Don't take too much notice of the Midland Gears (referred to as the "Rover" gearbox) Vs Getrag gearbox issue. Some early gearboxes have failed and some of the later ones have been dogged with noise problems and issues with crunching when selecting reverse.
Neither gearbox is "better" than the other and neither gearbox is that bad either; just be aware of the difference in the gear shift quality and go with the one that you prefer.
Now is definately the time to be looking at a near new MINI as there are some really well specced examples going for good prices in the "For Sale" section on this site.
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