I have had my mini for 3 months now and have thoroughly enjoyed it so far. I got the Chili Pack and panoramic sunroof which i really like as I had a convertible for my previous car but did not like the lack of boot space. Although the mini does have a small boot you can put the seats down which means you can get quite a bit in. Haven't had it long so hopefully will not get the problems like other people on here, so fingers crossed!

This is my 4 Mini Cooper and it puts a smile on my face everytime I drive it. For that reason I am about to buy another. I understand there have been a few people unhappy with their Mini's, I will say 3 words, complain, complain, complain. One of my Mini's was a Friday afternoon car and the dealership bought it back from me and had to sell it up north (I lived in Surrey at the time). I wrote to BMW Mini complaining as it was in their garage more than it was in mine. You name it, it went wrong. Don't wait until the warranty runs out. It is also worthy of note that if you have mentioned the problems before the warranty ran out then they should have a note about it. See the Principal at the dealership, he will sort it for you. Mine did. If you need help let me know. I paid £500 for a brand new car. They don't want their brand slatted so go for it.

It is as though my Mini Cooper 1.6 16V is glued to the road when cornering - great fun. Almost forget to fill up with petrol because it goes so far on a tank; great looks and great performance. Still like it loads and it seems to cross every cultural and economic barrier - a truly people's car.

The Mini Cooper is NOT made by BMW, any more than Jaguar's are made by FORD. BMW owns MINI, just as FORD owns Jaguar. MINI is the manufacturer, COOPER or COOPER S is the model.

My review - go test drive one. You'll want buy it!

The Bmw Mini Cooper 1.6 16V is something special and different in my opinion.

When I was buying a car I wasnt sure what to have, I looked at Golfs, Polo's, Saxo's, everything around 10-14 thousand. then my brother said have you looked at BMW's, I was oh MINI, what are they like? I wasnt a big fan of the old ones at all.

Then I went to the garage, oh my god how good and trendy do they look, even the dealerships look fun and friendly! The best thing was the different colour roofs, only on Coopers and CooperS. They made them look so amazing. Then I looked inside - SOLD! This inside is simply amazing it wont be beat!

To drive it is simply FUN! its fairly speedy... pulls best at 4000RPM from there your off. If you cant beat a car in striaght line dont worry once your in winding country lanes you will blow them away!

Safety - its a very safe car, lots of saftey features. Side and front air bags, designed to wrap you in a bubble. Pretty neat I thought.

Seats - very comfy.

Hundreds of options, pick carefully though... can be quite expensive! Chilli pack seems to be a wise choice and offers value, but pepper pack is still nothing to snigger at.

Lovely car, you become part of a club, inviting you to movie premiers and such like!

You dont know how good they are till you own one!

I have just sold my Mini Cooper S after 2 years of fun motoring and hardly any depreciation. It was a pleasure to drive and relatively cheap on insurance for a twenty-something lady driver. The fuel consumption wasn't even too bad when driven properly, but it wasn't exactly economical. The boot was tiny but I knew that when I bought it and always managed to fit my shopping in somehow! It never let me down apart from the usual wear and tear. However, the runflat tyres were expensive and, thanks to the government, the road tax was extortionate for a small car. A brilliant car that I will miss driving, but won't miss paying for :)

I bought one of these Mini Cooper 1.6 16V's three years ago and I love it. It's very fast with better fuel economy than the slightly faster Cooper s. As a city car, it's been very easy to park around London. The interior is comfortable enough, though leg room for rear passengers is poor. One magazine described it as a 3 seater, as you could not go away for the weekend with 4 people because all their bags would not fit in the boot. This car was a 'sensible' alternative to a 2 seater sports car for me.

The Mini Cooper 1.6 16V is a very fun car to drive, handling is good and it has a wonderful exhaust note which brings a good fealing.
Easy to park and draws a lot of attention.
Not very practical as it is tight in the back seats.
The options cost a lot and even air con is an extra in the cooper.
Over all a good fun car to drive, but it is not good value for money as it is also an insurance group 8. This car is nippy around town but on the open roads it shoots to 110mph but then really struggles to get anything else.