Cooper S 64 Plate with 130,000 Miles... Servicing Questions

[Hammy98]

CJG98 said:

Thank You for that, very helpful! I’m definitely going to keep my eye on it. Truly love the look of it!

Need to start shopping around for insurance if I do decide to go ahead... difficult for a 19 year old with 2 years NCD on a Cooper S..! Fingers crossed all goes well.

Try a direct quote from Elephant/Admiral.

I was 1600 for the year on my F56 S at 19 with 2 Years NCB, 3 points and an average postcode.

Edit: My renewal is due in March and I turn 20 next week, quoted 800 through Elephant - happy days.

Edited by Hammy98 on Tuesday 23 January 09:58

[CJG98]

Hammy98 said:

Try a direct quote from Elephant/Admiral.

I was 1600 for the year on my F56 S at 19 with 2 Years NCB, 3 points and an average postcode.

Edit: My renewal is due in March and I turn 20 next week, quoted 800 through Elephant - happy days.

Edited by Hammy98 on Tuesday 23 January 09:58

I can’t quite believe it but I have just done a quote and it’s come back as £950 fully comp for the year!

[CJG98]

Thanks guys for all your helpful comments, I am going to be keeping my eye on this Cooper S . However I have decided maybe it would be more sensible of me to look at R56’s instead... N18 engine of course!

[CarsOrBikes]

R53 you mean

terrible spelling mistake that ;O)

[CJG98]

CarsOrBikes said:

R53 you mean

terrible spelling mistake that ;O)

I’m open to either! Il be honest im a bit clueless when it comes to Minis as I’ve always been a VW fanboy. Is the R53 really better than the R56?

[wlondoner]

Each to there own but having owned all generations of the new MINI I don't see why you would go for an R model compared to the F56 it's a completely different car.

In fact the 2 R56s I owned were an crashy drive especially in 17" alloys

This F56 is likely to have lived on the motorway.
I would put an offer in and ask for 6 months warranty.

[steve-5snwi]

The R56 will be more of a Mini than the F56 however the R53 is more of a Mini than the R56 .... personally i'd be going for the F56.

[CJG98]

steve-5snwi said:

The R56 will be more of a Mini than the F56 however the R53 is more of a Mini than the R56 .... personally i'd be going for the F56.

I agree I absolutely love the F56, I have had the chance to drive a couple of them at work and they are awesome (apart from the pedals which are offset). I just feel at my maximum budget £8k unless I buy this Cooper S iam pushing my luck a little. Seeing the Insurance quotes aren’t too bad for an S has completely put me off the idea of a standard F Series Cooper / Cooper D.

Plus the bloody Polo has just gone wrong again for the 3rd time in a year so back at VW, until the Polo is sold I can’t proceed with a purchase even though I was using We Buy any Car. Hopefully if the Polo is back soon I can WBAC it and get my hands on this Cooper S!

[steve-5snwi]

People have this illusion VW's are reliable, as much as i hate them they keep me in a job when they break

[Dolf Stoppard]

CJG98 said:

Dolf Stoppard said:

Do you have the budget for high running costs?

I ask this, because I sense you don't, and it's not going to have the running costs of any other Cooper S. It's going to have the running costs of a car with 130k miles. Even if certain components have already been replaced, they're probably going to need replacing again.

Sorry if this sounds negative, but cheap cars do not always equal cheap running costs.

Sorry I don’t really get what you mean here, I’m fine with replacing things that wear down eg Clutches, Flywheels, Brakes, Tyres etc but I will check the condition of these before buying. It’s not like any of these “replaced” parts are going to wear down any sooner because it’s high mileage, I only do 10k miles a year. The car comes with a 3 month warranty anyway which will cover any major parts such as the Turbo or Gearbox.

If the car has been well looked after and serviced I don’t think it should be a problem. My guess is it’s sat cruising at 70mph on a motorway most of its life?

I don't quite get how you cannot understand what I mean.

Buy a new car, and chances are it will need nothing but routine servicing, plus consumables (such as tyres) for the first three years.

Buy a car that has done over 100k, and who knows what bills it will throw up. Tyres, clutch, gearbox, brakes, suspension, may all need work. High mileage cars are also often moved on for a reason. But with a three month warranty, what could go wrong!

Anyway, I see you've decided not to go for an F Series. Nothing wrong with that, but it is a better car than previous gen MINIs in pretty much every respect, other than being cheaper.

But if costs are the important thing, it's probably a good decision you didn't go for the high mileage F Series.