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Friendly advice: if you go for a Mini, take a 3rd gen (2014+ roughly) or be prepared to wrench on it (because otherwise your mechanic bill will soon be more than buying a newer one in the first place).

They are awesome little cars that are plenty practical for the city and still fun to drive (even the naturally aspirated ones).

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Great advice. I do plan on getting one above 2022 cause I like the digital dashboard design better than the big round useless dial in the middle of the car.

I have heard that they generally have a lot of issues though. I also plan on just getting a certified pre-owned to at least give me a few years of warranty service so that I don't have to deal with it myself.

I also hope to just sell it after a few years and get the electric version. I'd get that now, but the mileage is pretty bad. Hoping that it gets better.

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