Ha ha nice one🤣

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Ucccch such a cheapskate!

Or one sheet to wipe and one sheet to polish....what a tightarse (there's nothing worse).

or somehow never get his round in!

Love your channel mate and watch every one, i wonder if you can help with a problem I've got concerning a number plate transfer,dvl want a code,how do i find it? many thanks

He says back weirdly!

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​@@richardirvine9469You can't get rid of him.😂😂😂

It's.... Alright guys, how's it going, welcome baaaaack 👍 Great guy!

After 2014, All F series are good

​@@fabini14 Early cars are also good. Just the older they get the more things get worn out.

Even 2011+ For the cooper S has decent reliability because the replaced that shitty N14 engine with the N18 which made it heaps more reliability.

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how much would a 2009 mini be worth? I'm thinking £2000

@@zuowang5185 depends on mileage, condition etc. but yeah I recon around that number

​@@zuowang5185 mini cooper? They have the Mini One and Mini First as well. Depends on the spec. £2000 if it's done less than 100k miles, has climate control. Otherwise no, less than that. Also a warning the BMW engines produced between 2007 and early 2010 had dodgy timing chains. They fixed it in late 2010 with the minis so if you're going to get one, get one with a 60 plate or newer and absolutely do not buy an old high milage cooper S under any circumstance. It's like loading a 6 shooter with 6 bullets and hoping for good news at the next MOT.

@@randomdaveUK looking at one at 95km mileage, replaced timing chain in 2018. Asking £2100. Claim to have full service history and driven by an old lady. Lots of scuff on wheels though

@@zuowang5185 is the spec alright? Climate, multifunction wheel? Heated seats and leather at that price range are bonuses not givens. Timing chain being done is a big plus. As you can check the MOT history online is there any incident of an oil leak as an advisory or ongoing? Other big one is advisory emissions failure as the exhaust would then need work soon. I think if you like the spec and can say no to both those MOT questions you've probably got a decent one and that's a good price

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Thanks. Merry Christmas

Happy Christmas!

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Upholstery and valet guys work for nothing. I don't know why they even bother.

Probably on the original clutch 😂

Right I can’t understand that part . Most of us actually use part worn tyres ourselves hence we do it to other cars we sell 😂

Nice to see decent tyres fitted. Part worns a MOT tester who is quite fussy on tyres said that you could be buying someone elses trouble, as there is always a reason they are part worn. They could of come off a scrapped car and not checked, could of been reason car was crashed or replaced early as they were crap. We generally only replace when worn to about 2mm, damaged or we dont like them.

​@@richwilliams9895 While I understand that I can't think of anyone in their right mind who'd buy a car and replace the tyres straight away 'just in case' if the tyres are at least 3mm or above. Using existing tyres on a used car is no difference from buying part worn tyres with one caveat: I bought some part worns once which someone had used a regrooving tool to 'retread' them. They went straight back and I got a refund. I also reported the seller though fat lot of good that probably did!

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I know… time flies. Hope you have a good one

Same to you!

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I have a 2012 mini Cooper S convertible. This is the N18 engine which was brought out to fix the rather large number of faults of the N14 (2006-2011). I made sure I got an N18. I quickly found a mini specialist to get the car back into good shape. Still rather complex with lots to fail but most of it is quite affordable. The major service was my biggest bill due to some long life spark plugs . Coil packs and vanos solenoids are regarded as service items in the same way the oil and spark plugs are! Needed 2 coil packs and a new thermostat. The intake vanos solenoid still needs doing as it throws a reduced power engine light every 2 weeks or so which goes out if you switch off an on again and won't come back on for a while. A much better timing chain tensioner should be installed but they've suggested that's changed anyway as a precaution. Some of these parts are surprisingly easy to fix, my specialist recommended I did it myself to save time and money but I won't because I am not good with mechanical stuff. Much better at using electrical diagnostic tools which probably fooled them into thinking I was an expert. I'll take it in sometime soon. Then the suspension components needed doing. On the upside because it's not from the North east the specialist said I had the best subframe he's seen! And also the best driving example

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Thanks. I appreciate it. Merry Christmas

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As a driver of an 11 year old cooper S convertible I agree. They are built to be involving to drive not easy. So if you're exhausted this is not the car to drive. If you're fresh and in the mood for a bit of point and squirt fun it's great fun for the price. My mark 7 golf can probably keep up and does the exact same journey with next to no effort. The mini feels like you've gone much faster, had to drive the thing. In many ways feels more like a classic.

@@paultasker7788 the mini has a bit of attitude, it always feels like it wants to go faster. 😂

​@@paultasker7788That's why I like my fiesta so much, feels like it can do both

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At least the battery is easy to fix. Try doing that on the 2nd generation. It's soldered onto the motherboard. Absolutely ridiculous piece of design

My Golf key fob could eat batteries. Renata batteries seemed to last the longest......

@@paultasker7788 yes I know my wife had one. The engines on those were awful and drank oil

Just clean it with detergent or degreaser. The shine is grease and dirt from hands. If the leather hasn't actually worn, this generation steering wheel leather can look brand new again.

If I had the time I would take them all somewhere scenic for photos but it’s always a rush

What a result. Merry Christmas

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You spelled 'Vredestein' the first time right Matt, it's a Dutch brand that makes decent tires. Happy holidays!

Astonishingly good cars. I think they're the hidden gem of the used car market. So many people (including Matt here) equate them with the horrors of the previous models where they're light years ahead. It's also one of the few cars I'd choose the auto over the manual. The Aisin conventional auto with the JCW optional upgrade (paddles and gearbox mods) is superb.

@@DiscoFang Yes, im changing to the new JCW in around 6 months, as my Cooper S is nearly 5 years old - it should have covered around 225K miles by then.

@@DiscoFang I completely agree with you, such nice cars in a small package - whats not to like? Unfortunately everyone is caught up on the idea that MINIs are 'unreliable' and 'nothing but problems' when they've never tried a F56. So much stupidity in the comments but glad you are sticking up for these really underrated little cars

​@@JP-bh7wbit's not just minis, BMW ballsed up the engines between 08-2012 (2010 fix for Minis). The unreliability tag is going strong because the cars in this price range that are uncared for usually have issues. You're right the newer engines are fine