Don't be so sure. I had a Isuzu bakkie. Engine was replaced the first time, when they had to replace it the second time, they gave me a new vehicle off the showroom floor as a replacement!!
Mini here is considered a luxery vehicle. It falls into the same class as Mercedez and BMW.
If I convert what we pay here for a Cooper S into US dollars, it works out at 35 000$. So customer service is topnotch when it comes to complaints here!