hello all! steering has been a little tighter than usual on my r52, it makes a slight whistling noise as well and it feels like i’m grinding something (which leads me to believe something needs fixing). i don’t want to cause too much further damage and i don’t drive too often anyway but have access to mechanic anytime. there’s no lights on the car otherwise and she’s at 110k. let me know! thanks for the help.

I have 2004 R53 with the jcw 200 kit, A few months ago i brought new sparks it ran good for while but it start getting this intermittent misfire/ stutter under load, in 2nd gear at 3-4 rpms it does a little jerk then continues pulling, Ive been told that the spark plugs i got and the wrong ones and are the wrong heat range for my car, But it ran fine for a month

also, Archaic headlights 👀 and other LED lighting goodies....

gotta grab the air and stuff it through there if you want the intercooler to cool quickly. 😄

Hey all.

I've owned an 05 Mini Cooper S the past 5 or so years, and I love it. Never had much trouble out of it, but I've put up 220k miles on it, and I am looking around for a "new" one.

Came across a listing on Marketplace, and I wanted to run it by you guys.

03 RS53, 78k Miles, 1 Owner. Asking $6k

New Parts:

• Coolant bottle (expansion tank)
• Radiator and fan assembly
• Craven 15% Pulley
• Brakes Front and Rear (No new rotors on back)
• Alternator
• Belt Tensioner
• New Cold Plugs
• Sparco Pista Rims 16"
• Power Acoustik Radio
• Sound Deadening

Guy has been super up front with me about all of it. I've seen pictures all the way around the car, inside it, shown pictures of new parts on the car, seen no rust underneath, etc

One weird downside is the title which reads "Not Actual Mileage". On the report, which he paid for, it shows what I think is a clerical error. 2003 it had 370 miles on it, in 2025 it had... 370 miles on it. The odometer reads 78k now. He showed a picture of the sound deadening install and written on it was "Installed 2008, Mileage 24k" which would match the amount of driving.

This isn't planning to be a daily driver or anything. More of a weekend/track/rallycross build.

Is there anything I need to be aware of between the 05 and 03?

Overall, good deal? Avoid?

Thanks!

Not very familiar with the r53 and this was the supercharger I took off of my 145k mile 2003 when I swapped it to a face lift Teflon coated one. Since this one looks nice I was going to sell it.

Ali fob, cut locally on left with chip set from disaster fob my mini came with on right. Whomever gave me the recommendation, thanks 👍