Sep 13, 2011
The longitudinal review of Tim's 2009 MINI Cooper is here! A car
so unreliable that he had to get rid of it after only 2.5 years.
Automotive human factors engineer Ken Mayer (cohost from our
earlier Saturn SC2 car
critique) returns to help Tim on this very detailed critique of
the second generation MINI Cooper, a stunning mix of greatness and
disaster (the car, we mean, not this critique). If you love cars,
you'll love this episode. We put the long in longitudinal product
reviews!
Basically, the second generation (post-2006) MINI Cooper is a
frustrating mix of unreliable components assembled unreliably. MINI
refused for over a month to send Tim's dealer a new piston and rod
when those went bad at only 31K miles. The flaky electronics are
infested with more gremlins than, uh...that movie named "Gremlins".
An addictively fun car such as the MINI almost makes you forgive
its shoddy quality...almost but not quite. Tim broke his addiction
and is now in MINI detox. Please pray for his recovery.
But there's still a lot to praise about the things MINI got right
in this car. Buckle up for a rollicking, passionate, detailed
review that covers everything you want to know about a car that
inspires passion, both positive and negative, in an era of
unloveable, boring "familymobiles".
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