What does it cost?
For The Mini Cooper is dripping with style and it’s great fun to drive. No other small car holds its value as well as the Mini, either.
Against Boot space is limited and the interior quality is disappointing, considering the car's classy image.
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The Mini Cooper provides a thrill-a-minute drive and a good ride, and it's still as desirable as ever. The strong residuals make it a sound buy.
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Buyer's notes
Target Price team says:
Compare the Mini with other small cars, and it looks expensive. However, few small cars are this good to drive or this stylish, and few can matcth the Mini’s massive desirability, which results in incredibly strong resale values.
Whichever Mini you’ll choose, you’ll get a cracking car. There’s a dizzying array of optional extras to choose from, too, so you can really tailor your car to your own bespoke tastes. There are also a number of option packs available, which add a heap of extras in one fell swoop, but we recommend that you study them carefully to make sure you’re not paying more for extras you don’t want or need.
We would recommend adding one of the two tlc servicing packages, though. For a small, one-off fee, tlc covers your first two annual services plus a few other checks. The tlc XL package costs a little more, but also covers your third and fourth service visits.
Reader test team says:
Mini Cooper Hatchback 1.6D 3dr
After having endless problems with my Suzuki Swift I traded in for the Mini. As I do a lot of miles I decided to go diesel and its the best thing I…
4
out of 5 stars
Mini Cooper Hatchback 1.6 Pepper Pack 3dr
I bought this car new in March 2007 (R56 model) and have just sold it after four years and 78,000 miles. I had a love hate relationship with this car,…
3
out of 5 stars
Mini Cooper Hatchback 1.6 122 Chili Pack 3dr
I picked my new black Cooper up about 8 weeks ago now and am mostly thrilled with it. It is amazing to drive and even makes the morning commute to…
4
out of 5 stars
Mini Cooper Hatchback 1.6D Chili Pack 3dr
Having spent over £17.5k on ours we are somewhat underwhelmed. This is pre stop start and economy over 20k miles is disappointing and tyres expensive…
2
out of 5 stars
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Our pick of the range
Mini Cooper Hatchback 1.6 3dr
Some may feel that you need a bit more power for the proper Cooper experience, but we reckon this basic version is the best-value model in the Cooper range.
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