Well, there comes a time when enough is enough. MINI has too many problems and I'm thinking about going back to Jeep. Out of the 4 I've owned over 10 years so far, all there problems don't add up together to what the MINI has had. I know gas is going up, but I can use 87 from Costco or Sam's club without fear of the warranty being voided. Don't have to worry about the crappy clutches nor the fuel pumps, water pumps, you name it......As negative as I might sound I really did like this car and will miss it. Maybe......

 

Gotta do what you gotta do. It stinks that you had so much trouble with your MINI, and I don't know if you bought new or used. Or if it was a Justa or an S. But if the bills you have to pay, or the money you lose from the down time are more than the gas bill will be for a Jeep, then you gotta do what is best.
I have owned Jeeps in the past as well and of the 11 that my wife and I had, only one had issues. It was a 99 Cherokee and something went south in the engine and caused all kinds of havoc.

Good luck with the decision, and maybe someday you will be back, who knows.