[KPKalle]

Well I thought it was about time we had a thread for 2nd gen MINI owners who have had NO problems with their cars By recent posts you'd think the R55 and R56 are excessively problematic. But scanning through the 1st gen forums the new models seem to be somewhat more reliable, certainly no worse

So if you own an R56 One/Cooper/Cooper S or R55 Clubman and haven't experienced problems, please post here. Let us know how long you've owned your car and the current mileage.

Me, I've had my R56 Cooper S for just over 6 months and have about 12000 miles on the clock

[Fredrik]

Absolutely no problems for my R56 S either.
I got the car in early November 2007, it was a democar from the MINI rep in Gothenburg with 2700 km on the clock when I bought it.
Now my R56 has enjoyed many winding roads and the clock now shows more than 8000 km (uncertain of miles, sorry).

This is the best car I´ve ever had, love it to bits

[dlpruk]

A poll would be useful on this thread to save repeating "no problems here" time after time. But no problems here!

[KPKalle]

Quote: Originally Posted by dlpruk (original)

A poll would be useful on this thread to save repeating "no problems here" time after time. But no problems here!

I can add a poll but what poll alternatives do you suggest? "No problems" and "Problems"? I only really want to hear from those with no problems - plus some idea of how long they've had the car and how far it's been driven.

[dlpruk]

How about:

1: Perfect on delivery/collection and fault free for 2000 miles plus.
2: Perfect on delivery/collection and fault free for 10000 miles plus.
3: Minor issue on delivery/collection, fixed promptly and fault free for 2000 miles plus.
4: Minor issue on delivery/collection, fixed promptly and fault free for 10000 miles plus.
5: Major issues or ones the dealer seems unwilling/unable to fix.

That would still allow detailed posts if anyone wanted to, of course.

(I'd be a 3, BTW.)

[supa-dupa-cooper]

Mine is problem free *touches some wood quickly*

Mind you its only 2 weeks only and done 600 miles

[NickyJ]

Our Dooper Clubman is problem free *touches wood like Jo* and it's done over 7,000 miles now

[KPKalle]

Quote: Originally Posted by dlpruk (original)

How about:

1: Perfect on delivery/collection and fault free for 2000 miles plus.
2: Perfect on delivery/collection and fault free for 10000 miles plus.
3: Minor issue on delivery/collection, fixed promptly and fault free for 2000 miles plus.
4: Minor issue on delivery/collection, fixed promptly and fault free for 10000 miles plus.
5: Major issues or ones the dealer seems unwilling/unable to fix.

That would still allow detailed posts if anyone wanted to, of course.

(I'd be a 3, BTW.)

But I'm not interested in that. This is the "problem-free" thread

[simeds]

mines problem free too....





and ladies, about touching that wood .........if you're looking for some ...


no even i can't post that

[Snowie]

Quote: Originally Posted by KPKalle (original)

But I'm not interested in that. This is the "problem-free" thread

It is good to have a problem free thread

Keep the good news coming and let other threads carry any of the issues that some are unfortunately experiencing.

[Shaun]

All good here Cooper Clubman quiet, quick and economical happy days.

[stuvoi]

22000 miles and once they gave me the right car the problems have only been of my own doing

[dlpruk]

Quote: Originally Posted by KPKalle (original)

But I'm not interested in that. This is the "problem-free" thread

There's no point in a poll if you only want people to say one thing!

[118]

11 months old, just over 19.5k miles & no problems worth mentioning

[NeuroBeaker]

How about a poll like this:

For those of you with problem-free 2nd Generation New MINIs, how many enjoyable miles have you thusfar driven?

1. Just taken delivery (under 1,000 miles)
2. 1,000-9,999
3. 10,000-19,999
4. 20,000-29,999
5. 30,000-39,999
6. 40,000-49,999
7. 50,000+ (please specify)

That would certainly convey the sentiment you hope to achieve and give a somewhat quantitative assessment on the reliability of the 2nd Generation New MINI.

All the best,
Andrew.

[Mini Me GB]

One year and one month old - 12,600 miles on the clock no problems other than a sunroof rattle.. Love it

[KPKalle]

Quote: Originally Posted by ARCrawford (original)

How about a poll like this:

For those of you with problem-free 2nd Generation New MINIs, how many enjoyable miles have you thusfar driven?

1. Just taken delivery (under 1,000 miles)
2. 1,000-9,999
3. 10,000-19,999
4. 20,000-29,999
5. 30,000-39,999
6. 40,000-49,999
7. 50,000+ (please specify)

That would certainly convey the sentiment you hope to achieve and give a somewhat quantitative assessment on the reliability of the 2nd Generation New MINI.

All the best,
Andrew.

No, what I want is to see that there are problem-free 2nd gen MINIs out there. We always hear about the problems, never the successes. It was the same for 1st gen and there was a thread like this for them.

And a poll is restrictive. You can only vote once and people tend to drive their MINIs or change model so they will move between mileage ranges over the course of time

I'll remove these poll discussion posts later

[Rainbow-Walker]

Great idea KPKalle. I have an R56 on order, and its only natural that people post primarily when they have a problem. This makes potential owners (I currently own R53), a bit concerned about the negative feedback.

This thread will help restore balance.

RBW

P.S. Please feel free to delete this post, as I havent got my R56 yet ! But I will keep reading it.

[dlpruk]

[quote=KPKalle;3368921

I'll remove these poll discussion posts later [/quote]

Please don't. Freedom of speech is one of the strengths of the Internet in general and MINI2 in particular.

[KPKalle]

Oh well alright I added a poll Bowing to the pressures of freedom (not to mention peer pressure ) on the net