2010 Mini Cooper - repair or replace?

Asked by Guru6SC6K Jul 31, 2020 at 12:20 AM about the 2010 MINI Cooper Base

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My beloved 2010 Cooper Classic needs new rear brakes and significant AC
repairs, that will cost more than 50% of its market value. It only has 75,000
kms on it and is otherwise running fairly well. It goes through oil rather fast
and the battery dies if it sits too long. I'd like to keep it, but I'm worried that
serious, very expensive things are going to start going wrong, given its age. I
asked my mechanic whether it was worth doing the repairs and he said it
was "50/50". Anyone have experience with low kms/high years, and what I
can expect?

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In case you have not heard the Mini is one of the worst cars made. Your car is low miles yet you are having all sorts of expensive problems. It sounds like the engine is next. I would sell it.

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