Hi, I'm hoping to soon join the Mini community, but first I need to purchase a car. I found a nice 2006 Mini Cooper non S, with some electrical issues. It has a little over 70k on it, and it drives pretty nice! The problems are that the electrical system loses its mind periodically. When driving the car, the headlights go off and on, the windows will sometimes not roll up, and the sun roof is very slow. The car will come back to life all at once, so when the headlights work, the windows, radio, A/C, and interior lights work. The guy is only asking $3000, my budget is $3000, no including registration and insurance. I tried to get it looked at by a shop, but they can't see it for a few days, and the guy wants it gone now. I'm think if I act fast, I can get it for $2000 or less. What do you guys think? Should I stay away from this car, or is this an easy fix?
Here is a link to the ad. I also have extra pictures if anyone is interested. Or if anyone has a Mini for sale in the Hartford, Connecticut area, I'd be happy to check it out (stick only).
[EDIT: it won't allow me to post a link on my first 14 posts. If anyone is interested and can assure me I won't get in trouble, I can post the link in a broken form.]
Thank you for reading,
Josh
Here is a link to the ad. I also have extra pictures if anyone is interested. Or if anyone has a Mini for sale in the Hartford, Connecticut area, I'd be happy to check it out (stick only).
[EDIT: it won't allow me to post a link on my first 14 posts. If anyone is interested and can assure me I won't get in trouble, I can post the link in a broken form.]
Thank you for reading,
Josh