Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt. Plato's Shadow.
Convertible models cost about $5,000 more than their corresponding two-door models. The base Cooper convertible starts at $25,950, the Cooper S at $29,600, and the John Cooper Works at $35,600. A John Cooper Works Mini with loads of options and features can command a price of over $45,000.
Unlike the larger Clubman and the softtop convertible, the 2017 Mini hardtop witnesses a price jump of $250 to $300, depending on trim, with the least expensive Cooper Hardtop and Cooper S Hardtop models coming in at $21,800 and $25,250.