Agree with this. If you have extra time, just do the maintenance yourself as it could save you some money. Besides, maintaining a Mini isn't that expensive.I had a 2019 Cooper S before and it's a really reliable car. Maintenance costs were manageable because I did them myself. No major issues on it though but we had to sell it for a Rav4.
Hey, I am curious what you did with this situation. Did you get the Mini Cooper S? Did the Countryman arrive?Until the Countryman arrives, I'm thinking of ditching my trusty Honda for a pre-loved Mini Cooper S. Super excited about the go-kart handling, but worried about reliability, keeping it running, and resale value down the line. Anyone out there own (or used to own) a Mini Cooper S? Of course the resell value too when I switch to Countryman.