I've had a Mini Cooper C pretty much since the launch date in the UK. Drive it nearly every day and I reckon hood has been down, and then up again about twice a day on average (so, on some days 3 or 4 times in a day) and on really wet days - not at all. So far no problem with roof apart from the 'fading' and a bit of a rattle - sent email to BMW customer services just to record the problem to them (I actually said I wasn't complaining, just wanted them to be aware of the issue, so that they could notify me when they had some solutions - other 'issues' were alarm going off in the rain/strong wind conditions, and a stuck glovebox). They telephoned me 2 days later, and the car is being collected from home tomorrow morning by my dealer - not sure what they will do about the fading, but pretty happy with the professional response so far - so, I would go for it, and rely on their after sales service to sort out any minor issues that you may come across. |