Mini Cooper S vs. Yaris

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Gogogordy

Here in the Southwest, the Suzuki Sidekick/Geo-Chevy Tracker is a coveted catch especially in 4wd trim. They still command good money....especially the clean ones. Seems like many were purchased as RV tow-behinds for the retired desert dwellers.

A female friend of mine in Southern California had a Sidekick at the same time my cousin (in Northern California) had one. They were even the same color. I enjoyed driving my friend's Sidekick. IIRC, I drove my cousin's Sidekick a few times as well. They seemed to appeal to multiple age groups. My older cousin (by 5 years) is 11 years older than my friend who had a Sidekick.

[Absolutely Red 12]

Originally Posted by CTScott

In August I sold my Tacoma and bought a Mini Countryman S All4 to replace it. It was a blast to drive, but turned out the be the most unreliable vehicle I have ever owned. In three months of ownership the coolant temp sensor failed, the undersized clutch constantly stunk up my garage, and the transfer case started to fail. Doing some serious reading AFTER buying the car, I found out that this was very typical for these cars.

This past weekend I traded it in for a brand new Subaru XV Crosstrek, and although it is not as fun to drive, I know it won't have the quirky issues of a Mini.

For the past 25 years I have bought nothing but Japanese cars, and after my Mini experience I am thinking that for the next 25 I may do the same.

I was wondering what happened to you!!

You still had 2 years left on the warranty, why not use it?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Absolutely Red 12

I was wondering what happened to you!!

You still had 2 years left on the warranty, why not use it?

My nearest Mini dealership is over an hour away and it was really starting to look like I was going to be spending a lot of time going back and forth to it. The clutch was starting to have serious issues and the transfer case was starting to make nasty noises at highway speeds. With only 14K miles on the car I figured it was a losing battle.

I traded it in for a brand new Subaru Xv Crosstrek and fortunately didn't lose anything on the deal, as I had gotten an excellent deal when I bought the Mini.

[Kar98]

Originally Posted by CTScott

I traded it in for a brand new Subaru Xv Crosstrek

Honest yet stupid question: is it pronounced ecks vee or 15?

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Kar98

Honest yet stupid question: is it pronounced ecks vee or 15?

The dealership people pronounced it the ecks vee way. It stands for "crossover vehicle" as opposed to a roman numeral.

[why?]

It is basically a more luxurious lifted Impreza that looks much better too. Too bad on the mini. I am still saving my pennies on an STi.

[tanka]

Originally Posted by six6two

Hey guys. I'm JD from SC. I'm getting a new car soon. Two that I'm considering are the Yaris and a Mini Cooper S. I know stock for stock, there's no comparison. What about a decently modded Yaris vs. a Cooper S? Is it possible to get a RELIABLE 160-180hp out of a Yaris? If so, how much would it cost? I'm working with 14k here. So that's my budget. I'd rather have a tricked out Yaris on an equal playing field with a Cooper S than a stock Cooper S like everyone elses.

I have mini cooper normal 2008 buy new close to $33. and Mercedes c230 kompressor two door 2004 new $40 .Yaris 2012 9000 km $12500.And the mini are the most expensive to fix and every 50.000 km have to recalibrate the auto transmission cust$1100 .The mercedes are like new only 41000 km drive only on the summer no problems for now.Before the yaris I have the civic two door hb 1991 new $16 on the road to 2014 over 400.000 km the best car I have on my life time.Scrap the car only because rust drive no problem.Now the Yaris 2012 for wife shopping and winter .I hope are same as the civic. I do oil and small jobs on the mercedes and Yaris. Mini no I don't like to work on the mini

[jess]

Cooper = pos.
Yaris = proven reliable and mechanically sound.

??

I just passed 200k on my 09 htchbach

No brainer.

[attrapereves]

The Mini is a cooler, better quality car. But the Toyota will hold up better in the long run and will be more reliable.

Minis are some of the most unreliable cars currently produced.

[yougojay]

Just catching up here, sorry the Cooper was a disappointment for you Scott. Such cool looking cars, such horrible experiences I've read about. Really glad you were able to turn the situation around without any additional monetary loss...! I am sure your AWD Crosstrek is coming in handy with the weather up in New England this Winter - It's nice, checking out the website now

[fnkngrv]

This is really funny that I went on a 3 month hiatus and come back to folks necrothreading so much :-)