Mini Cooper S vs. Yaris

[supmet]

^^ You must be living in the past. Consumer reports rates it one of the best

[eht13]

Originally Posted by supmet

^^ You must be living in the past. Consumer reports rates it one of the best

And we all know that Consumer Reports is infallible. Besides, it sounds like he's talking based on his personal ownership experience.

[justgreenenvy]

i'm a she. and yes, i'm talking from personal experience. the 2004 mini cooper is my current car...but it's at the shop. they told me it's another $2500 to replace the radiator, the power steering, and to fix a leak in the engine.

i only have 52k miles and have had power steering fixed twice, the brakes replaced, 3 alignments, tire rods replaced... all this stuff!
i'm telling you... it's a piece of shit.

[justgreenenvy]

i've gone to the shop for repairs at least every 6 months... and sometimes i should have gone more often but i'm not rolling in money

[jambo101]

Originally Posted by justgreenenvy

i'm a she. and yes, i'm talking from personal experience. the 2004 mini cooper is my current car...but it's at the shop. they told me it's another $2500 to replace the radiator, the power steering, and to fix a leak in the engine.

i only have 52k miles and have had power steering fixed twice, the brakes replaced, 3 alignments, tire rods replaced... all this stuff!
i'm telling you... it's a piece of shit.

I'd find a different independent mechanic as it might be that your current one could be ripping you off with unneeded expensive repairs,just a possibility..But you are right about the MINI being expensive to repair,a story out of Toronto had a woman paying $11000 to replace a transmission,the dealer didnt want to cover the cost saying the woman never checked the oil level in the tranny.
http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip172376#clip172376