2008 MINI Cooper Clubman User Reviews

Fun Sporty Car That Gives You The Feeling You Are Driving A Car 5 Times It's Cost. — This was a great and fun car to own! I am glad I purchased the Clubman over the standard MINI. The extra length added a lot more cargo space and back seat room. Plus the suicide door provided easier access to the rear seat. Granted my Clubman was an "S" and it was pretty well loaded with Performance, Luxury, & Technology packages, but I felt like I was driving a $100k ferrari. You get the looks and stares, and the tight cornering and handling just running to the grocery store still sticks in my mind! I would HIGHLY recommend the Technology or Navigation package in any MINI. The LCD integration makes simply settings and tasks 1000 times easier with the idrive system as oppose to using the blinker stalk and button pushing. I have to admit though, I never wanted to take the mini on a long out of state trip simply because it had no spare tire. It did have run flats, but that just didn't give me the confidence I needed to drive 300 miles or more passing through the middle of no where. The worst repair situation I had came after I waxed the mini. I had a large static discharge come off the microfiber rag on the headlight and if fried a secondary computer. MINI ended up repairing it for free, but it took 3 weeks of waiting and wondering. Had it not been covered outside of warranty it would have been a $750 fix. I have full maintenance coverage, so I didn't have to worry, but costs to get oil changes etc. were pretty pricey.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Better Than Expected — More practical than the British media suggest. Suicide door practical if the driver is usually the only passenger and allows access to putting things on the back seat. Good handling and performance as an urban car, but the Cooper S sensibility emerges when the Sport mode is switched on. Not the most generous equipment level.

Red Rabbit — Car is a "tame sports car", has the opportunity to be a well handled, and quick car, but is just as fun (and more economically smart) to drive slow and enjoying the scenery. Excellent amount of leg room and space in interior. Only concern is that the car is almost too small! Sometimes driving the mini makes you feel like an insect

Primary Use: Family transportation

My Dark Blue — i just love this lil' thing .... of course on dark blue it have stlye and very very cute, and the interior so classic and comfortable. want friends to hang out with us... my cutest mini clubman, my lovely adorable car.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Practical Little Hatch — very nice little car, decent power and great to handle. huge sunroof is a plus, but the shade can't completely block the sun even closed. legroom is very good for such a small car, and the club door makes entry & exist at ease. however, i wished the club door is on the passanger side, not driver. very expensive to buy and the option listing is longer than a toilet paper roll. ride quality is acceptable, but noise and vibration levels have rooms to improve

Primary Use: Commuting to work