Hi, and welcome to the auction for my 2009 Mini Cooper S convertible.
Loads of history with this car and £000's spent over the years with receipts and history dating back to 00
This is the 1.6 petrol turbo Cooper S. Since owning the vehicle I have carried out the following:
- Replaced thermostat housing
- Replaced water pump
- New aux drive belt
- Flushed cooling system and replaced coolant
- Replaced the friction wheel (drives water pump on these engines) as the old one was faulty resulting in overheating
- Replaced radiator
- Valve/rocker cover replaced as these often crack and leak (plastic)
- Cleaned and re-waterproofed the roof canvas - As shown in the phtoos it does still have some marks from long term storage. I am fairly confident that these marks could be removed.
- New camchain tensioner (no belt on these!)
Everything works on the car, electric roof is smooth and leak free. Car comes with 12 months MOT. Please check the MOT online tool to look at any advisories/MOT history.
Wind deflector also present, and included in sale.
*Note, the bike is located on the Isle of Wight (Yarmouth) - but can collect prospective buyers for viewing/collection at Yarmouth ferry terminal (from Lymington) and at buyers expense, I am happy to bring it to the mainland and meet the buyer at Portsmouth, Southampton or Lymington ferry terminals once payment agreed/made due to the ferry cost.
Viewing is welcome before the auction end. Thanks for looking & happy bidding
On 24-Jun-26 at 13:06:33 BST, seller added the following information:Just to add, I’ve not yet had the MOT renewed but will come with full MOT
On 24-Jun-26 at 13:39:49 BST, seller added the following information:Additional photos will also be added this evening and MOT to be booked late this week or early next
On 24-Jun-26 at 19:11:26 BST, seller added the following information:A few other things to note - apologies I missed this on the original description. The car will occasionally show a code P1497. This does not show on the main EML but sometimes comes up under hard acceleration, the vehicles 'driveability' doesn't change. P1497 =downstream throttle air leak in your Mini Cooper. This means that there is an issue with the air intake system after the throttle body. I haven't had time to investigate this further, as I say, it only shows on hard acceleration - and intermittently. The handbrake light also occasionally stays on when the handbrake is down - but with no warning sounds etc. May be a sticky switch. I have changed practically the entire cooling system on this car - these N14 engines do run hot as standard, and you will occasionally get an amber light for engine temp which goes out as soon as the fan kicks in.
On 27-Jun-26 at 14:17:19 BST, seller added the following information:My apologies to the bidders and watchers, just wanted to give some notice that I’m looking to remove the car from eBay temporarily. I am looking to fix the cooling issue, and unfortunately this won’t be done prior to the auction end. I simply can’t sell it as is, and not willing to sell as ‘spares/repairs’ at a huge loss.