Hi there I'm a not yet but hopefully soon to be mini clubman owner.
My wife needs to swap cars with me as we are about to have our third child and she has a horrible old corsa, which I refuse to drive so I'm on the lookout for a new car.
I've fallen in love with the mini clubman and am seriously considering buying one. I want one just unsure as I keep reading about how unreliable they are.
I have around £6000 to spend but know nothing about cars. I am however reading an awful lot about reliability issues with them so am after some advice on which engine/model I should be looking for within my budget and are they really as unreliable as I keep hearing?
Hi Martin, I own 2 Clubmans and both are diesels with the PSA engine which is like Henry says the Peugeot Hdi (fantastic unit in my opinion) My Clubman has 130,000 miles under its belt and drives like new and the wife's has 44,000 miles on it now and that drives like new too. Maintenance on the dervs is simple, so long as you change the oil and filter every 6000 miles then they will run forever.
Petrol versions on the other hand for this generation of MINI (2007-2009) I wouldn't touch with a barge pole.....
Thank you both, sounds like it's a case of getting a diesel then?
I was very much looking at getting the 1.6 petrol cooper s.
At the age and mileage I'd be looking at could it not be possible that the petrol engines have had issues that are solved and should/could be OK in the future or are they that bad they keep going wrong?
With the budget you have Martin you won't get a post 2010 petrol. £6000 will still get you a decent semi high mileage derv but don't be put off with the mileage as the dervs can handle it. My car has 90,000 more miles than the wifes and drives better than hers plus with the dervs you will get high 60's to the gallon and £20 road tax
Looks like I can get a 08/09 cooper d with around 70000 miles within my budget so I think I'm gonna go ahead and get one. Is there anything in particular I should be looking out for?
My only other concern is getting my fishing gear in there.
What's the boot like with the seats folded down as I intend to use it like this the majority of the time?
I got some 6 drawer filing cabinet in the back of my clubman and also a tumble dryer (not at the same time). You'll be amazed at the amount of room in there, even without the seats folded.
Cheers mate, im gonna get one once I get back from Menorca, just have to wait for the right one to come up.
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