This deal is profitable. The price is 22.6 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $5721
Fair price: $6457
High price: $7192
MPG: /
Interior Color: Gray
Color: Red
Dealer: Digital Auto LLC
Mileage: 47,775
Year: 2005
Ownership Cost for 2005 MINI Cooper Base
Estimated: $35307 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1715
$823
$720
$652
$583
$4493
Insurance
$1506
$1559
$1614
$1670
$1728
$8077
Fuel
$1300
$1339
$1386
$1441
$1506
$6972
Maintenance
$2763
$1866
$979
$714
$2291
$8613
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$468
$468
$468
$468
$468
$693
Total Ownership Costs
$8729
$6779
$6065
$5938
$7797
$35307
Air Bag Loc Curtain: All Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Base Price: 16950
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 115
Engine KW: 85.7555
GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
Make: MINI
Manufacturer: BMW AG
Manufacturer Id: 966
Model: Cooper
Model Year: 2005
Note: Both Manual and Automatic Models are Available.
Manual Model Series Number Ranges - TC56134
Automatic Model Series Number Ranges -TJ63390
Shipping Weight (Std-2524, Auto-2557)
GAWR Front - 1918
GAWR Rear - 1609
Service Load - 816
Length w/ bumpers 143.1
Width 66.5
Height 55.4
Track Front 57.4
Track Rear 57.7
Other Restraint System Info: Model code: 0510
TC59708- to completion of Serial Number Range includes 5/Advanced Airbag Systems
TJ68790 - to completion of Serial Number Range includes 5/Advanced Airbag Systems
Plant City: Oxford
Plant Country: United Kingdom (UK)
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Wheel Base Short: 97.1
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2002 MINI COOPER CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 68,000 MILES. NM
2005
STEERING
I SLOWED DOWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 40MPH TO 35MPH AS I ENTERED A SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT FROM THE MAIN STREET WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP OR SHUT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND COASTED TO A SAFE STOP BARELY MISSING PARKED CARS. SIMILAR SITUATIONS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND SPORADICALLY WITH NO RECOGNIZABLE PATTERN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. I MENTIONED THE STEERING LOSS AT THE SERVICE APPOINTMENTS, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATIONS. THE MINI SERVICE AT THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED ANY PROBLEMS TO ME SO I ASSUMED IT WAS JUST AN ELECTRONIC GLITCH. MOST RECENTLY THE BATTERY WAS RUN DOWN AND WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. WHILE PURCHASING A NEW BATTERY THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS STUCK OR STAYING ON AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF THUS RUNNING DOWN THE NEW BATTERY. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE PRICE OF A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP ONLINE I FOUND SITES WITH COMPLAINTS THAT WERE VERY SIMILAR, IF NOT EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE PROBLEMS I HAD EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST WITH STEERING POWER LOSS. THE MINI DEALER THAT INSTALLED THE NEW POWER STEERING PUMP WAS NOT WILLING TO OBLIGE ME DUE TO MY MINI BEING 8,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE, AND I FEEL THAT MINI SHOULD REFUND ME THE MONEY SPENT REPLACING THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. *JS
