I Accidentally Bought The Cheapest Mini Cooper S Monte Carlo Edition, And It's A Total Disaster
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Goooo Ninja!! Get that $$$$.
Ninja is great!
He's actually happy he isn't making money on this headache i mean mini.
Wizard.. you are well out of this one!
it is a bmw after all.. im a bimmer lover and own 2 but they are not for non-DIYers lmao love you wizard
Counting the money yet if you will be with that mini lol
a defining skill of any skilled artisan is knowing when to not appear in someone's head, lesser artisans always question the logic, but in this case the wizard has displayed what minimizing your presence can do for you with regards to dilapidated vehicles .
Ninja gets a Hoovie cash cow car and he immediately thinks about how much money St. Judes will get from him. Gotta love Ninja!
What a charitable weapon the car ninja is.
When you asked "how much if I help?" The look on Ninjas face reminds me of a sign I saw.
Labor Rates:
Minimum $70.00
If you watch $90.00
If you help $125.00
Fixing your fix $150.00
missing one line : "if you film and put it on social media or CZcams " ;-)
Hoovie- This mini has Xenons???
Ninja- “uhh, One.”
Love deadpan humor.
Lots of gearheads are living through Hoovie . All I can say is thanks you Hoovie . Even though you have all the exotics it's the hooptie rescue part I love the most.
Yes we are. I’ve only had a handful of cool cars in my life, Hoovie gets all the ones I want and tells me how great they are, or aren’t.
@@jrfish007 I've owned one car and it was a Skoda.
Yep. And I can't stand the exotics. I like episodes like this one the best. He's a normal guy in it. He went to an auction and bought a cheap car for a friend. It was worse than he realized, so he bought the car himself to make good for the friend. He figured out that he got screwed. He took it in to a shop and had to decide if it's worth spending the money to get it fixed. These are things normal people do. They don't go looking for Lamborghinis with drivetrain issues.
The more I see of the "Ninja" the more I really like him!
Did Hoovie ever mention why he started going to him? I’ve only seen him once before.
@@jonathangreyes Check every single BMW video he's done.
@@vyrnmn ok cool, give me a few months and I’ll get back to you lol
Yeah I agree. Seeing more of his personality breaking through the shyness.
@@jonathangreyes Yes because the Car wizard refused to work on anymore of his BMWs.
I love the look on Tyler’s face when he’s contemplating getting a car repaired. He’s calculating how many views the series will get, CPM, etc. he calls himself dumb but he knows what he’s doing. Can’t wait to see the rest of the series
A successful CZcams channel has the videos and CPM at the tip of the iceberg. The real money is all below the surface in product deals, that other TV show he does/did, affiliate stuff etc etc. You're right, Tyler's '"dumbest channel on all of CZcams" aint so dumb.
I had a 2006 Cooper 5 speed for a short time and it was one of my favorite cars ever. Bought it off a little old lady that meticulously maintained it, hooned it for a summer, needed nothing, and sold it for a small profit. Best $2500 I ever spent. You're right that a lot of them are neglected, but a good one is a great car. Excited for the drive after the hoopty rehab! 👍
The “effects” of the special edition literally only look like stickers... with no plaque, you might want to see if that is REALLY a 40th anniversary edition by checking the VIN before repairing - because if it isn’t than you are really wasting money ... even more than usual :)
TYLER! ARE YOU LISTENING? All of what Brandon just said. Good god please read this!
I think these actually came with a plaque...
But the wheels?
Oh yah because all somebody would have to do is buy a car like that and just swapped the part's outside and inside onto the normal cooper
@@jamescraig4479 and the seats...
I love Urination Bob! Lol
A wild Timmy Joe has appeared!
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Uranium bob, what a guy.
Ok I'm glad I wasn't the only one that heard it that way...
This isn't the first time Tyler's said it that way, either. Bob must have pissed him off...
Replace the bushings; powerflex. Add a rear swaybar.. Koni yellow struts. 15% plus 2% pulleys. Headliner absolutely. Is it the ballast? You’ll need strut tower defenders.
@Darien Long GRSE! are you Ninja 2.oh?
@@seanwalsh9605 I own 2 MINIS. 1 is a 06 JCW. I killed the 02 and I have an 11 Clubman. I am very well versed in MINI
Or just put it in the bin
Cravenspeed makes some cool parts for them. I got some billet strut tower mounts that replaced the brittle rubber on my Abarth 500. A worthwhile upgrade for sure.
@@GRSEMETROMALL i had an 05 s and boy was it a fun pos
"Timing chain broke, bent all the valves, has to take the head out"
So just regular BMW service maintenance then?
Might as well replace the main and rod bearings while your there!! More BMW maintenance?!!
typical BMW major service then..
Timing chains rarely break, but its a funny comment nontheless. The 20 diesels regularly timing chain fail though, but you dont have that in the states
The n14 motor in the minis is notorious for it
It’s like watching a loved one slowly ruined by a drug addiction.
..... without any of the fun that comes with it 😉😁
@@-MacCat- what fun?
Are you talking about the car, or Tyler?
You misunderstand. The worse the buy, the more youtube videos and youtube views he gets out of it. He's not losing money on this deal. Fewer people would watch if he only bought good (boring) cars.
@@---cr8nw The idea has been copied, well by some and poorly by others, and done to death. I used to enjoy it but it's just the same old same old idea over and over and over ......
For me, it was time to move on a long time ago whilst still wishing Tyler and his followers and supporters all the best.
"I was put on this earth to rescue hoopties". Yes you were.
Whoever had it didn’t take care of it at all
These are made much cheaper than you might think. Had an 05 Mini Cooper. mechanically it was terrible. Interior quality was also poor. The engine was a Mercedes, Chrysler, and BMW venture that had it built in Brazil. Class action lawsuit against the automatic gearboxes, because they were that terrible. A replacement transmission will cost you the same price of the car itself too. I would've loved it if it wasn't a nightmare to own.
They are only worth keeping if you are mechanically inclined, there is a huge support enthusiast network for these vehicles,....
Apparently I pissed off a few people in other comments......those repairs can be done for about half of what that crook quoted.......I get that he's in a business.....I'd love to get that car for 2000.....I'd fix it correct and reliably for myself for under 3000 total....sadly I never find deals like this
@@aldarko9487 But if you were a mechanically inclined enthusiast, you would not be seen in a modern mini. 👉😠
@@Ben-hf7fg not necessarily. I would say the mini is the Euro honda civic culturally (that's about it though). They are a joke unless someone is serious about making it cool/fast. All my opinion of course, but visually and theoretically, I don't hate them.
@@skullknight2008 I love the original but the remake is a average at best car selling a the mini name in a 'cute' car to be gifted at sweet 16's. Same as the new beetle did. Civic has made proper enthusiast cars most of its production run and built upon it's name rather than detracting from it. New mini is closer to the PT cruiser for me. No sticks long enough.
U didn’t have to title “very broken”. We did the math, it’s a Mini😂
Hoovie: I accidently bought a Mini
Me: I accidently bought Light Mayo.
Id rather choke on my sandwich dry
Mayo? Spice up your sandwich. Miracle Whip!
i accidentally bought a small can of sugar free energy drink, While i meant to get a regular.
sh!t happens
That’s the worst man, I’ve made that mistake. Gave it to my mom and made my own. Light Mayo what a joke. As for the miracle whip comment did someone stomp on your tongue as a child?
My condolences.
9:28
Ninja: "What's wrong with it"
Tyler: "Yes"
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Tyler: "It might make a shorter video if I tell you what's NOT wrong with it"
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Everything
You know you're in trouble when the Ninja says "the kids at St. Jude are gonna be happy this month" lol...I commend the Ninja for donating to a great charity :)
The hood (bonnet) release is actually on the drivers side here where they are made!
That $6000 is a sound investment in another 1000 miles of trouble-free motoring.
Spit my soda all over the sofa!
Hahahahaha
If your lucky
I own one of these... and you arent wrong at all. OUCHIE
I seen 6 broken bmw engines from mini cooper.it was at engine machine shop.i dont understand why bmw.suppose be reliable, better engineer bmw but not really.
Rescuing Hoopties are the most enjoyable of your videos. Everyone can relate to them.
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his name was Urination Bob, and he was a legend.
I love Ninja's reaction after giving that quote when Hoovie says yes "Really?" XD But you know what, it's for a good cause. Between charities, and bringing back a hooptie that didn't deserve to be mistreated, I can see why he said yes.
That hooptie absolutely deserved to be mistreated. I have a 2011 Kia Forte with 165,000 miles on it. I've never done anything on it except oil changes, tires, brake pads and rotors. And it doesn't need a thing. There is no reason a car should be falling apart at 100,000 miles.
@@---cr8nw Depends on how they treated it. My dad can make any car fall apart in 20k miles or less. My mother can make any car last upwards of 200k miles. Sometimes it's not about the car. I will agree Mini reliability is crap, but if its an unreliable car, then people who don't take care of it shouldn't buy one. I had a 92 Oldsmobile Bravada, 90k miles were put on it, it was pristine, showroom, my mother drove it for another 30k miles with no problem, my father got a hold of it to work one winter, put less than 5k miles on it and it literally began to fall apart. This same car my mother had driven the same distance the same amount of time with no problems. Same thing happened with a few other cars. Sometimes it's not the car. Even POS cars, we got a used beater once because we really needed a car and mom managed to make that thing drive for years with no problems despite the fact that it had oil leaks galore, barely had brakes, and a bunch of other things wrong with it and had caught on fire twice prior to us owning it. She put a good 40k miles on it without any major problems and without having to fix anything.
I like it when Hoovie buys a car the Wizard won’t touch.
There isn't any more room in Wizard's garage for Hoopties! He'll need to open a second location soon LOL
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He don't even dares to tell him about :D
I thought that the Wizard and the Ninja had a reciprocal agreement: The Wizard would send the Ninja any BMW's that he was asked to fix and the Ninja would handover any British cars to the Wizard. There seems to be a dichotomy here as the Mini is a BMW built in England.
@@RodneyMunch8767 It's still got that crazy German engineering though.
Ninja's face when Hoovie said yes was priceless!
16:25
@@802Garage you deserve the world for putting in timestamps my man🙏
@@holymoly849 Haha I do what I can for my country and the world. :P
What will ninja buy?
@@rsprockets7846 Cancer treatments for children!
I see an Albanian Flag on the Ninja's wall,I was trying to place his homeland,and now I think I know.
I've grown to love The Car Ninja. Basically anyone Hoovie takes the time to build is aces.
Best car channel of them all.
$6,000 BEFORE the headliner and other interior work. Need that replacement plaque too.
I love Car Ninja! Such a nice guy. He is gonna hate you for that end segment though.
Actually once you put it in "front end service mode" it is easy to work on. And even that is not difficult.
After $6k it will have new everything and be a pretty nice hot hatchback.
For the cost of a new Lambo tire.
headliner
But putting it into "front end service mode" is a huge pain in the ass.
And believe me after owning two of these, they’re a joy to drive.
@@HermannTheGreat He'll have no trouble selling it for $8K.
@@HermannTheGreat, even with the fucked paint and interior issues?
I’m looking forward to seeing the engine out and the work done on this one.
If cars could talk they would call Hoovie "The Redcross"
When you said 'EuroAsian Bob' I heard 'Urination Bob'
That’s the joke...
Came here to post this, was not disappointed!
2:11 for anyone else
He did say urination bob
I think it is Euronation Bob
Leave it on Tavarish's front step with a note, "Help me!"
🤣🤣🤣
Tavarish will buy it if it's been set on fire.
Well then it won’t get worked on in like 100 years 😭
Where is Tavarish? Not seen in ages.
@@ernstar8296 The COVID monster caught him.
Actually, the history of this is that BMW bought Rover, asset stripped it , and walked away with what they wanted. This car is a BMW. Many years ago, I owned an original mid-1960's Mini. It was 15 years old when I paid £45 for it. I only needed it for six months over an autumn and winter while I did some work on my Triumph TR5. That Mini never missed a beat on me. It was reliable and economical, and drove great. Apart from the generalised scruffiness of a 15 year old car, the only real fault was that the seals on the driveshafts were worn, and it leaked oil from there. When the oil level dropped below the seals, the leaks stopped. I addressed the problem by pouring in a can of Molyslip to make sure the engine stayed lubricated. And all was fine. At the end of 6 months I returned the car to the friend I'd bought it off.
Those old MInis were notorious for rust in the rear subframe, but there was nothing like the money pit horror stories that surround these BMW MInis. Not in a million years would I go near one of these.
Hoovie, you are definitely a real enthusiast. Thanks for that and the Mini video. They are pretty rare. Even on CZcams. Commonly known to be a scary ownership experience. Unreliable and disappointing to the extreme but also loved just as passionately for their charm and fun to drive attributes. Please make a video of Ninja's repair of this bomb. You have to. You are probably one of the few guys crazy and quirky enough to make a good go of it.
YES. A MINI. You'll enjoy it. Anyone else looking forward to more videos on it? 🔥
Good spec as well
It is so awesome! MC40s are rare!!
Absolutely!!! I even vote to have more MINI rescue missions! :)
YES. Just because it costs $8k in total doesn't mean someone won't love the hell out of that after it's done. Hoovie even said what all Mini people like... they are great to drive.
Yes, it's always fun to watch someone else suffer through poor ownership choices.
One of these came into my stereo shop today, 2012 model. Parts and labor to replace stereo with bluetooth was $630. I charged $125 install fee, which is usually free. We had to take the whole dash apart to put it in. I do about 1 every two years. It has a factory amplifier BMW stereo system.
That is so great the Johnny gives to St Judes. My wife and I organize 2 charities every year for Smilow Cancer Hospital at YALE New haven. One is in memory of a friends son who lost the battle at age 16 and we call it Scottys Christmas in July and the other is personal as I am a survivor myself so we do the same thing around Christmas time for the children going thru treatment. I would see the kids everyday I was there and it was the hardest thing to see children suffering. Anyway, I am glad Tyler is in a position to do nice things to pass it on. Very respectable.
Ninja gives Tyler the “I don’t wanna touch this car” quote and Tyler still says yes... the next quote will be interesting.
This reminds me of my mom. $300 rusted out Grand Prix was still talking it to the dealer in the affluent town down the road. They gave her a $7K get lost quote. Now she goes to the little guy down the street who fixes it for a couple hundred here and there.
@@robertbell525 ahh yes, I liken that to the £1200 for all new pads and discs from BMW on my 4 series. I can buy the same parts for £450 and I’ll fit them myself on a weekend. I’ve saved thousands on brake changes alone by staying away from dealers. I love the smaller (trustworthy) shops, they fix things rather than replacing any component linked to the broken one.
@@a20axf Brakes are relatively easy to do if you follow a methodical setup, in essence it's a few bolts and a few clips with a bit of copper grease and a bit of heat to loosten bolts. You are right, a home mechanic could do all 4 discs and pads in about 6 or 7 hours, I've only ever did it once when i was young and had to save every £ just to keep my car on the road. IIRC it took me about 3 hours to do both front discs and pads. Nowadays despite owning Merc's and Audi's (never BMW's as they are the real money pit of German Luxury Marques) i take my cars to the same independent specialist. He is a Rolls Royce, Bentley and German Marque specialist Labour and servicing is 50% what Merc charge and 70% of what Audi charge for the same jobs.
@@terencej72 Yes, exactly! I would always favour a reputable independent specialist before taking it to a dealer. I tend to do as much repair work as I can on my own and family’s cars to save money. I know when it’s beyond my capabilities or I just know it’s going to be an absolute pain to do and then I’ll take it to a specialist. However with this BMW I’m keeping a full dealer service history (just the oil changes etc) to keep the value up. Anything else I’ll likely do if myself and invest the difference instead.
@@a20axf Best idea my friend, as i said BMW's can be real money pits if you don't keep up with maintenance. The fact you are doing it yourself means that you won't scrimp on maintenance as you're not paying extra money. Often when people buy a German Luxury Marque (Porsche, Merc, Audi, BMW) they don't factor in the maintenance. Take my previous car a 2012 Merc C Class 220D AMG Coupe. Bought when nearly 4 years old in Dec 2015 with 30,000 miles for £15,300, sold it last Sept 2020 with 70,000 miles for £7,900. So basically just over half of what i paid 5 years previously. I didn't scrimp on maintenance and it probably cost £3500 in 5 years for servicing, MOT's, and parts that broke. To be fair there were only 2 parts that broke that WEREN'T wear and tear - a headlamp module and driver door window mech.
You never "accidentally" end up in a mini Tyler!!! Deep down you know you wanted to be seen in one. 😂🤣😂🤣
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Why would you want to be seen in that?
I owned the first gen MINI cooper S as my first car long ago. It was my absolute favorite car to drive to this day, it would take turns like it was on train tracks but it was also the only car that totally died on me :(
I have had an r53 for just over 10 years now. Never had any issues other than normal wear items. Look after these cars and they are very reliable! By far the best bang for your buck, and parts are super cheap in UK! This is a lovely car and very rare so nice 1 for keeping this on the road!
"But guess what"
"Its so cute!"
"The kids will appreciate you"
Hoovie do it for his daughter, I think he know his daughter will love this more than any rolls royce or maybach.
Especially 15 years from now when she’s old enough to drive. It’ll be a total classic the way we think about the classic mini.
well maybe without the race stickers but yeah
@@fuzzyjedi I mean, they're pretty much approaching modern classic status already. Next year the early Cooper S' will be 20 years old.
Jk
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2:11 "Urination Bob"
You have some strange friends, Hoovie.
(hesitant Bob Newhart voice) It's... it's Euro Nation Bob. (Or maybe Euro Asian? But in that case where does the N come from? It's the name of his dealership, anyway.)
Euro Asian
@@SuperHoneyOil I'm also a Bob and that mishearing of his name is damn funny! Euro-Asian Bob just ain't the same! Besides that name makes you wonder if he actually IS Eurasian.
"What's wrong with it?"
"A lot"
Of course, it's a BMW product
"What if I help?"
I was expecting '$7'000' to be the reply :)
I was at $8000. What is the car worth after the fixes?
@@me8246 I have no idea. I'm not from the US to know how much one of these special editions are worth and we didn't get anything like it in the UK.
A search for me found one with only 31k miles and they were looking $11'750
I love hearing that the car ninja, donates a portion to charity! Great man!
I love how the Ninja disses his customer's cars every time Hoovie goes in
He knows that everyone with BMW's needs to be thick skinned due to regular, poor life choices.
Except that little one he recently bought. He liked that one
REMEMBER : He's dissing the car, not the customer. If a car is a disaster, it's good we get to learn that.
@@Czechbound Unlike Scotty Kilmer who not only disses the cars but also disses his customers in his video thumbnails and on the merchandise he sells which says things like " you can't fix stupid " .
@@briannichols4807 scotty kilmer is actually a 🤡
I drove an 06 for 8 years and right around 50,000 miles
I had to buy 18 run flat tires at $500 each two wheels thanks to a pothole
1 clutch at $4300
But boy was it fun to drive
When that supercharger kicked it it throw you back into the seat
I had the roll tuck seating 6 speed
I had to get an automatic due to hips and back surgeries
Can't wait to see this car done! I have had an R56 John Cooper Works myself. Total disaster too, obviously but such a fun car to drive and amazing cornering!
A whistlin diesel quote on Hoovies Garage?? That's what I like to see 👌🏻
Since he got shot in the head everyone’s talking about him on their channel.
@@Andrew-on5do You mean, since he shot himself in the head?
Haha.
That moment when Hoovie arrives in a Mini and the Ninja's eyes turn into dollar signs like a Bugs Bunny cartoon :)))
Hang in there Hoovie. We own a 2005 R52. My friend here in WV who owns Charleston High-End Motorworks encouraged me not to buy it five years ago. We don't drive it much but love it. We've replaced the harmonic balancer and the convertible cable system. Other than that, it's been delightful. My youngest learned to drive a six speed on the car. I'm waiting until he moves out to get the smaller pulley!
Love the duvet headliner! Seriously though supercharged Cooper S’s are plentiful here in the UK and absolute bargains right now.
Tyler is like the WalMart edition of Jay Leno.
Not hardly! Hoovie is interested in other people other than himself.
He’s referring to his obsession with having a large car collection. Not his personality. Jay gets the ultra high end version and largely new models. Tyler will take the junk of the junk and keep it road worthy. Same obsessive behavior, millions separating them
@@garys9694 u think Jay makes the series for himself? Lol the hate
@@papa_pt I never realised before but yes I'm sure he does. He does not listen to any question. "Yep, uhuh and back to what I was saying..."
Target, but close enough
I was totally expecting a part where you show up at Wizard's place with this, and he chases you away with a chain saw or something. 😂🤣😂🤣
That's a thought 😅
The Doug Demuro “thiiiis” 😂😂
I look forward to seeing the repair process on this mini. Thanks for trying to save this piece of history.
When the job is finished and the check engine light comes on for something else, Ninja is going to offer to buy it for $3K!
And he'll have a cool car : -)
yeah that's gonna be the Ninja's new ride, I think he is still salty over the Olds 88 or whatever it was from Christmas.
It will come on for non oem headlights
I bet Hoovie gives it away to a Mini enthusiast
I love this! A. It’s a mini, B it’s a special edition, C love the chemistry between Tyler and Ninja D. Cant wait till the next installment!
Got to say, I thought Ninja was gonna buy it from you; sounded like he had some interest there.
He would propably buy it. But this one deserves to be trashed
I actually have one, a 2002 r53 and i LOVE it. Never had an issue with it it has 210.000km
6K for all that is not bad, a fair price from the Ninja. It might sound like a lot but think about this, if someone had done all the maintenance it doesn't build up and expensive things don't break as often. Anyway that was an awesome find Hoovie! I am excited to see the progress, and maybe later either the Car Ninja will buy it or we will see it on Cars & Bids!
*looks like Ninja's garage is prepping for "The Kansas Job"*
I laughed way too hard at this.
In midt 2000s I watch The Italian Job, and I got a mini-cooper for our family race trace. . I drove exact the way I expected, and I tuned it with LED lights, including brake lights. I could not afford a real mini cooper, but in 2018 I rented one in France. I was so much fun. I drove it like James Bond to work every day, and got two speeding tickets of €90 each.
After that I stayed with my Subaru Forester with permanent 4WD.
Excitedly watching the auction for this on Cars and Bids right now! If you didn't know go see it! Good luck Hoovie!!! I hope you make back all of your money invested, right now the auction will just about cover the cost of repairs with less than 2 hours left on the bidding, I'm curious to see how much it goes for in the end!
Smaller supercharger pulley for more power? A man after my own heart.
The worst investment. Will just break everything
It needs hockey pucks.
Reminds me of the scene from Winter Soldier. Fury asks the car AI "What's NOT damaged"? Car responds "Air conditioning is fully operational".
Welcome to Mini ownership, i have an 06 JCW. At least yours didn't catch on fire from the power steering leak like mine did...I did all that work (pretty much the same list as yours was wrong with mine with the additional melted parts from the fire) on mine and very nearly pulled the engine to do the clutch. and despite a new oil filter housing and replacing all the little seals it still leaks oil, and now it has a coolant leak to chase down. Owning a mini is a labor of love. This year it was a short in the wiring harness and bad battery cable which I left to the professionals to fix which was also not cheap. Mini's are fun to drive which almost makes all the money spent keeping it alive worth it.
8 g for a sorted MC40 Mini isn’t terrible. Even at that age and mileage
Tyler: What if I help?
Ninja: Uhhhh.. Actually you make it worse.
Car Ninja's reactions are always the best 😂😂😂
I thought he was gonna say "$7,000"
I used to hang around a shop with their rates on the wall:
$75.00/hr
$100/hr if you watch
$150/hr if you help.
Ninja and Weezard have Hoovies number........just let them do it, you'll come out cheaper in the long run....
This makes me happy. Saving hoopties is my favorite part of this channel.
Awesome! Missed these videos on rescuing old, but cool shit boxes! Thank you for the video
Go Hoovie! Cannot wait to see this rescue. Always wanted a Mini
aww man can’t wait to see how many times that cooper goes to the wizards
It will go to Johnny. Once
You bet ya
I second that. That Mini will never stop being a hot mess.
No way, it’s a reliable car when sitting in garage.
My 2002 Cooper S one went back into Mini 17 times in two years.
Considering 1,000 made, and probably only a handful left, I think $8k total is pretty good for a rare car that honors their history.
Hahaha I love the WhistlinDeisel reference. “I gotta lie, I like it”
I actually owned one of these with a Borla exhaust. Sounded sweet! I think it was #356 or something.
Ninja: "We don't have a red one..." "oh ya, there's one". LOL!
"Oh boy" The two words uttered by a mechanic that send chills through an owner.
Well there is the delighted, oh boy, or the disgusted, oh boy. It’s all context.
I’ve actually done the side engine mount on the these R53s and the bottom one it wasn’t very fun 🤣
I owned a 2011 Mini Cooper Clubman S and it was a blast to drive, one of my favorite vehicles I've ever owned. This Mini of yours wasn't maintained at all and that is key to longevity with these cars. They have to be maintained.
"I Accidentally Bought The Cheapest Mini Cooper S Monte Carlo Edition"
I hate it when that happens... Hmmm... Wait? What?
Ah, the old BMW's serenade of the printing paper sound with repair bill estimation
A coworker of mine had a Mini Cooper S. I had only driven Honda/Acura and Audi at the time, and was very excited for something nimble, light, and fun. I took it for a drive, and was blown away by how horrible it was. This was 10 years ago and it was a first generation Cooper S, so it wasn't that old, and didn't have many miles.
It felt like you were driving on top of it. I was expecting a sports car like experience with the handling and the driving position, but it was very un-involving. The car didn't lean much but instead you get leaned over in the seats. The supercharger was weaker than I expected, the transmission shifted horrendously, the clutch pedal was way too light, and the steering had a disconnected feeling as well. It was almost like I was driving the car through remote control.
Everyone always says avoid BMW 4 and 8 cylinders, and there's a reason. The people who manage to keep these total POS's running are a special kind of masochistic bastards.
This is a fun car. I own an 2006. They don’t cost nothing to own but it looks like the owner ran this one it into the ground. There are plenty of mods to fix the defects of the design. If you are going to pull their engine out, poly bush everything!!! Suspension, mounts, steering rack, sway bar, etc. Add strut tower plate and brace (a know defect is that the strut tower steel is week). Replace shocks with Koni, not stock shocks which have no refinement. Don’t put run flats back on, ...for lower cost and significant ride improvement. Another known defect is the timing change tensioner which runs off of oil pressure. It might be worth it to inspect. As an owner, when you turn the key, you need to wait for the oil pump to bring up pressure before starting car. Google ‘mini death rattle’. Good luck!!!
The ninja is saying to himself “after the repairs are done, he’ll be back” 🤷🏽♂️
ninja did say he will get one of those
Yay! Glad it’s getting fixed. I feel bad for the little guy. Can’t wait to see him fixed and detailed.
Brilliant thanks for pulling the trigger on that what an awesome series this will be
I'd have to argue the 2nd gen mini is the best. I'm biased, I have an r56 jcw hardtop, but I've never had too many serious problems. High pressure fuel pump got recalled and the clutch fork is prone to failure if you use a stiffer aftermarket clutch, but I've never had any problems with things like timing chains or bent valves. I drive it hard and occasionally track it, but as long as I regularly maintenance it and change fluids it works great. Also worth noting that the 2nd gen minis used electric power steering (NOT drive by wire), so all those power steering leaks wouldn't be a problem if you had a 2nd gen lol. But great to see a mini rescue either way, seems like a very rare edition!
Do it. It’s the best rescue yet. I’ll definitely be watching.
If you get one of these, never use OEM power steering lines. When you eject the front subframe take the entire thing to a place that does hydraulic lines and have them fix it. Never use normal power steering fluid, these use some weird snake oil.
It's a dodge engine at heart, you can use plenty of dodge parts like the Neon ignition coil and Stratus tensioner.
It cracked me up because I remember fixing every single one of these problems on my Mini.
Oil pressure light could be the filter adapter in the oil filter housing as when they do a service and replace the filter cartridge the bottom spring part can be left out causing oil pressure concerns. Seen many like this as the part stays on the old oil filter and they toss it out.
I accidentally got married but I've never accidentally bought a car.
I accidentally accepted a job offer.
😂👌
Swear to god I accidentally got a girlfriend once... imagine my shock when I woke up. Lol
Hehe :)
lmao, can you share the story?
2:11 Even the CZcams auto captions say “Urination Bob”. 😀
Get it sorted Bro.. I love the R53 Cooper S
still have mine till this day.. you will
enjoy it trust me...
I wanna see this thing fixed up! Look forward to the follow up video!
"They're like BMW's except they have questionable build quality and engineering all crammed into a very tight package and very hard to work on."
So...BMW?
He didn't say except. He said "They're like BMW's with their questionable build quality".
Definitely any BMW built from 2004 on.
worse than bmw.
Bmw, but.. tighter. Somehow
They ARE BMWs
I love that we've just completely switched to calling him Urination Bob