2009–2013 Mini Cooper / Cooper S: A declared Pre-Owned Guide

Mini may be first and foremost an automotive fashion statement, but it’s an enduring one. Spy photographs reveal that the third-generation Mini hardtop, set to reach in November, will look rather alike to the present one, regardless of travelling on a new platform with all-new drivetrains. The transition should be no more jarring than the one between the first- (2001–2006) and second-gen (2007–now) hatches, so owners of utilised Minis needn’t fear that their cars will gaze awfully antiquated next year.
Thank you, retro-design ethos. For those who love the style, nimble management, and decent performance and are eager to endure scant back legroom and utility, a declared pre-owned Mini Cooper or Cooper S hardtop—with extended manufacturer warranty to ease concerns about their unassuming value ratings—is an appealing prospect.

One reason carmakers create declared pre-owned programs is to prop up residual values to support their leasing efforts. By that standard, Mini’s “Mini Next” program examines like one of the most thriving. founded on the mean asking prices for cars in the program that were inside 500 miles of our agencies in the case of the Mini Cooper and inside 1100 miles for the Cooper S, we discovered that most had little to no discount from the 2013 MSRPs ($20,495 for the Mini Cooper; $24,095 for the Cooper S). The mean price of a 2011 Cooper in the Mini Next program is really higher than the groundwork cost of a brand-new one.

That glosses over part of the story, though. Mini’s option registers are as long as Warren Buffett’s levy come back. The inflation these options add to real-world transaction charges verifies personalization is an appealing but, finally, costly key to Mini’s achievement. Picking several random demonstrations from more than 200 Mini Next offerings we studied in early July, then using the “build your own” tool on the Mini website (miniusa.com) to add the identical options to a new vehicle, we discovered the disperse between used and new prices grew from 9 percent to more than 25 per hundred. On the other hand, you’ll have to do some cutting into to find a Mini Next–program vehicle with the particular blend of gear you’d choose for yourself.