This Is Not A Good First Car #Shorts

Why a used MINI cooper is not a good first car…
#MINI #MINICooper

[Mayonnaise]

My dad bought a used 2006 Mini Cooper S years ago it was the best car he ever had

[wolfrig]

"Super cheap" where are you finding these $4, 000 mini's? The Junk Yard?

[JJ-njpd]

Brother, I have a 2006 base model with 214k miles, runs smooth easy to fix, hell of a drive, and a beauty to park. I recommend them 20/10 anytime.. drive it from and to WA-CA multiple times, vegas, and within the city of LA. Not bad AT ALL.
Forgot to mention is my camping ride, hills and turns no problem. 👌

[Emppu_T.]

It's basically a MINI in the right ways.
And a BMW in the wrong ways.

[Teabag-jt]

“They are really small” if you have ever seen an original mini you’ll see the irony in that statement. Mini’s today should be called giants cuz they massive.

[GR-rxzq]

"Not a lot of room for activities" also this guy "I have owned three of them" it all makes sense now

[uhwhat]

He said that a 2nd gen jeep Cherokee was a good first car, now he's saying mini's are cheap? Dude needs to go learn a thing or two.

[gibby]

My best advice as a mini owner. Get the supercharged engines only! Not only is it way more reliable than the turbos, but it sounds WAY better!

[chronicallyacute]

If you don't want expensive problems don't buy a JCW. I don't trust this guy after he recommended a 2nd gen Grand Cherokee as an "excellent first car"

[ImogenLaciMai]

My first car is a mini cooper hatchback 2005, 130k came with her on the clock when I bought her in November 2022. I'm a learner driver and she's the best car I could ever ask for. I've had to fix her and hasn't been expensive at all with all parts sitting at about £160ish total. Car never had a thermostat from when I bought it (lol??), then I bought new wheels and rims cause previous owner didn't tell us they were buckled, wheel bearing, indicator stalk (was damaged as well), control arm ball joint and intake pipe.

But then again, I'm able to fix her at home without paying labour and extra charges on top of the needed items as buy the parts from eurocarparts myself and whatnot.

The only fault I've noticed on my car is the intake pipe - they tend to split in the same section on old minis and I've had to get a used one from a breaker car from a scrap yard for my girl. And the new one already had a few splits in the rubber so if you can get that new I'd recommend doing so or finding a precautional method (I've just put shit tons of hard activator superglue on mine before it's too far gone. They're only little splits on the "new" one I got.

As long as you keep servicing them like with any car every 10k miles or when needed then you'll have no problem with them. I bought my car for £925. Servicing your car will prevent headgasket issues and all that pa-jazz. My car has only failed 4 out of 17/18 times and that's for having a bulb out. She's been well looked after! No rust either and has never had a timing chain issue, no oil leaks ever in her span either. Keep them happy and they'll keep you happy!

[huntergibb]

He's saying finding a cheap mini for like 4k and proceeds to use a GP as the example car😂

[BessieRiggs]

I’ve had a pair of r56 cars. A base and a JCW…the one I’m currently driving. 100k miles on the clock with no significant problems. Preventative maintenance is a must to keep them in top shape, and it’s a fantastic 1st car IF you are willing to learn how to take care of your car instead of just driving it into the ground.

[speedier]

Isn’t this the same guy who recommended a 2nd gen Cherokee as the perfect first car?

[mrg-ghx]

I was working at BMW Oxford when the GP mini was launched. One of the engineers told me he got to take one home and said "It's so fast, and at my age, I was out all night looking for anyone prepared to race".

[Alex-moyb]

I have a 2004 Cooper S (when they still had superchargers) and it was my first car. It was literally perfect; easy to drive, fast, safe, affordable, and reliable. All the things you need. The only problem I had was a coolant leak that was fixed with a new radiator hose. A JCW wouldn't be the best because of its cost, but if you get an old S, you'll have a blast.

[danielcarvajalblanco]

Just do regularly oil level check, oil service between 5000-7000 milles and you will have no issues with the car.

[H.K_R]

The problem is that in America people do a lot of miles (some MINIs have already clocked over 120, 000 miles) and people drive them hard and don’t look after them properly (thus causing major problems later in their life).
If you own any MINI, look after it properly and get quality parts for them, because in the long run, they’ll reward you back.

[Jack-ilck]

This is the same dude that recommends a used Jeep for the first car lmao

[tangosucka]

This guy - Don't buy a Mini!
Also this guy - I've had 3 Mini's.

[rmalacari]

I had a 2010 JCW as my first car! It was the most fun I’ve ever had driving, but I can confirm that every point in the video is 100% true