These Are The Three Words That Best Describe the 2019 MINI Cooper S Convertible!

[@daynacjones]

The first night I drove my 2019 John cooper works , I got a super surprise when I opened the doors and the word mini shown on the concrete under the door! OMG I had no dea what those bars in the trunk did! I bought mine used, so am learning as I go. Hold on, I’m going to check my tail lights.

[@caglioso]

Ok not gonna lie, I actually choked up for a sec when we can see the background on Romans phone and it’s Tommy’s picture with the Jeep, presumably from their trip together. Not to get too sappy on youtube but as someone with a difficult relationship with their father that was really something beautiful to see. Tommy’s lucky to have you as a Dad, Roman.

[@sirabdude14]

Note on the hood scoop: Up to the R56 Minis they were at least semi-functional For the F56s they moved the turbo air intake to the lower section of the front grille (the large dual intakes) but decided to keep the scoop for style and easy identification of an S vs a base model

[@sirabdude14]

I've had 2 Minis now - an R56 (RIP, sandwiched by a Suburban and a Pilot), and now an F56. I will definitely admit that the R56 was by far not the most reliable car - never broke down on me but had a design flaw with the timing chain that would rear its head every 2 years or so and my dealer did not want to fix it because they couldn't charge me for it - they fixed it for free the first time but then kept claiming it was a different issue (they sandblasted my cylinders once claiming that my misfire was due to carbon buildup then tried to claim it needed to be done again the next year). So far my experience with the F56 has been fantastic - so much fun and wonderful to be in without the pretentiousness you get from a lot of "premium" performance cars. I love driving it because I can scoot around without worrying that I'll lose control - handles like a champ and gets going off the line fairly quick if you give it some juice. The sound is also great - the new exhaust note is pretty good with a nice snap on the upshift and lots of crackles and pops on the downshift in sport mode and if you opt to get the valved JCW exhaust kit installed it's absolutely heavenly. I won't pretend like it'd be able to compete with some of the other hot hatches or sedans in terms of horsepower, but in my opinion it's got them all beat on fun. I'm definitely biased but I don't think there's any other car that brings me as much joy as a Mini.

[@colingoldthorpe5918]

Well said, a car has to make you smile and laugh when you drive it, the Mini is the only car that I've owned that will do that without having to remortgage my house to purchase it.

[@alexanderarreaga5421]

Dude...I feel u. My R56 was totaled 2 weeks ago in a head on collision. It's the sweet spot in Mini's design. Mine was reliable thankfully (2013 S). Now I have an F57...looking forward to customizing it! I hope ur loving ur R57 as much as I am.

[@sirabdude14]

@@alexanderarreaga5421 Sorry to hear about your R56 :( I'm still totally in love with my F56. Started modding it now - recently installed a CAI from Cravenspeed for even more dose sounds, next is exhaust and tune if I can ever find a dealer in the states for the Remus valvetronic kit. What've you got planned for your F57?

[@alexanderarreaga5421]

@@sirabdude14 my bad...F56. I was eyeing the F56 more so, but in the end decided if I'm getting another one...let's make a little roadster. Haha! Right now it's just cosmetic stuff for me while it's under warranty. 😂. Blacking out the interior/exterior in gloss. I'm torn on what to do with the wheels. A beefier exhaust is nice. I'd like to do that too. I feel like this generation needs a lowered suspension as it is a softer design, so it needs help to make it look more aggressive, but I like the car's current ride comfort as stock.

[@alexanderarreaga5421]

@@sirabdude14 I'm glad to hear u came out of that accident...hopefully no injuries.

[@grimreaper3620]

What I like about TFL is the father and son combo.You both have a good chemistry. Keep up the good work. Enjoy the sunshine guys. ☺

[@cleysoptique8749]

One thing I'll mention which most many owners do that are true enthusiasts if you install an eventuri Intake you'll be provided a true hood scoop. Not to mention you also gain the blow off valve sounds.

[@denpaubur]

I own the perfect combo of "UK" automobiles for here in Colorado. The Mini Cooper S Roadster for summer and the Range Rover Sport for winter. I love driving and with these two I'm always smiling. I do own a 98' 4Runner that I kept (bought brand new) as a back up in case one of these two need extensive repairs but so far I've been lucky.

[@anthh3255]

That phone clip in the center arm rest is actually really helpful. Wireless chargers are quite finicky and having something hold it in the right position while hooning around is a nice touch.

[@sovietshrek2518]

Only problem is some phone now don’t fit

[@silverf56]

11:09. It's "poppy" and more "growly" in sport mode! And throttle response/steering feel is improved as well.

[@Lol-kf6qd]

Finally a video that shows the leg room for back seat 🙌🏻

[@chrisstilwell9869]

I don't know $41k just seems a bit to high for this car. I do like the car however.

[@robertcollins5307]

I think my older 2005 cooper s, convertbke looks better ! And there cheap! Have a vid of it on my channel !

[@buildmorefarms1007]

Discounts are 3-4 thousand

[@timcheou5649]

Fully agree it's very expensive for the engine size. I like it too but too expensive

[@kevinsamuel3930]

I just paid $100K USD for this thing here in India

[@riyam3947]

Agreed seats aren’t even automatic

[@jackanderson9424]

I have a r53 and love it, it’s sweet that the supercharger is louder than most muscle cars

[@anew1297]

Your reviews together are so awesome!

[@schmoab]

Just picked up a 2019 Clubman SAll4. I love it. Handles like a RWD sports sedan. More fun to drive than my 2016 Miata and hauls 10x as much. I tried to find the dipstick and was confused as hell! So much tech built into these little BMWs. Great review of a great car, guys!

[@Tricia2023]

I love my Mini convertible s jcw I have the same colored seats too but I have the chili red color exterior and I love the heated seats as well ❤️ Even in Florida they do come in handy in January ! 😎

[@mmahtnart8986]

In the back of the 2019 MINI Cooper S, you are the King or Queen. Just do the "wave" when the top is down.

[@scottieray]

Thanks for not whining about the toggle switches or the round gauges. Those are signature MINI designs and it seem so disingenuous when auto journalists whine about them.

[@blakef8349]

I love watching videos with you and your son. Brings me back to the good times with my dad. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@koolkev75]

Love all the folks onTFL , great personalities 🦶🦶🦶👍👍👍👍

[@cpear760]

"Florida Edition" - Registered in New Jersey.

[@PLATINUM2U]

😂🤣😂😂

[@lluis9377]

Like many snow birds in FL...

[@PLATINUM2U]

Cool & quirky! -Doug Demuro inspired 😎

[@AmazonDeals78]

PLATINUM 😂😂

[@skunkhollow1]

Great review, you two. I think the manual seat adjustment is better in the long run for longevity.

[@mcalebeb]

It’s set, I’m moving to Florida

[@NoxNoctisUmbra]

Seems like all car manufacturers always think that people bring surfboards, skis, and golf bags with them on weekends.

[@geraldbennett7035]

convertibles are for partly cloudy or overcast days. you'll be putting the top up on sunny days.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

And warm evening cruising. Having owned a few, I can attest they're useless on hot days, unless you want to fry. They're also useless on the highway because they're so noisy you need ear protection. Try getting passed by a semi at 60 and see how your ears feel. It makes for an exhausting trip. Only for the young and/or dumb.

[@curmudgeon1933]

Possibly the reason that cars in the US are getting steadily bigger, heavier and more expensive is that the customers are demanding ever more features. Also many Americans seem to be well over six feet tall and physically large, if not grossly overweight. Cars designed for much smaller European roads and people will not sell as well in the US. To get a good handling, nimble and economical car it is best to follow the Colin Chapman recipe, and add lightness.

[@joecanis484]

I somewhat disagree with your a assertion that customers are demanding ever more features. Some of the added expense is due to government safety requirements, some is due to the manufacturers adding what in the past were options and making them standard for greater profits on each sale. I got my license in 1961 and safely went from point A to point B without all of the modern day gizmos. Granted some are useful and some increase safety, but many items are there to just drive up the prices and profits. Or they make one item that you want as part of a package so that you have to buy a bunch of unwanted features.

[@MissionForward3]

Glade to see those Union Jack tallights are available for Gen II Minis.

[@jojo9820]

I just purchased a 2019 mini Cooper S turbo John Cooper Works with 8000 miles on it for 21,000 with 2 1/2 years left on it’s factory warranty I feel I got a really good deal what do you think

[@freed14760]

Awesome Father Son review fellows. Maybe more of these ?

[@tnitron9750]

Mini is a unique car. Nobody has anything quite like it and BMW won't give you power seats. I have heard nothing but Bad Bad things about the quality, build, and reliability of Mini's. It's to bad BMW seems to not care. Nice review guys! I love Florida!

[@darexdarex]

TNitro N If that's all you've heard, then you haven't been listening. Since the inception of the F-series MINIs, reliability has been outstanding -- so much so, that MINI is close to the top-10 of all brands for reliability, and the MINI Service Depts. are even complaining about it. Even Consumer Reports now recommends MINI.

[@stephenwerner6363]

The only unreliable thing about them is running over a pothole and blowing a low profile tire.. lol. I have a 2015 and have had zero issues. Like the other stated the F series are reliable.

[@jamesf7437]

They are incredibly reliable, I have personally had 4 over the years and never had any issues whatsoever... Also the quality and build are miles ahead of any car in the same category and pretty much any American car, regardless of category... best runaround car hands down...

[@colingoldthorpe5918]

Come on Roman it's a mini, there is nothing like owning the Mini, everything else is just boring and very vanilla like a Toyota and Nissan. Owning them is such a blast, other Mini owners wave as you go by it's like a small club, just great makes you smile every time you get into it and drive, and that's it's sole job to make you smile.

[@CliffWarren]

I hope they are more reliable now than the first (modern) gen that I had. I think most owners planned on a car payment and a monthly dealer repair payment. I lived too far from the dealer, and eventually had to give up on that heap. It's a shame because once in a while it was fun to drive.

[@rhull3939]

You guys are the hardest working journalists I know. 13 different channels and 21 new videos a day! Ha!

[@tunesoulsata9251]

Robert Hull Ummm...do they have another channel I don't know about?

[@EvendimataE]

i like the body styling of mini and i want to buy a used one despite the many bad reviews about reliability....but i dont care for the convertible....i dont want the extra cost of replacing it after sometime

[@AdamPundsack]

Best minis are the 05 or 06 cooper s. (R53) u need to do some work yourself but not much more than any car after 120k gotta look at shocks and any rubber bushings would be at end of life etc. Don't be afraid just you tube it and many forums help a ton

[@성우설현]

i LOVE MINI❤❤ I like mini convertibles❤❤

[@이아담-x1c]

미니컨버영상마다 다 댓글다시네 ㅎㅎ

[@bschell1969]

Heated seats standard on the Florida edition ehh? Holy stupid

[@LePetitDoll]

The mini is perfect for short people like myself though a little too high of price.

[@nicooo3223]

mini is for all heights im 6’1 and fit comfortable in my s

[@edsonherald3720]

! AWESOME ! Landscape Was Really Killing ! Mini ... A Great Piece of Sheet !

[@swinglow33]

We saw the ease of getting in the back seat with the top down, but how is ingress/egress with the top up?

[@SymRuX]

Hello! I love the review. How tall is the big guy? I am quite tall and wanna look into this car :)))

[@bobbipearcey2059]

Cracking up at you 2... “That’s a square in a circle”..😂😂😂 “Feels like I’m in a church pew”... (sitting in the back) 😂😂😂

[@ismet_sxv]

Brilliant video

[@stevelee9210]

I had a 2014 cooper s hardtop. It was barely worth it at 32k, but the build quality was pretty good and for the time, it was a bit peppy. People call it the poor man's bmw, but as a former bmw 3-series owner, I can say that's not the case. It's not really the same, but I drive a focus ST now and I enjoy driving it a lot more than the mini. The ford's build quality sucks, but for the price, you get a lot more smiles per mile.

[@BenHTran-ou8bq]

My 93 year old aunt has one

[@buildmorefarms1007]

Nice review, beautiful car! Needs a manual though.

[@ValFinale]

nah. manual aint saving it. this aint a real mini

[@jpmiller99]

Doesn't filming a video while in Florida make the whole trip a business expense for tax purposes?

[@TFLnow]

fender Nope. Didn’t pay or comp a dollar

[@buildmorefarms1007]

@fender You sir are biased, negative and wrong.

[@caglioso]

It’s literally their job to travel places to film stuff with cars so of course those things can be tax deductible as business expenses. That’s how it works when you’re an independent contractor. Why shouldn’t they operate their business correctly? This is their livelihood.

[@jpmiller99]

@@caglioso Yeah, I always found it cool when the self-employed take a trip to a nice place, squeeze in a little business, and boom, the whole thing is a business expense.

[@caglioso]

James Miller it doesn’t mean the whole trip is free, but the IRS will let you deduct a portion of it when you file your taxes. I’ve been both a salaried and independent contractor and there’s pros and cons to both. If being an independent contractor appeals to you then go give it a shot my man.

[@gloindigo9658]

Tell us about maintenance on these..... the older mini was apparently super difficult to service.

[@toddrobertson1398]

He had the best of the modern mini’s .. the super charged version was the best.

[@mikevale3620]

I still drive a super reliable from new 2004 JCWorks supercharged MINI Cooper S...it's almost 15 years old and I'm not selling it.

[@anthonymrskipt9252]

Is that Naples or does all of Florida just look the same now?

[@2dthoughts]

Yes

[@markwagner4909]

They need to bring back the supercharged engine I had the last year of that for 8 years Loved that car but it ate the runflats 18 tires replaced in my 8 years of ownership with 58,000 miles

[@miurasvlamborghini]

I wonder if that was on key biscayne in miami?

[@rayo1371]

Definitely...right before the entrance to Cape Florida

[@Julian-do7bv]

That top is really cool

[@runnergy]

Sorry but I totally agree. $41k and no power seats, really? I just was in Continental from 1965 that had power seats. Anything over $30k should have power seats.

[@Garciae20]

RUNNERGY because race car lmao

[@stevend3753]

Looks like you’re down here in West Palm? Maybe you got it from Braman Mini?

[@2dthoughts]

40k For That? LMAO 🤣

[@mettl271]

2dthoughts you can get it new for 36, you know

[@2dthoughts]

Michael Ettl 36k For That? LMAO 🤣

[@Chillednfunked]

No one calls it JCW - it’s John Cooper Works - John Cooper was a legend. In addition why an automatic? A manual would have been so much better..

[@joecanis484]

Wish to see/hear more about the Ram Rebel in your garage.

[@boosboos4506]

I love this car !

[@erikamenzies763]

I knew that location looks familiar. It’s Marco Island.

[@holmesfamily2058]

You forgot to say "affordable British automobile". Lots of European charm for allot less money than it's counter parts.

[@taylor1038]

At first I was kicking myself for getting a Honda Fit over this. Until I heard this is literally double the price 😂😂

[@vinceclark6164]

taylor1038, dude Honda Fit is 5 times the car this pos is.

[@taylor1038]

@@vinceclark6164 yeah, I still like having roomy rear seats and 4 doors. But those seats are really nice, shame it's 40k and they're still manual.

[@seamuso42]

"Florida edition is 8,200". I am a bit confused - what is the price of this car?

[@mmahtnart8986]

I like the car a lot.

[@syxepop]

..but that 200 production doesn't make it the RAREST US-SPEC BMW-made MINI EVER, that belongs to the ClubVan, a Clubman panel delivery van that had only 50 delivered from Germany (not too sure about that particular one, but almost all US-spec Minis have been built in Germany, as you can read the WM instead of SM VIN start) to the States. Now, THAT'S rarity!

[@danm101]

The R54 club van was built in Oxford, England, not in Germany 😉.

[@syxepop]

Daniel Moodie, THAT'S why I've stated I wasn't so sure, since most BMW-made Minis are German-made, but figured weren't all of the US-spec ones... (which makes the US-spec ClubVan an even "rarer bird" indeed)

[@danm101]

@@syxepop Nope the majority of Minis are made in Oxford and have been since BMW took over the brand. But agree the clubvan is very rare in the US.

[@zoetele123]

Mini need to add more powers especially for the countryman.

Very cool car!

[@NatureRecycleFlorida]

since its mostly a BMW it will break down alot

[@MultiPurposeReviewer]

Heated seats. On a Florida edition vehicle. Has anyone at Mini ever even BEEN to Florida?

[@sotek2345]

How could they miss the Mustang and Camaro when talking about 4 seat convertibles with a manual transmission.

[@tunesoulsata9251]

Where are the Jeep videos?!? Kinda bummed I haven't seen any in a while... That's the reason I even subscribe to the channel. Anyhow, more Jeep/off road videos please!!!

[@andrewb.5996]

Nice car IMHO.

[@yahdudeist]

great review, however these cars are way too big now and have been made boring.. of these 'new' minis the supercharged one (gen1) was by far the most fun... (gotta be a manual though). In my experience (i had a couple inc r56), the most unreliable part of car is the engine (the bmw bit) - actually just get an abarth 500 or something

[@christopherpirri7973]

R56 Mini's didn't have a BMW motor. it was a Peugeot motor. BMW started with the N20. The N14, N16, and N18 were Peugeot engines (Prince engine)

[@YTRulesFromNM]

2020 is the year without a manual.

[@schmoab]

Back in 21. But the auto is so good, it makes the manual obsolete.

[@spacegreycoralred]

The most bizarre design flaw of this car is the split Union Jack taillights that when you use them it makes an arrow pointing in the opposite direction you are turning

[@dzoosh]

It's not an arrow. It's more light a "T" tuning 90 degrees each way.

[@mmahtnart8986]

Are you kidding me! Did you not fined the dip stick!

[@MaureenMurphy_]

I wish the countryman had a convertible option

[@99unclebob]

this car is $55,000.00 in Canada, too much money for cute, power train has a spotty history about its reliability, i would take Tommy's old model with supercharger and manual 5 spd any day with all the squads and rattles, thats why mankind, invented loctite, double sided tape, and WD-40 to fix all the squeaky thingamabobs in the car, you only need one good cup holder for the driver, when taking those corners, right Tommy

[@raycanales]

I own an 07 R52 SC with a 6 Speed rattly but she's a ton of fun n have been pretty trouble free 130k on the clock I keep the oil changed every 3k miles.

[@MrBamboobanga]

Prefer the hidden pocket to the British flag lights.

[@richardhoulton4016]

Convertibles in Tropical/Sub-Tropical climates are only useable at night. Can you say “3rd degree burns in 15 mins”?

[@tommywarriner5879]

My name's Tommy and this video freaks me out

[@kevinsamuel3930]

I just paid $100K USD for this thing here in India

[@connerforde9067]

WTF was "Florida Edition" Everthing that they said was "Florida Edition" you can get in any new Mini Cooper. This was a stupid video only because they kept saying "Forida Edition" which is false info. Once again you can get any of those features in a New Mini Cooper

[@joshuasimon7633]

Looks like siesta key!

[@shankarbalan3813]

41K Mini Cooper s convertible? Still cheaper than it is in India. It is totally overpriced here. One can only afford one from the used market.

[@zeproo]

Where the judge, he can tell

[@senshibat8920]

a smart city car best thing no pink flamingo hood ornament ;3

[@mmahtnart8986]

But! Your spring loaded clip did not work in your new Tesla.

[@Desertfox92308]

Buy or lease? Definitely a lease car on warranty only!

[@antonch.657]

Хорошо там во Флориде

[@ralpherizonie1785]

Yet it will always just be a Mini

[@chrisrinard2981]

BLUE

[@ccooper2654]

Challenge Edition is WAY rarer then that - at only 50 units. Also there does not really seem to be anything unique to that car that I could not order, not a knock against your video, just an observation

[@IKnewMickey]

This is a barbie car. Get out of it with as much manhood as you have left. : 0

[@mariourias8]

Blue!!!

[@niyazmather]

BMW engine and transmission on this????

[@kimdrifer2195]

My dream

[@mozzberg590]

It definitely ain't Jersey

[@mmahtnart8986]

You are in Colorado. That is "Horrible" place to own a vehicle unless it is AWD or 4Wheel drive. I'm just saying ):

[@anthonybelyea1964]

Move or don't watch this video. Just saying! Ha ha!

[@mmahtnart8986]

I don't live in Co. you knucklehead! But I do watch the Weather Channel. Kiss my rear end!@@anthonybelyea1964

[@anthonybelyea1964]

@@mmahtnart8986 I was just kidding that's why I said haha don't have to be so nasty

[@mmahtnart8986]

I apologize. I shot from the hip to quick.@@anthonybelyea1964

[@anthonybelyea1964]

@@mmahtnart8986 I appreciate that the KZbin world can have more respectful debates if people act this way thanks

[@michaelhammond4150]

$41K is absurd but if you buy it sell it before the warranty is up because repairs and parts are outrageous

[@michaelhammond4150]

Also the resale value is terrible because the car will have problems as it ages

[@ValFinale]

new mini just like the new gtis are ruined. they should just change the name because they dont deserve the current moniker

[@regsparkes6507]

I think I like the car,..but no dip stick,...NO,..... 'cmon BMW. Technology for the sake of technology,...enough of that crap. Whatever is happening to the sport of driving a car? I have one, mine's a summer driver only and it's a 2010 convertible,...but no supercharger and it has ( unfortunately ) an auto box.