Mini for long distance?

Hello I drove the new mini S a short time ago, I was very excited also that he has so very large space in the inside (a bit bigger) . Now of course the problem is that I drive a lot of distance and the Sd certainly beats itself cheaper also I have to reckon that the Sd does not sound like the S which is of course a pity. Can you use the S also for long distance? Are there mini problems for long distance? how is the oil consumption? reliability?