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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 11:33 PM
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Sewell Parts Closed

Say it isn't so...

http://mini.sewellparts.com/thankyou.php


Closed as of 1 Mar. I bought parts for my wife's F56 from them. They had great service and support on this forum as well as other car forums (Lexus for example). I wonder why they closed? No money in Internet car parts? They were a great resource to get genuine manufacturers parts.

Sorry to see them go.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 03:54 AM
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Good question. Core enthusiast demographic changing? Cars are more reliable? Perhaps warranty and maintenance programs work really well in sorting car out. Not enough Mini Coopers out there? I drive a lot and have almost 7000 trouble free miles on my justa since delivery in October and rarely see F56s on the road. Rarely.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 05:42 AM
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Too bad. I got a few parts from them that no one else had in stock last summer.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 06:17 AM
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They are closing down all their internet parts sales for all their dealer brands. Saw the same message on the Lexus site.

Lexus users started an online petition.

Not sure what the reason is.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 08:46 AM
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Sucks.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 12:17 PM
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Might not have had the resources to run it anymore, maybe it wasn't profitable enough... Either way, too bad...they were a great resource for sourcing parts
 
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by siriuszero
Might not have had the resources to run it anymore, maybe it wasn't profitable enough... Either way, too bad...they were a great resource for sourcing parts
This is a real bummer. I purchased a bunch of stuff from them and were always impressed with their professionalism and speed of delivery.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 07:26 AM
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Yep, I'm bummed. They were great with my Lexus and with the Mini. I didn't have the chance to get much Mini stuff from them though.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2015 | 05:46 AM
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We have Genuine MINI parts here: Just copy and paste the 11 digit part number ( without dashes or spaces ) from sites like realoem.com and plug into our search box, if you are a MINI part number person or use our drop down menu.

www.ecstuning.com


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Old Mar 5, 2015 | 05:50 AM
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We're happy to have you!
 
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Old Mar 5, 2015 | 07:40 AM
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Gonna miss Sewell, ECS is great though!
 
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