It literally took me until last year (ie year 9 of F56 production run) to find this out. It was a welcome discovery as I had always loved Minis and live in a really tight city. Waiting for the F66 official release and prices but either F66 or LCI F56 is next in line for me. Personally want it with an auto but sad for anyone who missed their chance to get a manual because of assumptions about reliability

The number of comments about Mini really show the damage the R53 and R56 have done to the brand image… F56 is bulletproof, and are insane bargains on the used market because they’re lumped under the same Mini “money pit” umbrella. And next gen ICE car (supposedly releasing next year) will basically just be a reskin, with mechanicals largely unchanged, so should carry the reliability forward