My little car rant.

[FunFindus]

I think when people buy any Mini, they are buying a quality product and they are paying a premium for it. We dont get a discount when buying, finance isnt the cheapest (no 0% from a uk mini dealer).

So really you cant blame people getting upset as they have paid thousands more for a car compared to say a ford Fiesta or Vauxhall Corsa and then to find the car is not working properly.

Of course cars do breakdown but I can believe and understand the frustration people feel when they encounter problems with an expensive brand new car.

Id also find it interesting to see how many problems a 1 Series BMW suffers compared to a MIni? Im not sure where this information would come from, but if the rates of complaints are similar then we can say a Mini is not problamatic car, but the whole BMW Group just operates this way.

[FunFindus]

Ok

I have found a reliability index, based on What car? and insurance warrenty claims. I am glad to say the Mini does really well.

Here is the web site

Reliability Index :: how reliable is your car?

The Mini has a reliability index of 13.95

The BMW 3 series has an index of 36.00

The index average for all cars is 112. Therefore a car that is less reliable will score higher than 112. A car that is more realiable than an average car will score less.

The MINI is more realiable than a BMW 3 Series.

[Andy P]

Exellent post Da Flake, Snowie is right that it is just common sense. Our R53 has had a few problems and I have managed to build up a good relationship with the dealer and everything gets fixed no probs at all. As my mum says manners cost nothing and if you deal with somebody with this attitude then you will normally get better service.

[Paul]

Quote: Originally Posted by FunFindus (original)

Ok

I have found a reliability index, based on What car? and insurance warrenty claims. I am glad to say the Mini does really well.

Here is the web site

Reliability Index :: how reliable is your car?

The Mini has a reliability index of 13.95

The BMW 3 series has an index of 36.00

The index average for all cars is 112. Therefore a car that is less reliable will score higher than 112. A car that is more realiable than an average car will score less.

The MINI is more realiable than a BMW 3 Series.

And here is their UK top 10:

Rank Car Make Index Rating

1. DAIHATSU 27.59
2. MAZDA 28.81
3. HONDA 37.91
4. SUZUKI 44.96
5. SKODA 51.95
6. MINI 64.63
7. NISSAN 65.21
8. HYUNDAI 69.59
9. TOYOTA 70.63
10. CITROEN 73.07

Doesn't feature many "premium brands" does it?

[Paul]

Here is their "worst 10".

Now I know where all the premium brands are!

1. JEEP 247.03
2. PORSCHE 242.99
3. LANDROVER 206
4. ALFA ROMEO 153.65
5. JAGUAR 151.99
6. AUDI 141.28
7. CHRYSLER 139.36
8. SAAB 132.65
9. MERCEDES 121.8
10. RENAULT 120.27