Saturday, May 1, 2010

2003 Mini Cooper Review


The 2003 Mini Cooper is a REAL fun car to drive. At the time of this review, this Mini has around 79,000 miles on it. Here are my thoughts and comments on this vehicle.

I don't recall ever driving a Mini before, so it was a treat to take one out and put it through the paces. This Mini handles easily and really well. It is peppy with plenty of performance coming out of it's 1.6L engine. 

Mechanically, the vehicle has passed Virginia State Inspection.

Body wise, the Vehicle History Report shows no accidents (but you should never trust Carfax or AutoCheck to tell you whether or not a vehicle has been in an accident). Upon my body panel review, I did find that part of the right rear bumper and probably part of the right rear quarter panel to be painted. Whatever damage there was must have been minor and the repair and paint work are done professionally. IT IS A NON ISSUE! And by the way, when was the last time a car salesman told you a vehicle had been painted when the Vehicle History Report was clean? Probably never...until now!

The Mini is priced at $10,999. Kelley Blue Book estimates the value to be $11,425 and NADA estimates the value to be $10,800.

To schedule a showing and test drive, please e-mail me or call me at 434.566.0107.

*Remember, there are about 7 million vehicles sold per year and about that many accidents are reported per year. The odds are, at some point in time a vehicle will have paint or body work done to it.