I had an '04 with just shy of 50k miles - no problems whatsoever, but I traded her for an '06 which I took delivery of at the end of April
and now have just under 9k - great MINI and no problemos.
I will admit that the negative posts made me nervous...and I miss my Indi Blue, but I got a brand new CVT PWB/B for a
very good price, so I felt it was an offer I couldn't refuse, if you know what I mean.
Love my CVT and hope to keep her around for a long time.