Which coolant colour - please help!

Hello all,

I'm sure this has been done to death but I've searched all over and can't seem to find a conclusive answer so I'm hoping all you Mini enthusiasts can help!

I have a 2003 Mini Cooper and the colour of my coolant is red. It was added new about a year and a half ago after I needed a replacement radiator (a local garage added in the coolant).

I was looking to get it topped up as so I rang BMW to buy some new coolant and they told me my coolant should be blue!

I then rang another 2 places, one said I need red NOT blue and another said it doesn't matter what I use!

I then went to the place that said I needed red and spoke to another guy who went to give me blue! I explained everything to him and I ended up buying some red coolant just to top up. On the front it says it's suitable for BMWs, Lamborginis, Mini Cooper Diesel...I told the guy my cooper is Petrol and he said this red bottle won't harm the car and that Lamborgini never made a diesel car.

I'm thinking of getting the coolant drained out and topped up but in the meantime I'm not sure whether the red coolant is harming my system!

My clutch failed 2 weeks ago, last week my power steering went and my insurance in due next week so as you can imagine this is one more thing that's stressing me out so I'd really appreciate some advice on this!

Thank you very much,

Vicki