MINI is not only a brand, but more like a fashion item, MINI is very popular with girls. Compact size, trendy temperament, retro shape, circular design elements everywhere. It is like LV, the latest Apple mobile phone, it is not necessarily the most practical, the most cost-effective, but it can highlight the trend temperament of a girl, set off the beauty of girls, so that every girl will fall in love with it.
According to the body structure, we can divide the MINI into
Three-door/five-door regular version MINI (on sale)
Open door and extended MINI CLUBMAN (on sale)
MINI COUNTRYMAN, the first compact SUV of the MINI family (on sale)
Crossover SUV PACEMAN (Discontinued)
Two-door coupe (sold out)
2-Door 4-Seat Soft-Roof Convertible MINI CABRIO (Discontinued)
MINI ROADSTER 2-Seater SoftTop Sports Car (Discontinued)
The MINI family has three generations of products so far, two chassis codes, the first and second generation of chassis codes are all started with R, and the third generation chassis codes are all started with F. The latest MINI currently on sale starts with the F chassis and is built on bmw's UKL front-drive platform.
Depending on the power specifications, we can divide it into categories
ONE
COOPER
COOPER S
JCW
The MINI model produced on the UKL platform, the power specification of the ONE is that the engine is a three-cylinder engine, the displacement is 1.3T/1.5T, and 102 horsepower. The power specification of the COOPER is that the engine is a three-cylinder engine, the displacement is 1.5T, and the horsepower of 136 horses. The power specification of the COOPER S is that the engine is a four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2.0T and horsepower is 192 horsepower. Finally, the highest power specification, the most grumpy MINI-JCW, the power specification is that the engine is a four-cylinder engine, the displacement is 2.0T, and the horsepower is 231 horses. (JCW is equivalent to Audi's RS, Mercedes-Benz's AMG, BMW's M-POWER)
MINI This model is mostly people for it is starting from the value of appearance, loyal to performance. What makes you fall in love at first sight is the temperament of its exterior, the shape of the interior, and what makes you deeply fascinated is its driving experience. Precise steering, flexible body posture, tight chassis, tough suspension, and responsive throttle response give you a go-kart-like driving experience. The small body, the short wheelbase, whether it is in the crowd or reverse into the warehouse is not stress. When you drive it, your right foot will go up to the ground to tease the throttle, causing your adrenaline to soar, the mood will be happy, and the corners of your mouth will inadvertently raise a smile.
MINI is a brand with clear advantages and disadvantages, the above are the advantages of MINI, its disadvantages are also very obvious, borderless doors plus explosion-proof tires, noise can be imagined. The direct disadvantage brought about by the small size of the body is that the space is small, better than nothing in the trunk, the rear space prepared for minors, and the direct dissuasion of users who buy the first family car. The supportive and tight suspension directly reduces the comfort of the ride. China, a country that is large and beautiful, in the consciousness of ordinary people, the more expensive the car means that the body size is larger, the brand is more advanced, it is clear that the MINI small body size is not as good as the price of the non-luxury brand, the brand appeal is not as good as the price of the BBA, in the eyes of the majority of the people is not cost-effective existence, in layman's terms is "not worth it". Moreover, the main disadvantage of MINI is not these, but some large and small problems of the engine, especially the early N series engine, after all, there is the blessing of BMW technology, and some of the problems of BMW in the early stage will be more or less, and even recalled, such as engine abnormal sound, high temperature, jitter and a series of problems. However, these problems improved on the later B-series engines.
If seeing this doesn't shake your determination to buy a MINI in the slightest, then please take a look at my buying advice below
1, try to buy a four-cylinder MINI model with a near age, you can buy a chassis that starts with F, don't buy R, you can buy a B series engine, don't buy N series, you can buy a four-cylinder don't buy a three-cylinder.
2, when looking at the car to check the condition of the car, it is best to bring a professional testing master, focus on which some of the wearing parts to the age of buy back to replace, you can bargain with the car dealer, but also focus on the maintenance records, it is best to have the maintenance record of the whole 4S shop, and the shorter the maintenance interval, the better, after buying back remember the full insurance, the zero ratio of this thing is not playing with you, although there is no BMW brand premium, but in the aspect of spare parts, It's not much cheaper than BMW.
The imported identity, the high zero-whole ratio, the niche positioning, the low comfort of the riding experience and the small body size that does not meet the household, are destined to be only niche playthings, which is also the reason why its second-hand car does not maintain its value.
If you buy MINI is not used to serve as a family travel needs, and you have spare money to buy a toy, and you like MINI, accept its advantages and disadvantages, and are willing to bear its high cost of car maintenance in the later stage, you can consider starting.
But if your situation is the same as Xiaobian, the economy is tense, just pure like MINI, and then look at the price of used cars and feel that biting your teeth can also be enough, I advise you to carefully consider and then make a decision.