2006 Mini-S - last of the R53's

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2006 Mini-S - last of the R53's

Post by Einsteiger » Sun Sep 29, 2019 2:26 pm

We were comtemplating selling our one-owner 2006 Mini Cooper S, until I started looking at the market.

Every "comparable" car listed out there has three times the mileage of ours. We're at 50,800. A couple of years after we ordered this one, my wife retired from Sprint, so no more daily trips to the West Bottoms [they used to be in the old Gateway building].

I make sure it gets driven every 2-3 weeks; sufficient to reach proper temps but keeping the miles in check. For what good that does.

We've been fanatical about service - if it needed it, we did it. The tiptronic trans is not high in demand, but at least I can assure a buyer that the motor has never been over-reved. Manual cars have ALL been wound too tight at some point. :)

One of the online valuation sites pegged it at about $11,000, but the '06's with 150,000+ miles are going for $5-6K.

We may try selling on the one owner / low mileage angle....but we may just keep it. Forever. :)
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Re: 2006 Mini-S - last of the R53's

Post by FRUNKenstein » Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:32 pm

Reminds me of our '88 E30 cabriolet. We rarely drive it, but it always fires right up whenever I need it. It's not worth much if I sell it - $5,000 tops. We've had it since 1999, so I know it's been maintained. I suspect I will have it the rest of my life.
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