u/Parsnipnose3000

"Make me an inappropriate business name and logo for a pet shop that everyone would hate"

I need a car and I am almost sold on a Mini Cooper SE.
I absolutely loved it during test drives.
The only things stopping me are the missing option for an openable sunroof (like the non-electric Mini Cooper S can have) and a trailer hitch. I can deal with the non openable sunroof, but a trailer hitch is non negotiable to me.
I don’t want to pull big trailers, but I do want to add a small bike carrier. I absolutely love doing bike tours and would like to be able to take my bike on a car trip.
At the car dealership they told me it’s not possible to have a trailer hitch added at all.
On the internet I saw people who upgraded their Mini with a third party trailer hitch.
Has anyone here done that? Was it possible or where their any drawbacks?

... And which variant/year do you have?

I haven't tested it yet so I'm curious to see what kind of range you're all getting in your electric MINIs.

I recently went on a 171 mile trip and went from 85% to 19%, so used 66% for my trip. This would suggest a 100% range as being around 250 miles at 57-70mph.

What kind of actual range are you getting, which MINI variant do you have, and what's your average cruising speed?

2026 Countryman SE ALL4.

I've had my new 2026 U25 for almost two months now and had an interesting experience a couple of days ago.

I had to mount a kerb to let another car through on a narrow road. I took it nice and easy and drove up a dropdown at only a couple of mph (I'd never mount a kerb unless there's a dropdown there).

Anyhow, there was no dropdown when I needed to get back on to the road, so I took it slowly and carefully.

As soon as my tyres touched the road I got the "bonnet is open" warning. I stopped further up the road, and as I suspected, the bonnet wasn't open. I had to open and close it to dismiss the warning.

So I tested and did it again, this time on a very low kerb - I'd guess only probably 3 inches. Exactly the same thing happened.

Once again I had to stop, open the bonnet and close it again for the warning to go away.

Are they over-sensitive, faulty, or is there something I'm not understanding?