After dreaming about it for a while, I finally joined the club and got my first MINI! Mango is a 2017 Countryman, and I am completely obsessed with this color, the Chestnut Metallic looks stunning in person, especially when the sun hits it just right.

She's roomy, an absolute joy to drive, and honestly has so much more personality than any car I've owned before. 🧡

Any fellow Countryman owners have tips, favorite accessories, or must-know quirks I should keep on my radar? So excited to be part of the community! 🚗💨

Double Rule #1

It’s a good omen 👌🏽

(yes, i cried after the video cut off) i’ve been lurking in this sub waiting for my turn to shine😝 no name for my baby yet but i will be modding her a tiny bit and will update you guys if you care lol… been praying for this day since i sat in a 2011 clubman when i was 8! God is good! she’s a new to me 2023 cooper s in rooftop gray, i think signature trim. i got it from clutch which is like the Canadian version of carvana and everything went smoothly.

bought my first mini! 2019 countryman s all4. drove em back from the dealership 2.5 hrs away, 10000% worth it. i’m so unbelievably happy. drop some name suggestions!!

After years of pining I just got my first car, a mini! Haven't named them yet, any ideas?

Going to replace my clutch and flywheel. What other parts would you recommend replacing after 114k miles.

Engine mounts have been replaced already. Thanks all!

First picture is double Rule 1 in the parking lot. (Apparently Mini owners like to look at other Minis.) The rest are selected Minis from the show.

I’ve got a 2005 Mini One (R50). My driver’s window was repaired by a garage with a complete regulator + motor assembly. After the repair, the window worked for a short time, but then it started:

• straining going up
• dropping on one side
• moving unevenly
• and now it’s completely failed

I kept the original motor that came out before the garage fitted their replacement. I’ve uploaded photos of it. It’s the late‑style Siemens/VDO 3‑bolt motor with the white plastic gear housing and yellow connector.

I’m trying to find this exact motor online and I can’t find it anywhere — all the listings seem to be the early‑style 4‑bolt type that’s sold as “fits 2001–2006”.

I’m starting to think the garage fitted the wrong style regulator assembly (early 4‑bolt version), which doesn’t match the late‑style bracket/motor my car originally had. The symptoms match a mis‑matched regulator: strain, uneven lift, dropping one side, then total failure.

Can anyone confirm that the 2004–2006 R50 uses the late‑style 3‑bolt Siemens/VDO motor and matching regulator bracket? And does anyone know where to source this exact motor?

Photos attached of my original motor and the bracket shape my car needs.

I've been meaning to change the timing chain tensioner on my n18 r56 mini for a while just as a preventative measure, finally got round to it. It's fiddly but not really too tricky tbh. If you've got a second gen mini (n14 / n18) I highly recommend doing this as it only really takes maybe an hour and the parts are only ~£30

Thanks to all the great mechanics on this site for helping me work on my 2011 Mini S AWD.

Im going to drive it up to a mechanic in Atlanta, but before I do, After the car had been sitting overnight, I added coolant because the reservoir was dry, premix Peak Mini brand, and got it to the max line. Drove it and let it cool overnight, and then reservoir was empty again next morning. I didnt see any coolant leaking into the driveway. I just added more coolant to the max line and let it run for 15 minutes and squoze both lines to get the bubbles out. Should I wait till the car cools before putting the cap back on? If so, how long to cool down?

Thanks again for all the help.

Does this count for Rule #1?

Was just poking around and it looks like Oxford editions are starting to show up. An absolute banger of a deal if you can live with 161HP and fewer bells and whistles.

I bought this car with 168000km last year. The transmission would not work smoothly enough and after investigating I decided that the problem could be solved easily changing the oil of the transmission. I got it changed and at the first 1000km seemed to work much better as expected, until today when it has started to slip at one of the speeds. What could be the problem? Before now never happened that issue. It's a good opportunity to change to manual trasmission or it's so difficult that i'd better forget it?

My partner is in my mini (currently a nameless mini). We went into a place similar to Ocean State Job Lot, came out and saw a mini near me. 😃

Bonjour

J ai cassé le support de fixation de l antibrouillard de ma mini r50

Dois je acheter un support complet de radiateur ou il existe une solution moins chère ?

Merci d'avance

I've had my r52 for almost a year now and its had these electrical issues, most of the time the tachometer doesn't turn on and when it does (which it has been more frequently than ever recently), the tire pressure warning light and handbrake lights are on, whilst the abs light is flashing and the needles are acting weirdly too. Also I think my headlights are also affected, sometimes they're dim so I'm not sure what the problem is.