Automatic mini

beth.stephenson2009

Does anyone have one??? I had a cooper manual before i lost my driving licence and mum is looking into getting a Mini one auto as my car now i have my licence back.

Just wondering what people thought??

missile

I think you have a generous mum and she ought to check how much it will cost to insure you.

beth.stephenson2009

missile wrote: »

I think you have a generous mum and she ought to check how much it will cost to insure you.

Not that its your buisness, but i actually pay for my car insurance myself.

paddedjohn

Why are you looking to change to an auto?

vax2002

beth.stephenson2009 wrote: »

Not that its your buisness, but i actually pay for my car insurance myself.

Then get a quote, but be sitting down first !

LandyAndy

beth.stephenson2009 wrote: »

Does anyone have one??? I had a cooper manual before i lost my driving licence and mum is looking into getting a Mini one auto as my car now i have my licence back.

Just wondering what people thought??

About what?

The relative merits of manuals v automatics?
The relative merits of the Cooper and the One?
The likely cost of insurance?
The difference in running costs?

beth.stephenson2009

vax2002 wrote: »

Then get a quote, but be sitting down first !

I know how much it is. I have to change to an auto

If all i am going to get is sarcastic remarks, dont bother- grow up and find something better to do.

All i was asking for was that my DI instructor has told me the gearboxes are unreliable, hence why i came on here to ask for peoples opinions...not sarky answers in response. Or have i posted in the playground section?

paddedjohn

Don't know about the gearboxes being unreliable, a friend in work has been driving an auto for a few years with no probs.

colino

Your instructor is spot on. Mini autos are over represented at the auction because of the number of failures in the box itself, associated control unit and wiring loom. A surprisingly poor piece of BMW engineering that it took a lot of "customer testing" for them to put right.
Unless you are getting a newish one I'd steer clear.

LandyAndy

beth.stephenson2009 wrote: »

I know how much it is. I have to change to an auto

If all i am going to get is sarcastic remarks, dont bother- grow up and find something better to do.

All i was asking for was that my DI instructor has told me the gearboxes are unreliable, hence why i came on here to ask for peoples opinions...not sarky answers in response. Or have i posted in the playground section?

Getting narky because your OP was badly worded won't improve things.:)

TadleyBaggie

So I'm assuming you got your licence revoked (6 points in the first 2 years?) and when you retook your test it was in an automatic and hence are now restricted to an automatic only?