“Americans Are Driving Their Cars To Death In Order To Save Money“

THAT’S the part the author is shocked about?

Don’t discount the 1st Gen Mini Cooper S either. Lots of people consider those the most reliable (although the nature of age always factors in!) of all MINI, increasing boost on that supercharged model gets you to 200hp easily and reliably in an even lighter earlier chassis. And I picked up a clean, 100,000 mile 2006 C…

Two HUUUUUGE problems that anyone who so much as briefly Googles “second gen MINI” will find:

My thought was “Finally a Porsche in a color that shows the buyer didn’t have a stick up his rear”, so it’s tough for ME to read your comment without thinking you ARE exactly that preconceived purist person.

It’s a nice price for anyone seeking a classic Mini - this one having some Italian provenance is a fun quirk that doesn’t have any real detriment to the value. All US-based Minis of this era have some parts sourcing challenges

That’s sure true for the 2nd gen MINI

10 years newer is a problem, not a benefit - even with half the miles. The values reflect that.

Easy “no dice” - in part because I just made a very, VERY similar purchase:

Stupid people who pay stupid prices ruin it for everyone else too, not just their spineless selves who will now have a car loan to pay for more years than most of us would dream of in our nightmares.

I selfishly like that there’s 75% “nice price”, but last year I was shopping for cars like this, having committed to sell my motorcycle in exchange for a small sport convertible with a manual that would also get me back into autocross. This was one of the possible options - but notably the worst handling and worst…

It’s a survey. The people they survey would have to know those things independently.

On THIS one - paint the grille body color, and it wouldn't be bad, actually.

Here’s the problem - it’s a second generation mini. They were plagued with fatal problems, most concerning being a timing chain guide that is irreparable when it inevitably breaks. The market value of 2nd generation mini Cooper S reflects it.

YMMV, but the Denny’s near me has excellent quality, and consistency. The one in my old neighborhood notably less so, more greasy - but then I’d argue that’s more “diner-like”.

I voted “no deal” because I suspect it’s NOT actually a 6 speed manual. Look at the footwell photo - there’s a gas pedal, brake pedal... And a dead pedal.

Leftists are pathetic? How about former registered Republicans who un-registered after the shift of Fox News after McConnell’s Obama-era “let’s make him a one-term president” followed by the tangible tsunami of misinformation and memes aimed at ‘Murica’s most impressionable, most gullible, and ironically least likely…

“If these pricing trends continue, Hyundai could find itself with a DOA model.”

Oh you sheltered young... Millennial? Is there a younger and more sheltered gen out yet?

There are no compact trucks.