This price is 22.9 percent higher than the fair price.
Low price: $6826
Fair price: $7692
High price: $8557
MPG: 25 mpg city / 32 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Information Unavailable
Color: Blue Metallic
Dealer: Auto Web Expo
Mileage: 19,632
Year: 2005
Ownership Cost for 2005 MINI Cooper S
Estimated: $37849 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2127
$1021
$893
$808
$723
$5572
Insurance
$1561
$1616
$1673
$1731
$1792
$8373
Fuel
$1368
$1409
$1459
$1517
$1585
$7338
Maintenance
$2763
$2049
$1103
$986
$2291
$9192
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$618
$618
$618
$618
$618
$915
Total Ownership Costs
$9415
$7304
$6515
$6517
$8099
$37849
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Base Price: 24900.00
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 168
Engine KW: 125.2776
GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
Make: MINI
Manufacturer: BMW AG
Manufacturer Id: 966
Model: Cooper S Convertible
Model Year: 2005
Note: Both Manual and Automatic Models are Available.
Manual Model Series Number Ranges - TF80000-
Automatic Model Series Number Ranges -TK550000-
Shipping Weight (Std-2844, Auto-2888)
GAWR Front - 1962
GAWR Rear - 1764
Service Load - 772
Length w/ bumpers 143.9
Width 66.5
Height 55.5
Track Front 57.2
Track Rear 57.5
Other Restraint System Info: Model code: 0513
TF80000-TF83390 includes 4/Smart Technology
TK55000 - TK55311 includes 4/Smart Technology
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
2003
STEERING
ON SEP 5, 2010 AROUND 2:40PM, I PARKED MY 2003 MINI COOPER IN FRONT OF THE LOWE'S STORE IN SAN BRUNO, CA AND WENT INSIDE FOR SHOPPING WITH MY WIFE. AFTER 20 MINUTES LATER WE HEARD A STORE EMPLOYEE CALLED 911 FOR THE SMOKE/FIRE CAME OUT FROM MY CAR. I WENT OUT THE STORE IMMEDIATELY AND SAW THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABOUT TO PUT OUT THE SMOKE. THE FIREFIGHTERS OPENED THE HOOD AND HEARD THE NOISE UNDER THE CAR. NEXT, THEY DISCONNECTED THE CAR BATTERY AND THE NOISE WAS GONE. THE MINI COOPER WAS TOWED TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS. HERE IS THE DIAGNOSTICS RESULT: "INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND THE POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE. INSPECTED POWER STEERING PUMP AND WIRING. FOUND WIRING MELTED AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. FOUND OVER CURRENT DAMAGE DUE TO POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE CAUSING BATTERY LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WIRING HARNESS, POWER STEERING PUMP FAN, AND ALTERNATOR." I BELIEVE THIS IS A MINI COOPER DESIGN FAILURE ACCORDING TO BBC SPECIAL REPORTS IN 2009. LINK 1: MINI POWER STEERING FAILURES HTTP://WWW.BBC.CO.UK/BLOGS/WATCHDOG/2009/02/MINI_STEERING_SYSTEM_FAILURES.HTML LINK 2: MINIS THAT COULD CATCH FIRE HTTP://WWW.BBC.CO.UK/BLOGS/WATCHDOG/2009/04/MINI_UPDATE.HTML. *TR
2005
STEERING
AFTER MY 2005 MINI COOPER PASSED THE 60,000 MILE MARK, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT A HALF-HOUR, THE POWER STEERING WOULD SIMPLY STOP WORKING AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. PULLING OVER, SHUTTING DOWN AND RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. MY LOCAL BMW DEALER REPEATEDLY CHECKED THE CAR AND WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM. A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY COOLING FAN ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN OK SINCE. *TR UPDATED 08/03/11 *BF UPDATED 12/05/11