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DanK · Jul 19th, 2008, 05:33 PM

First of all i'd like to say hi! My names Dan and i'm looking to buy a cooper S, i have a particular car in mind, i drove it today and it was great, it's an 03 and the interior is spotless, the exterior has a few marks but nothing serious, i'm on the verge of buying but i had a few concerns...

When i test drove the car and accelerated it felt like was a small amount of stutter(more like a struggle) as accelerating, also when i opened the boot loads of water came out through a small drain in the bottom of the boot which i didn't expect, normal?

this is the car (edit) aparently i cant post links / etc yet

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So far i really like what i see and it's cheap but this is mostly due to the high mileage (81k!!).

Any thoughts would be apprectiated.

James · Jul 19th, 2008, 05:40 PM

could be the clutch about to go, they wont usually replace it under warantee either as it is a "wear and tear" item, nice colour though

Restyle · Jul 19th, 2008, 05:53 PM

If the aircon {if it has it}, was on, that may account for the stutter / struggle on acceleration, as it is well known for causing "hesitation" especially from a standing start.

DanK · Jul 19th, 2008, 05:59 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Restyle (original)

If the aircon {if it has it}, was on, that may account for the stutter / struggle on acceleration, as it is well known for causing "hesitation" especially from a standing start.

this could have been it, it had only been running for a few minutes and i think the air con was on.

Anyone had any experience with the water from the boot?

designer_label · Jul 19th, 2008, 07:27 PM

Maybe it just needs new spark plugs....

whats the service history like? and how much are they selling it for?

81k is high but not really high - some on here have gone over 120k and still going strong

MINIAC · Jul 19th, 2008, 08:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by DanK (original)

... i'm looking to buy a cooper S, it's an 03 and when i test drove the car and accelerated it felt like was a small amount of stutter (more like a struggle) as accelerating.

The "yoyo" or stutter problem was common with early model year MCS's and these were addressed with ECU updates. Perhaps the car you're looking at never had it's ECU updated.

You can do a search on titles for "yoyo" to find threads on this subject.

DanK · Jul 19th, 2008, 09:10 PM

Thanks for the input, it's for ssale at a nice cheap £6800, has 4 almost brand new pirelli tyres (run flats), Chilli pack.

So far it has a full service history from Mini dealers, last was at 68k so i'm guessing one will be due soon but aprently thats upto the speedo!

Jul 19th, 2008, 05:33 PM	#1
DanK MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Swindon Local Time: 02:40 AM Posts: 11 Offline	I'm New!! Need advise on purchase! First of all i'd like to say hi! My names Dan and i'm looking to buy a cooper S, i have a particular car in mind, i drove it today and it was great, it's an 03 and the interior is spotless, the exterior has a few marks but nothing serious, i'm on the verge of buying but i had a few concerns... When i test drove the car and accelerated it felt like was a small amount of stutter(more like a struggle) as accelerating, also when i opened the boot loads of water came out through a small drain in the bottom of the boot which i didn't expect, normal? this is the car (edit) aparently i cant post links / etc yet ah, attachment worked! So far i really like what i see and it's cheap but this is mostly due to the high mileage (81k!!). Any thoughts would be apprectiated.

Jul 19th, 2008, 05:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Restyle Damned My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Shropshire Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 4,266 Offline	If the aircon {if it has it}, was on, that may account for the stutter / struggle on acceleration, as it is well known for causing "hesitation" especially from a standing start. In da Wud

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Jul 19th, 2008, 05:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
James MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Essex Local Time: 01:40 AM Posts: 1,002 Offline	could be the clutch about to go, they wont usually replace it under warantee either as it is a "wear and tear" item, nice colour though

Jul 19th, 2008, 05:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
DanK MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Swindon Local Time: 02:40 AM Posts: 11 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Restyle (original) If the aircon {if it has it}, was on, that may account for the stutter / struggle on acceleration, as it is well known for causing "hesitation" especially from a standing start. this could have been it, it had only been running for a few minutes and i think the air con was on. Anyone had any experience with the water from the boot?

Jul 19th, 2008, 07:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
designer_label MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: May 2008 Location: London Local Time: 02:40 AM Posts: 195 Offline	Maybe it just needs new spark plugs.... whats the service history like? and how much are they selling it for? 81k is high but not really high - some on here have gone over 120k and still going strong

Jul 19th, 2008, 08:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
MINIAC MINI Profiler Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: City By The Bay Local Time: 05:40 PM Posts: 8,620 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by DanK (original) ... i'm looking to buy a cooper S, it's an 03 and when i test drove the car and accelerated it felt like was a small amount of stutter (more like a struggle) as accelerating. The "yoyo" or stutter problem was common with early model year MCS's and these were addressed with ECU updates. Perhaps the car you're looking at never had it's ECU updated. You can do a search on titles for "yoyo" to find threads on this subject.

Jul 19th, 2008, 09:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
DanK MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Swindon Local Time: 02:40 AM Posts: 11 Offline	Thanks for the input, it's for ssale at a nice cheap £6800, has 4 almost brand new pirelli tyres (run flats), Chilli pack. So far it has a full service history from Mini dealers, last was at 68k so i'm guessing one will be due soon but aprently thats upto the speedo!

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