I'm not going to bag on your car too much.
I drove the older Chrysler powered CooperS and found it to be like the Daihatsu Charade FROM HELL!!!!. All supercharged and serious stick where the Charade was weak and soft in the same size package.
My biggest problem with the current Minis?
Peugeot Citroën engine.
In the awe inspiring words of Tom and Ray Magliozzi, "Never, ever, buy a French car, unless you live in France."