2021 Mini Countryman Test Drive Video Review
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
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You need the utility of a small SUV, but you want something playful and punchy, and certainly not pompous. Well, Mini has you covered with this, it's the Cooper S Countryman and it's been refreshed for 2021.
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This vehicle, in sage green with Chesterfield satellite gray interior, graces my garage. Love it!
This is an excellent review ! Love it ! You covered absolutely everything in 7.01 minutes ! Many car reviews I've watched are much longer & have not included all the important stats like you did in this brilliant Mini Review! I have a Mini Countryman 20I8 model & I absolutely love it , automatic too , excellent drive ! I wouldn't mind if you did a 10 minute review has you cover detailed stats & the other essential features that is all I need to know . I'm from the UK 🇬🇧 & your excellent detailed review has give me more detail than other UK reviewers so that says a lot ! Subscribed & looking forward to other excellent reviews by you 😀 . Thank you for an honest review .
I test drove a Cooper S & I’ve been in love since. You really have to drive the thing to get what it’s about.
Yes! I love mine
This is the car I rlly want as my first car I’ve always wanted this mini hopefully they don’t change it too much for when I learn to drive which is in 5 years 😂😂
Mini is an excellent car ! I drive a mini countryman 2018 model & I absolutely Love it . It holds extremely well to the road & has cruise control & loads of other brilliant features . Very well built car with an awesome BMW engine . Mine is automatic & I love it . I had a manual before & they're both a dream to drive . I do prefer automatic & it has very smooth transition.
I went for the countryman model because I needed the height of the vehicle to be higher than standard Mini 's has due to nerve damage & spinal issues . The 6 inch height difference truly helps has well as you can higher / lower your seat too . Brilliant car to have . Perfect , solid & robust , fantastic first car . Which ever Mini you decide to own , enjoy .
Bro same, I've saved up 8000 dolars to buy one when I start driveing next year
Mini was my first car and my second car. They’re great and look great too. Good luck, hope you are able to buy one someday 😀
I got a 2016 Mini Cooper Countryman and I thank God for it
How’s the reliability? That’s my biggest worry.
iI have no complaints the only thing is they are run flat tires they don’t come with spares in for a set of four you’re looking at between $800-$1000 for brand new tires
I have a 2021 Countryman ALL4 S with Signature Package. It's not the Cooper works, but it's a great car, so far it drives great and has all the premiums of a BMW ride.
I'm starting to appreciate Mini Countryman, it's the best second car to me.
I would consider the countryman a great daily where as I would consider a Miata, brz as a great second car
@@Dreww31786 Countryman is my daily, Mustang GT as a weekend fun car.
I can’t wait to get mine at the end of July!,,,, the anticipation is just killing me! I had the mini one for 17 years and sold it in no time. I still have the model 77 still in my garage. Something that I’m not willing to sell no matter what! Once a mini owner, always a mini owner!
Tell us how you are finding it
@@raydoesproperties1667 it's a great car! However, what I don't like is that it's fully tech and some basic stuff can't be seen on the display. you need to work on the display, find what you want and all that while driving? for example, the engine temperature.....
I had a 2019 cooper s from work for a few months. It was fun but not practical. Recently test driven the new countryman. Onboard storage was shocking and the B pillar is almost a Hazard for rear passengers . Decided to settle for a Skoda!
I LOVE these things. I was looking at getting a LEXUS and Modifying it- but at my age and health- I'm NOT likely to be going offroading any more (back hurts too much to get jostled), and this has enough "4x4 to it for me for bad weather here.. and I drove one when I was a tow driver- and it was SUCH fun!!! PLUS with my ONE eye now-- I can park this one much easier than the full size LeXUS GX 470..which are BIG..
I have a 6 months old Cooper S Exclusive in Enigma Black with black interior, Have just ordered a new Cooper S ALL4 Countrman Exclusive almost exactly the same as the one in the above review, same body colours and all options including the Harman/Kardon system, apart from the tow bar and picnic bench, chose Satellite Grey upholstery. Purchased a new BMW iX 50 last month in Sophisto Grey, a beautiful machine. Delivery date for my new car is supposed to be 1st September 2022!!!!!
I own 2016 used Countryman S
And i can say if you drive normally fuel economy is better than what they rate it as.
I'm averaging 27 mpg city and 34 mpg highway.
Tackles snowy weather well, comfortable! And range of 540 km on full tank. Great all around tourer.
I have this car, LOVE it, best car ever!
Lucky you does it have good power?
We have one and I just drove it 250 miles. Acceleration isn’t amazing but I do love the car. Stylish and fun
I currently own 2 Mini Coopers and have learned the hard way that they are the least reliable cars I've ever known of. The mechanical failures are varied, ranging from turbochargers failing, transmission failures, timing chains that have skipped a tooth, suspension bushings prematurely failing, alternator failures and failures of 10 different ignition coils over a 4 year span of time. The cars have left us stranded dozens of times, frequently in remote areas where parts are available only after several days delay.
The geometry of the "cockpit" is so poor that I can see a traffic light while waiting at a red light. Their center speedometer is a juvenile stunt. Originally I thought I'd get use to it since I use to be a flight instructor and regularly flew the airplane from the right seat while watching instruments on the left side of the cockpit. But, it is so different having to look 45 degrees away from the line of travel to determine the speed.
The cruise controls are the worst. When driving thru rolling hills, the cruise control is continually cycling between full throttle & idle as it over reacts to variations in speed caused by the hills.
If you get an automatic transmission, you'll find it shifting in unpredictable ways. For example, you'll be driving along at 45 mph in 5th gear, will encounter a up slight hill & add the smallest bit of throttle to maintain speed. Sure enough, in response to your addition of throttle, it will up shift to 6th. Which causes the car to slow a bit. So, you add a bit more throttle & it will down sift to 3rd. All all along, it should have just stayed in 5th.
Any time the cars need shop work, we have to drive hundreds of miles across the region to the nearest dealer since there are so few around. A common experience has been for us to drive to the dealer, imposing on a friend or relative to drive along with us & leave our car. The best outcome is to repeat that a few days later to pick up the repaired car. More than once we've received the call that some odd part won't be available for a couple weeks, so we end up making 4 such trips just for 1 repair.
We recently had the alternator replaced on one of ours. Literally, they have to remove the entire front of the car: Bumper, grill, radiator, air conditioning condenser, etc.
They require the most exotic motor oils available on the markets, which will cost 3 to 4 times what normal, premium oils cost. The oil filters are reasonably priced but are hard to reach & you'll spill about a quart all over the part of the engine most difficult to reach.
You'll be lucky to get 3 years life out of the stock tires & replacements will cost 3 to 4 times what "normal" size premium tires will cost.
Parts are very expensive. Of course this isn't unique to Mini. BMWs share this.
We've taken the cars to a couple of different Mini dealers for service. After all, what is the difference to drive North 2.5 hours to Dealer A or drive South 3 hours to Dealer B. It is bad enough that they'll charge, for example, $2200 for some repair that would cost $600 on a Toyota. But, the staff at the dealership will not be the least sympathetic about it. They still want more. I find it so stressful to interact with them since I have to be continually at the top of my mental game to guard against them adding some odd charge analogous to, Simonizing.
If you are interested in a Mini of any type, be prepared to spend about 25% of the purchase price of the car on maintenance annually. Yes I mean that if you buy a $25000 new Mini, you should expect to pay over $6000 a year on shop work.
Notice that in this video, he only covered the styling aspect of the car & nothing about the maintenance.
Thank you for this comment. You gave me a lot to think about
Thanks for your comment
I changed my opinion about mini
I am planning to buy it
But after your comment I cancelled 🙃
Thank you was about to get one….not anymore 🙏🏻
You have serious issues. Wishing you strength!
wow...thank you. i really wanted this car. with the writeup review on repairs, i don't think i want it anymore. it reminds me of a more difficult maintenance audi a4 i owned in the past. that a4 gives me nightmares still cuz i got stranded twice with it and its not a good feeling.
I absolutely HATE Minis. All of 'em!!!.......... Well, actually, wait a minute. Just reluctantly hired the Cooper S Countryman for the weekend and OMG!!! ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! So roomy, such fun to drive, responsive and well, just downright fun all round. I sooooo want one.. Can't afford one, but my god I want one!
Great review man. Short and sweet. More of these please. Tired of the 20 min long reviews.
Love this car
excellent reviewer
I don't know about Mini, but this is for sure that the body of such a vehicle isn't as good as it must be to have control over uneven terrain. In my opinion it may seem quite nice and worth the cost yet space convenient on tight roads, but getting into an accident would give major problems compared to an average vehicle due to its body, shape, brakes (due to wheel size) and etc. I like this car a lot and I don't tend to be picky much. It's the fact that I only choose to make precautions.
This guy does good reviews. Could tell he didn't want to call the "mini" slow haha
I could not stop laughing at your comment, this “reviewer” is obviously bias 😂 I test drove a Countryman JCW and I said to the car salesman, “ is MINI f*^king kidding me?” So BMW expect me to pay a lot more because of JCW badge so that the 🚗 looks fast when you’re cruising the mall parking lot (also can’t take these vehicles off-road)... and forget about taking it to the tracks. 😂🤣
@@ItsaDaPope-a Just so you are clear, the family meaning my sister, brother and I bought the MINI’s when each of the variants became available. Our late dad had the very first Austin model when we were skids, so you can say we are a big fan. Agree, you don’t buy a Countryman especially with a JCW badge to go off roading... it’s a grocery hauler. And I know 301hp was slow (I only drive performance cars) as I drove one as I was about to buy one despite my bad experience with my 3rd generation COOPER S. What’s BS is the cost of ownership for this brand. Oh, did I mentioned that we have a close family friend that worked for MINI. He told me he was relieved that I didn’t get the JCW Countrymen. Go figure. 😆
@@mariog5062 are 140mph slow? Huh? They are pretty fast you don't buy a car for taking them to F1 formula racing it's a nice family car. 😊
I'm in love 😍❤️
Nice car， I love it.
Just bought a Cooper S Boardwalk auto for the wife’s birthday, one of only 325 in the World! Goes like stink and she is so pleased. Great car and goes very well with my R53 Cooper S and my six other cars. The only problem is that I saw a Paddy Hopkirk limited edition in the showroom, only 100 of them in the UK and so I envisage another addition to the fleet coming soon. 😂
If you're still looking a Paddy Hopkirk Cooper S let me know 😊
Too bad there's no Android auto. BMW is pissing off a large swath of people. Apart from that I think they nailed it! Could use ventilated seats at this price point. Great review!
I order my 2021 mini countryman s all 4 in november 25th 2020 still waiting ....
Better overview. No pointless chatter.
REVIEW THE 2021 SUBARU FORESTER!
REVIEW THE 2021 MAZDA CX-5!
Nice
$43K? That's pushing into BMW X3 territory, and this isn't even a JCW model. It's quirky and has some charm, but with this pricing, it's very hard to justify getting one.
It TOPS OUT at 43k and it's basically a bmw x2. A bmw x3 is a totally different car and STARTS at 43k. Option it out and see where you stand then.
That's a nice SUV, although the MPG is poor.
OMG... I love it!
Wonderful car, I love it.
Hiya how many isofix points does it have?
I can’t remember the last time I saw a Mini. 🤷🏼♂️
Probably because they are so pricey!
You must not be from Europe, because they're everywhere here! Well wherever the money is anyway.
Minis only. This world doesn't need any other cars at all.
Ummm...hello, there! 😍 oh, nice car, too!
Lol!
Omg inside voice much 😂
I'm like, who is the host? Forget the car.
creep
@@havanaice1004 I’m a weirdo. What the hell am I doing hereeeeeeeee? I don’t belong here. I don’t belonggggggggggg here. 🥴
Fyi, A jacked up SUV sized Minicooper is called a "Jumbocooper"
I’m so getting this baby if I win the lottery so I’m guessing I’ll be an 80 yo granny by then. 😂😂😂
Got the Hybrid 4wd last week.. 220hp.. perfect in British racing green color... and im just 50 yo:::😂
@@stureml lucky you! 😍
how does it fare on country road ?
Renting the base model and it sucks. 130 HP 3 cylinder? My Honda Fit handles better and is more responsive, not to mention wont break the bank. Only way to go is with the more premium models it seems, even then im not sure about the heavy steering. Felt like the power steering was broken at first. Feels like youre paying premium for cool lights.
Clubman best mini
💙💙💙
does it have a backup camera?
Im wondering too
yes
yes
Is it electric
John Cooper should never have licensed the use of his name to BMW. Cooper developed formula 1 cars and of course the icon Mini Cooper. Using the original BMC 1000cc and then the 1275cc transverse engine with straight cut 4 speed manual gearbox. 4 Amco or a Weber 45 DCOE was the carbs. Cams were either 731 or 649 depending on rallying or racing. It was a cheap versatile and easily worked on or modified by just about anyone.
I am afraid this 21st Century thing is not a Mini Cooper S. It is a BMW car. No offense but John Cooper was one of the best and this car is not the heritage of his era. He commanded the best drivers in Formula 1 from Stirling Moss to Bruce MacLaren with Paddy Hopkirk and Timo Makinen making the BMC Team top in the field of rally competition including the famous Monte Carlo rally. Don’t get me wrong This looks like a very nice BMW car but it should not be called a John Cooper S Mini.
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No Android Auto?
In love 😍😩
Quite cute and unique design... too bad it is grossly overpriced and highly unreliable... it's a mechanic's dream come true... perpetual job security along with a big paycheck.
it's a hatchback not an suv.. well then my gti is an suv because i said so
Prix
LOL Big MINI !
190hp ☹️ the “S” should be 250Hp at least
I guess Clubman is biggest mini there is
8,8'' infotaiment system, no 6,5''!!!
Now standard in the UK, not sure about USA or anywhere else though I'd hope so!
The other cars look so boring in comparison.
In the end - neither mini nor countryman.
All that auto heritage the UK had, and they just waisted it; now don’t even own their own icons anymore. For warning America
2021 Mini should be fully electric, it's already yesterdays tech and totally out of date, who on earth is going to buy that that with new electric only laws due to come in in a few years?
Get ride in mine.
YAY! S badging doesn’t make sense if the same underpowered engine on the Country Man. Overpriced, built quality is sub par compared to other Sport Ute in the same category. Wouldn’t touch it with a 10 foot pole. 👎
Your loss. It's the best built, most reliable car I've ever owned. I have the same car shown here, but a 2018 and with MT. Just hit 60,000 trouble-free miles yesterday.
@@darexdarex 60K? I am afraid to say that is nothing. I do not wish anything bad on your Country Man but I’d say cross your fingers, Mini’s are not known for durability. 😁 we had all 3 variants of the 3rd generation in the family, all these vehicle’s had major mechanical problems in less than a year. My 2014 Cooper S had it’s MT transmission replaced 3 times under 80k. And a good friend who bought the same model year had his engine replaced after 70k. My sisters’s Clubman S and my brother’s Countryman JCW had mechanical issues too. But hey, it could be just our luck right? All the best to ya! 🤞
@@ItsaDaPope-a Yeah sure. Keep believing that. 🤣
Uhhhhh it feels identical to a BMW in terms of build quality. It's a fun car, unique as well without being a badge queen. I love my 2021.
Agree. I'm driving the base model and it definitely feels like a sub 25K car. There are much better cars for the price..unless you care that much about some funky lights and design 😂 My Honda Fit feels faster and better to drive
Очень дорогая мини машина
The center console is too much and ugly. Mini can do better than this
OVERPRICED. HYPE.
Somewhere, John Cooper is throwing up in his grave.
Dumb buy!
Just realized this is @MilesPerHr
SUPER!!!!!!!!!