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Does a Mazda 3 fit into that list/mold?

I've heard that Minis are like BMW, a crap shoot. You either get a good one or a bad one. I believe there are folks here on the board that have said "never had a problem" and other folks that have said "would never have one again." Or is the R53 JCW the unicorn mini that's guaranteed to be great?

Civic Si, might not be bad if you can get one at that price that hasn't been used and abused by some kid.
I've had 5 Minis, and no problems with them except for a plugged sunroof drain on the R56, and a leaky coolant tank on the R53. I'm not sure a R53 JCW is worth it. IIRC, it was pretty much a smaller pulley, exhaust and tune. Lots of R53 have those installed, but they are aftermarket.
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