at least one Mini since early 1963. These have covere every thing from the Minivan, through modified 850cc, 998 Cooper and highly modified Cooper S - original type. Though that rip-snorting original S was a wonderful car, the modern S is so much morecompetent.
    Brakes are just stunning with local tests showing a stop from 100kph to zero in about 26 metres.
    Unfortunately, local speed limits and traffic reinforcement means that ...

  • Guest 15th Mar 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Best car I have owned and I have owned quite a few. I bought my Cooper S with loads of extras on it in Belfast and saved a couple of grand and BMW taxed it for 6 months and paid for the ferry travel over so I was well happy. I think the car is expensive and I actually never set out to buy one, I just came across it whilst working in Belfast, test drove it and it would have been rude to leave it behind.
    I didn't have a clue how much the insurance was and my dad insured it for me at the beginning ...

  • booths 16th Jan 2008

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    The mini is a great car to drive and I may have been unlucky with the amount of problems experienced in the first few weeks of ownership but did have the opportunity to test drive three courtesy cars while mine was in for repair a cooper, coopers and diesel and all had dash rattles.
    Feel now that mini is over hyped and over priced being much cheaper to buy in America even though being assembled in the UK ,and the build quality and customer service poor in my experience,you may be luckier but ta ...

  • Mini Man 07 24th Jul 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    This is the first Mini Cooper I have owned, I have loved their style ever since watching "The Italian Job" for the first time. It has lived up to all my expectations. I had rented one a little over a year ago, except it was a 2005 Mini Cooper S Diesel and even then, it had plenty of power. The handling and power are awesome, I have only had the wheels slip once and that was at a take off on wet pavement with the Sport button engaged, and it was a little more than normal acceleration. Parking is ...

  • tonybelcher Rank: Lance Corporal 15th Jan 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Just over a year ago I changed my BMW 545 4.5 litre for a Mini Cooper S with all the extras including Sat Nav, Bluetooth telephone etc. - It cost £22,000 in all and was worth every penny.

    The car certainly has the GRIN factor - I've done 22,000 trouble free miles and enjoyed every minute. The BMW 545 was obviously faster, more comfortable and performed very well but it didn't have that man with machine feel, in fact it was a bit like driving a fast feather bed. WOW the Mini is great.
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  • Australiafelix 2nd Oct 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Mini Cooper S convertible is without doubt the most hilarious car I ever owned. When I hit a kangaroo in my SL600 it cost me $28000 to fix. In the Mini you just steer around it no matter how fast you're going. Not rip snortingly fast in a straight line, but plenty fast enough, and if you can find a better handling car for under a hundred grand, let me know. Oh, and the roof doesn't leak. (Porsche, take note.) Also, note To Mini - how about a 3 litre V6 and four wheel drive? Your first custom ...

  • Chriswise 17th Aug 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    "My other car is a Lotus" - as they say. An Elan S2 to be precise. And while I didn't expect the Mini to match the fun of driving that, I have to say I've been in the Cooper S every day since I bought it. It's very easy to live with - but still fun to drive. And even though there are thousands of them on the roads, there are zillions of accessories and options to ensure you can still have a pretty unique vehicle - or at least one that suits you down to the ground. The ONLY thing that lets it do ...

  • decy 9th Jul 2006

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    When we did have the Mini Cooper S, being a bloke, I thought I'd take it for a spin without the girlfriend. This is a very fast car and I've always driven fast cars. I owned an Audi Coupe and this is a faster car, It isn't that hard on fuel but then again we haven't had it long enough to give it a good long test drive. It's still with the dealership, it was overheating so they have replaced the water bottle, a sensor, the radiator, head gasket, thermostat, so at the min. not sure if it is fix ...

  • goohamonsta 9th May 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I always enjoy making grocery runs in the Mini Cooper S, just to get behind the wheel. The interior is pretty neat, like a retro spaceship, but as said above, it has a lot of rattles. If necessary, you can fold down the rear seats, and the little MINI can actually hold a fair amount of cargo. Ive been able to fit an entire drum set in there. We had a warning light on the dash, and drove it down to Bob Smith BMW/MINI in LA. It was supposed to take less than an hour to fix the light, but we a ...

  • jonboydavies 3rd Apr 2006

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I bought a Dark silver Mini Cooper S with the Chilli pack through the Mini cherished scheme at Rydale Cardiff with 28500 miles on the clock this March. Overall very happy with it although it costs a bit more to run than my previous N reg Mini Cooper! Rydale Cardiff offered an excellent car at a competitive price, gave me a great part ex price and 6 months tax. A very pleasing deal all in all. The car has developed a few faults in the 3 weeks I've owned it, a rattling noise that turned out to be ...

  • rickmate 13th Feb 2006

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I have had my Mini Cooper S for 4 weeks now. I'm very impressed by the handling and the drive, and the feel of quality. Before this I owned a Lotus Elise so the change was very different, but I was not disappointed. The car is great fun and quick(ok not Elise quick but good)so far nothing has gone wrong. Hopefully to stay that way, my company does a lot of work for Lotus cars so I have a good understanding of good cars. The only down thing I would say is the price of a Mini Cooper S, also how yo ...