06 Oct 06
The obvious place to go is your local BMW dealer. They will have the very best with plenty of TLC servicing left to run, but this will never be the cheapest option. The strength of the market has been such they have been able to pretty much name their price given the lack of alternatives. That situation is slowly changing now and it's possible to find them at car supermarkets and independent dealers. Just £6,500 buys a Mini One with a lowish 40K miles from a good local dealer while a higher-mile Cooper (70K) will be pretty much the same. Entry level for a Cooper S is around £9,000 and a proper Works model kicks off at £12,000. It would be silly to overlook private sellers, because Minis are still cherished by their first owners. If it has a full service history with all the recall work carried out you can't go too far wrong.
