- VIN: WMWMF73528TV3****
Estimated price: $7950
This price is 12.7 percent higher than the fair price.
- Low price: $6240
- Fair price: $7056
- High price: $7871
- MPG: 26 mpg city / 34 mpg hwy
- Interior Color: Information Unavailable
- Color: Blue
- Dealer: INFINITI OF SOUTH BAY
- Mileage: 93,402
- Year: 2008
Ownership Cost for 2008 MINI Cooper S
Estimated: $38707 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
| Depreciation |
$2241 |
$1075 |
$941 |
$851 |
$762 |
$5870 |
| Insurance |
$1657 |
$1715 |
$1775 |
$1837 |
$1902 |
$8886 |
| Fuel |
$1418 |
$1461 |
$1512 |
$1572 |
$1643 |
$7606 |
| Maintenance |
$2763 |
$1838 |
$1049 |
$953 |
$2291 |
$8894 |
| Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
| Taxes & Fees |
$670 |
$670 |
$670 |
$670 |
$670 |
$992 |
| Total Ownership Costs |
$9726 |
$7304 |
$6672 |
$6693 |
$8312 |
$38707 |
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback Displacement CC: 1600.0 Displacement CI: 97.5 Displacement L: 1.6 Doors: 2 Engine Cylinders: 4 Engine HP: 172 Engine KW: 128.2604 Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline Make: MINI Manufacturer: BMW AG Manufacturer Id: 966 Model: Cooper S Model Year: 2008 Other Restraint System Info: Manual safety belts with driver and passenger dual-stage suppl. restraint system (SRS) certified to the advanced airbag requirements of FMVSS 208, S14 Plant City: Oxford Plant Country: United Kingdom (UK) Seat Belts All: Manual Series: Cooper S TPMS: Direct Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
| Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
| 2004 |
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
I WAS JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT, I DID SAFELY MAKE IT HOME AND GOT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. IT HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE IT SEEMS THE POWER STEERING COMES AND GOES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE FOR SURE, BUT I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE FAN ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO IT WOULD NOT CUT OFF, AND KILLED MY BATTERY, SO OF COURSE I HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. I AM TAKING THE CAR IN FOR A ESTIMATE FOR THE STEERING, BUT IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED. *KB |
| 2008 |
ENGINE |
AT LESS THAN 33,000 MILES THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD CRANKING NOISE. OIL WAS VERY RECENTLY CHANGED, BUT CHECKED THE LEVEL ANYWAY AND FOUND IT WAS DOWN ABOUT 2 QUARTS. ADDED OIL AND ENGINE NOISE WAS REDUCED. DROVE A FEW HUNDRED MORE MILES AND ENGINE NOISE RETURNED. OIL WAS AGAIN LOW. TOOK CAR TO OUR MECHANIC AND THEY DIAGNOSED TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CRITICAL TIMING CHAIN FAILURE CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE FAILING TIMING CHAIN CAN ALSO CAUSE THE MOTOR TO FAIL. OUR MECHANIC IN CONSULTANT WITH THE MINI DEALER INDICATES THAT THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE IS TO REPLACE THE CURRENT ENGINE WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUES RESOLVED. WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE AND IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $7000 AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED IN OTHER COMPLAINTS IN THIS DATABASE AS WELL AS ACROSS MANY MINI OWNER FORUMS. IT APPEARS THAT A RECALL ORDER SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR |
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