Sometimes you find the car, sometimes the car finds you. I’ve long loved the first-generation “new” Minis, known by their chassis code R53, but never quite been in the right place at the right time to ...

I drove my 2005 Mini Cooper S daily for 13 years and love it. Unfortunately, my family has out grown it. I'd keep it if I could, but need something a little bigger. Really reliable car and small for ...

Alec Issigonis' original Mini was perhaps the most ingeniously packaged car the world has ever seen. Today's Nice Price or No Dice Cooper S is a good bit bigger than its iconic ancestor but comes with ...

I’m currently rebuilding an R53 Mini Cooper S. It’s getting an aftermarket exhaust and a comprehensive suspension and brake refresh to take it from neglected near-classic to road-ready hot hatch. But ...