# Should I get a BMW Mini Cooper S **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 5, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-bmw-mini-cooper-s/1026375 "2026-01-05T18:15:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-bmw-mini-cooper-s/1026375/21 "2026-01-06T19:12:40Z")
Over the last 30 years, with a few gaps, I’ve _only_ owned convertibles. In Seattle most of that time, no less. Never had a leak problem. Convertible top technology is pretty good now. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-bmw-mini-cooper-s/1026375/22 "2026-01-06T20:28:22Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > I’ve had a number of BMWs and found that the first four years are super easy, maintenance-wise. Years 5 or 6, things start to creep in. Years 7 and beyond have always finally had that moment where my independent service guy has told me that he’d _make_ the needed repairs, but that he didn’t _recommend_ them. Yeah, that’s basically what I’ve seen with BMWs and what I meant by BMW maintenance habits, only I gauged it in miles instead of years. First 30K of maintenance on the Mini were super easy, because they were covered with the purchase of the car. Next 30K were like a normal car. The 30K after that were more expensive (in that period was where my taillight spontaneously melted). Between 90-110K it was a very expensive car to maintain. I hit 110K in less than five years, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-bmw-mini-cooper-s/1026375.md?page=1)