Overview & Reviews

All Mini Coopers add long-awaited auto up/down windows for 2008.

• Retro British style with modern BMW engineering, incredibly fun to drive, highly customizable, excellent fuel economy, free scheduled maintenance for three years.

User Reviews:

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  dont waste your money - 2008 Mini Cooper
  By dan - December 21 - 7:06 pm

  we bought this to fast ,it is very small inside and hard to get to anything in the back after only 6 months the dealer will only give us 19,000 trade for a 33,800 loaded mini , they told us the mini was hard to get and has a good resale value ,these were just lies to get us to buy the car if you dont mind a bumpy ride,no room inside ,or want to loose 15,000 on your car in 6 months than this is the car for you ,i learned my lesson the hard way , hope this helps you .

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  My MINI Cooper S nightmare - 2008 Mini Cooper
  By tdi owner now - November 2 - 7:53 pm

  I thought when I bought my MINI Cooper S 2008, I was buying my dream car. I was proven wrong as soon as winter in New England came around. First morning below 0 it left me stranded on the side of the road for 4hours (until Roadside could get me). At that point, it was in shop x 3 weeks, they needed to get a modified "snorkle" part for the manifold. There was water in there. I thought doesnt it get cold in Europe..well yeh! The car come May and June wasnt any better. The car was at the dealer on ave. 1x every 6-8 weeks with less than 20000mi. I lost a ton of money when I traded in my completely unreliable MINI contrary to what the dealer says it does lose value!

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  Too much maintenance, too much time - 2008 Mini Cooper
  By MAM - August 25 - 10:33 pm

  Its a fun car to drive, great gas mileage, cute etc, but very expensive for repairs. In one year, Ive spent $2500 out of pocket on a car I bought brand new from the dealer, in addition to the gas to get to the dealership (100 miles roundtrip in DC traffic) and taking time off work (they close at 7pm).

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  Mini cooper S - 2008 Mini Cooper
  By ccs8c - July 3 - 8:40 pm

  My clutch went out at 14,000 miles, windows finicky (dont work all the time). Re the clutch: no explanation other than its my fault from Mini of North American and the dealer; I had to pay for the replacement less than a year after purchasing it. My previous clutches didnt burn out until 60,000-75,000 miles, so I dont understand this, but I wont buy another mini and will sell this one within the year.

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  disappointed - 2008 Mini Cooper
  By kmbkat - November 30 - 4:06 am

  Bought my Mini new in 2/08 and the fuel pump went out at 17000 miles. Although it was covered under warranty I can only guess what troubles lie ahead. I also had to replace one of the run flat tires to the tune of $249. The car is fun to drive and I have adequate space since I no longer have young kids to transport. But once I experience a major mechanical failure I start looking for a new car. I plan to buy a new Honda or Toyota in 2/10.

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  Beware of water for Mini Convertible - 2008 Mini Cooper
  By NotSoGreat - October 14 - 9:20 am

  To those of you considering buying the Mini Convertible. There is a design issue where water pours into the Mini on the drivers side when you open the door or window when it is, or has been, raining. I thought mine had a problem, only to find out after three visits that its just the design that is an issue and thus cant be fixed. Its been fun driving it, but the water issue is a deal killer for me so I will be selling my Mini.

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  Cute but rough. - 2008 Mini Cooper
  By Ian Venieris - March 29 - 6:00 pm

  Cute looks, good handling and the new for 2007 BMW engine with Peugeot parentage caused me to buy the 2008 Cooper S with the 6-speed transmission. Having driven the automatic I do not recommend it as it does not allow for the fuel economical 6th gear when in sport mode. The car is plagued by multitude of gremlins which in my case caused it to spend 28 out of the first 60 days at the dealerships service department. 1200 miles out of a total of 2000 miles driven were for transport to and from the dealership. If one decides that this is the only car in which they can be happy, I suggest interviewing the dealership to identify their service competency but few areas have more than one dealer.

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  Another Clutch failure - 2008 Mini Cooper
  By Disappointed_in Mini - December 2 - 12:50 am

  This is my second mini. The clutch went out in the first one after 2 1/ years years and only 22000 miles. The cause was determined to be a manufacture defect and was covered. My 2008 Mini S has only 10727 miles and is a standard transmission too. The clutch began slipping on this one. It is currently at the dealer and I am waiting to hear if the repairs are covered. I do not ride the clutch and do not drive aggressively or even need to shift that often (not a lot of stop and go traffic). I have read many posts on other sites about minis and clutch problems. Buyer be ware!!!

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  16 MPG - 2008 Mini Cooper
  By Arzie - October 29 - 12:36 pm

  Ive got 3000 miles on my Mini S convertible and I found out the hard way the marketing in better than the product. Im getting only 16 mpg, horrible. The exterior styling is great, but the interior is lacking. The cup holders are useless in that they are too close to everything to put other than the smallest cup in it. And that is indicative of the entire vehicle, looks good but doesnt always work and its usually too small to do the intended job. I thought this would be a great fun car to drive but it seems Im always driving to the gas station. I had a Toyota before and boy do I miss it.

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  Fun to drive comes with a Price! - 2008 Mini Cooper
  By theminicooper - June 8 - 2:11 am

  I purchased this car brand new! My dream car back then! Today, I am regretting it. Now at 100 000 miles, I already had a few major issues. Twice I had a coolant leak! Which cost near the 1000$ mark to get repaired. Now I have an engine had gasket leak. This car leaks from everywhere basically. Very expensive car to own! You need a special tool to remove sparkplugs! I also had electrical problems! Driving along and all of a sudden, Windows goes down and doesnt want to come back up, Headlights flashing like a police car.. car alarm going off as I unlock car... Very fun to drive!! Looooooove the driving experience but problems are becoming "unforgivable". Would NOT recommend!!