I did not see my side of the headliner sagging. But it is. Probably from heat. Thanks for finding it guys

I owned an ‘06 Mini Cooper S about five years ago in the same hyper blue metallic this one is in. Similar mods too, 15% reduction pulley, cold air intake, invidia cat back exhaust, blacked out grill swap. Man I miss that car, seeing one this immaculate makes me really want it back. That supercharger whine never gets old.

R53 model minis are by far the best Mini BMW has made.

Car Wizard’s voice is so relaxing to hear. He could describe horrific crime scenes in morbid detail and I would still be calm and relaxed listening to him. Lol

Wizard your candidness is so refreshing. In a world where I feel so utterly lost it brings me sanity to hear someone bring truth plainly.

Thanks Mr.and Mrs. Wizard. You guys make a great audio/ visual team. Wizard for your play by play diagnosis and inspection critiques and Mrs Wizard, you're video camera work and posing follow up questions of the Wiz is top notch interaction between him and the audience. Thanks again for the information and entertainment.👍🏻

Finally a mini! Thank you Wizard for this video. I do all of my maintenance on mine. Always trying to learn more so I can take on bigger projects as it ages. Your content is both helpful and amazing!

I bought my daughter a 2008 R56 Mini for her first car at 16 a year ago. $5000 all in, taxes, etc. What a gem of a car. Very peppy even without the super charger. I'd heard bad things about reliability so I opted for the base model. It's been flawless.

I'm a Mini fanatic. Currently on my 5th, a 2020 Clubman JCW. The first gen R series models undoubtedly had their fair share of issues but the newer gen F series models are proving that Mini definitely upped their reliability game. There's a guy on a forum I follow that's currently sitting at 525k miles on an 2014 F series Cooper and still kicking strong.

“There’s something wrong with this car, even with such low mileage”. It’s a Beemer. Nuff said 😎

My wife has a Mini Cooper that is a 2002 model and it only has 41000 miles on it! It has never broken down and it is also an automatic! Very good little car.

Fantastic detailed vlog. You are clearly a natural with a calming manner. Thanks again for sharing buddy!

I own a 2009 Mini Cooper S JCW with 69k on the odometer. Never had an issue with this car. Absolutely love mine.

This is a pretty rare spec of MINI Cooper S. The stripes were part of the sport package and were factory installed. The driving lights were a dealer option for $500. Those optional upgraded seats were a $1700 option. Personally, I have driven 2006 MINIs over 230k and averaged $1300 a year on maintenance/repairs/tires.

I'm gonna be getting a 2006 Cooper with a manual soon. Glad to see the Wizard gives his approval of this car. 👍🏻

It’s missing the factory under shroud. Missing a couple of screws that hold the shroud. This is a John Cooper Works. It already has a smaller SC pulley already. The 15% reduction was a common mod on these year cars. I have a 2002 MCS with 42k on it. It has the 15% SC pulley and stainless exhaust manifold and all all the way back. The Borla is not stock. Exhaust mods were very common. The driving lights are an option from the factory. This is a great example of almost pristine MINI R53.

I’m so happy to see & hear a good mechanic that doesn’t give horrible review about minis I worry about mine bc of mechanic reviews I love the car it’s definitely a fun car I have not had many troubles with it yet 🤞! 2013 mini

Fitted with the chrono dash pack! Really rare here in the UK. It basically moves the Speedo to the steering column

Thanks for these vids Wiz. Look forward to them. Lots of work to do these and your subscribers get it. No matter what car. It’s the knowledge that is exchanged. Thumbs up to the Mrs. W as well. Takes a village.

Watching your videos remind me of my childhood. Two of my Uncle's were mechanics at a shop owned by one and on a strip of family land so both lived on the property. Always had fun going to the garage and watching them work and learning everything I could. Also there was a parts/scrap yard to play in. We also played the guess what this is? This is why I subscribed. Thanks for the trips down memory lane.

The ‘06 MINIs are probably the most reliable ones that they made. Most of the original problems were fixed and the timing chain problems didn’t really exist yet.

I had an 04 Cooper S. This video has me longing for it. The cool thing about this one is the optional gauge cluster in the factory speedo location. It was pretty rare to see that setup.

I had a Cooper S as a courtesy car for 2 weeks last year. Drove like a go-cart. Loads of fun!

awesome content again wizard . i think a brief test drive would be a nice addition to the repaired mini !

That was a very good point, to make about how much it takes to write them off.

Gotta love those 1st gen JCW R50/R53s, especially with JCW touches.. the last remnants of Real John Cooper Mini’s

Love the car wizard I'm a at home mechanic built a few engines and re did a old hot rod but still picked up tricks from the wizard you can tell he knows his stuff

I've owned my 2002 R53 S model for 16 years. Pretty reliable and the upkeep and mods are very affordable. Did the 15% pulley, my favorite mod.

love the rally lights reminiscent of 1967 mini cooper at le mans

When the Wizard's shirt matches the car he's working on

Mrs Wizard does a very good job photographing your videos good job Mrs. wizard!! 👍

spot on Wizard and Mrs Wizard love the content of your videos

I understand that low mileage being like new . Bought my Miata from an older gentleman. It has 24,000 miles and it’s a 2008. Pre purchase inspections on the lift the undercarriage has never been exposed to rain. All the paint and parts are still shiny. And the headliner is in great shape because it’s a convertible.

I heard there are some shops in your area that when you drive up with a BMW and describe the problem they say aww, hell no! I’m not working on a BMW.

That is a really nice example of an r53 mini. It has the rare r90 wheels, the optional heated seats, the optional navigation system, the optional harmon kardon speaker package. And some JCW parts hidden in there. All that plus it only being a 26k mile car. That is a phenomenal example of what is probably the best generation of the new style minis.

Excellent wor, as always and thanks.

Wizard, it would have been awesome if your had showed us the pulley replacement process as well. Felt the video was incomplete without that

Such a cool car and a nice lot of extras I’ve had two Cooper S on 06 such a fun car

I love the multiple choice segment of these videos.

267,000 miles on my 2005 Cooper S. It's the same here in Virginia with shops not wanting to work on it or getting work done and it ends up being done wrong. I have spent A LOT of money keeping it going but I just can't get rid of it! I get it to the Wichita area a couple times a year. May be I should make an appointment next visit. Needs more work (always).

I love driving Minis, but the little experience I've had working on them was not great. Comparatively, I prefer working on Fiat 500s (still a pain in the ass compared to your average car), but somehow it feels like there's way more space to do basic services and maintenance. Plus I think the Fiat 500s fit the original ethos of the old-school minis better. They're still small, fun and affordable. Minis can easily nudge 40K if you spec one how you want it.

I thought you didn’t work on BMW’s car wizard? ;)

My Nana had an 08 Mini Cooper S that she got from my uncle about 2 years old with about 14k miles; when we sold it for her 2 years ago as she could no longer drive, it only had 21k miles on it. It was the car I learned to drive manual on, and that I really like the pull of a turbo, especially from BMW. Hated the ride of it, it was on 18s chrome wheel with runflats.

Hopefully these videos will inspire a whole new generation of Auto Mechanics!

Bit of trivia: the Focus SVT in the background and the R53 Cooper S featured use the same Getrag 6 speed manual gearbox.

I am also an interior snob if you will. It is literally what you interact with when you drive.

Very fun way to present the video!

Love Mini Coopers. Good to see The Wizard is no car snob!

I’ve had my R53 Cooper S for 4 years now and that’s the first example of a stock supercharger pulley going bad, they’re a shrink/friction fit and are a huge pain to remove. I wouldn’t be surprised if this has an Alta or Cravenspeed pulley fitted as they’re in 2 parts and can come loose, hopefully it hasn’t attacked the input shaft and written off the whole supercharger

Got to take it easy over the railroad tracks in Newton with a Mini Cooper. Friend of mines family took out the radiator driving over too fast.

Wizard, you referred to the front driving lights. They were a factory option from new. Look reall good. My daughter has them on her Mini Cooper.

I have a 2004 R53 Mini Cooper S with 26016. It does have one very, very small dent that requires effort to notice and some curb rash on two wheels but otherwise beautiful. The interior is perfect. Two-tone leather seats blue and gray. It's absolutely brilliant to drive. As for service, I would recommend taking a Mini to a Mini dealership shop. They should know your car better than anyone else. Guys like the Wizard are few and far between.

Actually once you remove the bumper cover and aluminum bumper, everything is accessible. I had the entire subframe off my 03 Cooper in less than an hour, power steering pump had to be swapped.

I briefly owned a 2010 cooper s. Unless you have hoovie money I dont recommend them. $1300 fuel pump.

I have a 07 cooper S and I’m very lucky to have a really amazing local garage that work on it. They saved me when my coolant started vanishing on 5 minute drives.

I was waiting for the R53 video! Have been eyeing it for the last few episodes.. :)

Wizard it's the "Black Ice" air freshener under the seat...

That’s true Wizard! Over here in the Uk it’s the same! No garage will touch a clutch! They’ll refer you to a Mini specialist! They’re bad cars for gearbox and clutch failure!

Hey Wizard! Your uniform perfectly matches this car!

I own three Mini Coopers a 2012 Cooper S, 2013 Paceman S ALL4 and a 2015 Cooper Convertible. Just a blast to drive not boring like almost every other CUV/SUV out there. Never had anything go wrong with any of them yet. I put snow tires on two of them and plow thru Alberta winters with little drama, but you have to be careful or you will be stuck for sure. The All4 Paceman is a beast in the snow with its winter tires....

The cool mini coopers are the ones they built back in the 60s- Most modern minis are low mileage, because they spend most the time on the back of a tow truck

Over here in the UK they go for next to nothing second hand ,nothing but trouble and the cost of replacing the clutch etc is expensive for what they are .Pretty much nothing but a throw away car once they start going wrong .

A slick top, very nice. Lots of expensive options leather seats, auto climate, JCW intake, driving lights, exhaust, strut bar, HK audio, chrome everywhere, chrono pkg, and hyper blue just like my 06 cabrio.

I bought a 2006 Cooper S new and really enjoyed driving it. We owned it for 3 years and would have kept it longer, but my wife grew tired of driving a car with a manual transmission.

I’ve never heard of a supercharger pulley going bad on these, of course everyone puts smaller ones on. Typically it’s just the tensioner pulleys that go bad.

I want to see what's going on with the SVT Focus in the background!!!

Hi Wizard & Mrs Wizard. I am from Northern Ireland minis are a popular car over here & I can confirm that the tiny spot lites seem to be standard over here.

You make great videos! in Greece there are not many mechanics like you!!

I have 180,000 miles on my cooper. Only thing I have ever had done to it was an alternator. I guess I am lucky.

you said the answer of the quiz question before asking... you said before, that the car came for supercharger service))

I just did the supercharger replacement on my 04 Cooper s. It took about 13 hours, but was well worth it! The clutch and rear main seal are next, almost to 100k miles.

when you do the supercharger service, also replace dip stick o-ring and crank position sensor o-ring, as both are usually toast after 30k miles and you got your standard Mini Cooper oil leaks. going into front end service mode makes both parts easily accessible, especially when you do a full SC oil service (take off the SC). Replace the belt tensioner (cheap insurance) while you're in there and to round off a 14-year old Mini service, replace the engine top left mount, as it leaks black goo out by about 30-40k miles. Oh, and check the crank pulley rubber parts for cracks - another weak spot that can cause expensive problems down the road. I wonder of the fan resistor on that car still works, given the low miles.

Looks like headliner need fix?

I had one of these, tons of mods. They make good power but have many failure points. Give it time that car will leak oil at every seam.

Those clear bras are a must..my minis front end is sand blasted pretty much after 200k miles and im on the 3rd windshield too from how it sits,no slope to it really so it takes the blunt force from every rock that hits it

Thank you mr and mrs wizard

Hey Wizard you know that you can just nonchalantly kick nonchalantly those pads under the car and lift er up...you're being way too careful :)

I always liked the Mini Clubman, before they started making it a 4-door hatch.

If you like the Cooper and you cherish luxury.... may I suggest checking out the Mini Cooper S “Inspired by Goodwood”. It was a Mini designed by Rolls Royce, in order to comply to the 2012 E.U. Fuel act (?). It had plush carpets, RR leatherwork and Black Diamond paint! It was an expensive Mini. Aston Martin did the same thing, by rebadging a Toyota iQ (Scion?). It was called the “Cygnet”. Two real neat luxury variants. Thanks for the video.

That’s a beautiful Mini!

Chrysler engine in this car, oddly more reliable than something fromBMW

My Sister In Law had one. It was so expensive to fix every time something went wrong, and things went wrong a lot, that she had to get rid of it. I would never own one, or a BMW for that matter. No thanks!

Low miles like the 2007 Honda fit sport I bought 2 yrs ago. 32,000 miles and absolutely clean and unbelievable on how good it was being so low mileage. My last Honda was bought with 100,000 + miles and I had I for 8 yrs.

Absolutely love these when they have the chrono gauges👌🏻👌🏻

1st generation minis are the best models ever, I should think of the JCW models, they scream louder than the Cooper S

BMW = Bust My Wallet. Even Ohio State University got rid of their John Cooper years ago.

Wizard gets a thumbs up 80% of the time. Mrs Wizard cameo gets a thumbs up 100% of time

Hey CW, when you pause to ask people to make their guess you should just ask them to type in their guess below instead. This will help the algorithm because it means more interaction with your page and will drive traffic to your videos.

Let's do a walk-around of the riding lawn mower sitting in the background. Thanks for the Mini viewing.

The R53 is the best Mini. I have this same car in an automatic...same color too.

Hey Wizard...I notice at about 6:21 I see an oil pump drain tool, could you do a video on how to use that, as a VW guy it would really be handy. Your videos have helped me overcome some fears of doing basic maintenance to my car. I appreciate your talking in clear easy to understand terms

by far the best intro ever

Is the sound of the wizards wallet getting fatter

Man, i hate to work on these

Pop some colder plugs (1 stage cooler) in for a 15% pulley, also in a hot environment you want a better intercooler, the standard ones are prone to a lot of heat soak and take an age to cool off. 👍🏻👌🏻

Cool little cars. Done a few track day's in them. I spy a mk1 ford focus in the background though

I know the reason. Too many freaking BMW emblems on it. My wife absolutely HATES her Mini Cooper S Countryman All 4. She has never before "lost a clutch". Clutch $3000. Now the AC has gone out with no reason to believe it will be fixed , though $1200 compressor to start? Nope. She would love to throw a match on it, but will trade it in the winter.

I know they aren’t reliable but god I love driving mine..lol just the most fun you can have on 4 wheels

Thanks for sharing Love Mii cooper's

Very clean r53 super rare to see with out a sun roof i work on them all time with same complaint of other shops turning them away...