[Deschodt]

No no no no no no no no no..... Stay away !
Are they cute? yes
fun to drive? also yes
BUT
Fun to maintain? I'd rather self-operate on one of my body parts with a rusty spoon.
You need to cut the car in half to do practically anything... All the convenient stuff is behind body bracing or flat inaccessible without lifting the motor out (I've had 4, I'm a slow learner OK? and most were newish)
Recently I shopped around for a clutch (my kid's car, 117K mi) and 3 independent Mini shops flat out told me "Nah we do not even do clutches on these anymore, it costs too much and pisses people off, thye thing we're stealing from them".

The dealer wanted over $4000 before taxes - for a clutch job !!! Also each model had issues, it's not like there' a bulletproof one you can point to.

So, great cars to drive, super nice design, tons of fun, but.... do yourself a favor and get literally anything else that does not require triple jointed elvish hands to maintain. Ignore this advice at your peril, I'll come back in your head and laugh when your hand is stuck somewhere.... (miata suggested above is a far better idea and RWD)