Below Kelly Blue Book value of around $13,850.

2nd non-smoking owner of a 2005 MINI Cooper S with SF Mini dealer-installed Dinan S1 package. Factory red exterior with dual black racing stripe, leatherette black interior with red dash/door panels. Includes Mini OEM car cover. Original sticker attached. Add $5,500 for dealer installed Dinan S1 performance kit (see below). Cold weather package includes heated washer jets, heated mirrors, heated seats. Sport package includes Dynamic Stability Control, fog lights, 17" alloy wheels, hood stripes, Xenon HID headlights with power washers. Chrono package includes combined oil pressure, oil temp, water temp, and fuel gauges (see photo).

Autocheck vehicle history report available. Original buyer got as lease first, then bought at end of lease.

Newer run flat tires with road hazard protection, very low 56,900 miles, babied and garaged with regular maintenance. Just had its regular oil change. Runs perfectly and has a spotless interior. A couple small dings in the driver door due to careless people parking next to me when out. Only thing I ever had to replace was the fuel tank sending unit for the gas gauge.

Dinan is to BMW what John Cooper Works is to Mini. When BMW bought Mini, Dinan started making performance upgrade packages for Mini to compete with John Cooper Works, both of which were covered by Mini's warranty, but Dinan's packages provided smoother, stronger performance boosts.

From Dinan: The Dinan S1-Mini Cooper S features the full compliment of Dinan intake and exhaust enhancements, bumping horsepower to 182 @ 7000 rpm, without any increase in boost pressure! The S1 intake system takes full advantage of the high pressure area in front of the windshield, force feeding air into the larger volume air box and free flow filter for maximum power gains. Stage 3 Engine Software is included, providing the appropriate air/fuel ratios and ignition timing for optimum performance and drivability. The software also provides a 300 rpm increase in the rev-limiter, allowing you to carry more speed in each gear as well as optimizing shift points. The Free Flow Exhaust reduces back pressure from 2.5 to only .7 psi, enabling exhaust gasses to pass through the twin 3-inch polished stainless tips as efficiently as possible, as well as producing a roarty exhaust note that is sure to please the MINI enthusiast. The system also includes the beautiful and very effective aluminum and carbon fiber strut tower brace for improved chassis rigidity and a look that screams high performance.

Also has:
*Harmon Kardon sound
*Cold weather package
*Chrono package
*Sport package
*Manual transmission
*Xenon headlights
*Mini floor mats
*Stability control
*Fog lights

Buyer responsible for shipping. Accept cash, cashier's check, wire transfer or PayPal cash transfer (no credit cards).

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Mon, 25 Nov 2013

We recently reported that the new family of Minis could balloon from eight models to ten or more, but it's not only the model line that's expected to grow: so too could the largest model itself. That, of course, would be the Countryman, which is already bigger than anything else ever to wear the Mini badge. But if you think the current Countryman is already big enough, the latest reports suggest that it could get even bigger. Apparently parent company BMW feels a larger Mini crossover would better compete with more mainstream models in the marketplace.
The Countryman, however, will only be one of the new variants to spin off of the new third-generation Mini. Expect the new Hardtop hatchback introduced in LA to be followed by a new Cabriolet, Roadster, and Paceman. A five-door version of the base hatchback will also join in addition to the new Clubman, which is tipped to get a split tailgate instead of the single hinged aperture on the current model. The jury's still out on the Mini Coupe, which has largely failed to impress, while a convertible crossover could be back in the mix along with the rumored plug-in hybrid version.

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About three weeks prior to this brief yet balls-to-the-wall drive on the Spanish island of Mallorca, I saw that Mini USA announced pricing for the keenly anticipated Mini John Copper Works GP. And that number would be - *a-hem* - $39,950 for starters.
I am always intent upon finding the pinnacle of what a certain car promises me, and almost at any cost. Almost. When I think "steaming hatchback," I think of something exactly like this Mini GP, and the steep price doesn't squelch my pleasure. They're only building 2,000 of them anyway, and the units coming to the US will start arriving in owners' hands on March 16 of next year. These buyers will be extremely happy and remorse-free.
Five scorched laps at the very Mini-perfect Circuito Mallorca RennArena showed me all.

Mini Clubman Concept isn't mini, isn't a Clubman

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Hey, remember when Mini was... mini? I know, you've heard all this before. But seriously.
Take this new Mini Clubman Concept, for example. As you'll recall, the current Clubman slots in between the Hardtop and Countryman models in the Mini lineup. But because the new, third-generation Mini has grown, so has everything else. And in fact, the concept car seen here is actually 4.4 inches longer and just over 2 inches wider than the current, already-large Countryman. The future of Mini looks awfully maxi.
Furthermore, the Clubman as we know it uses a weird, five-door layout (two up front, a third, suicide door, and two barn doors out back), but this concept adds a sixth door for a decidedly more conventional layout. Of course, four real doors for passengers sort of takes the uniqueness out of the Clubman package, and essentially makes this thing a not-as-tall, front-wheel-drive Countryman. Totally necessary, right?

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