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General MINI TalkShared experiences, motoring minutes, and other general MINI-related discussion that applies to all MINIs, regardless of model, year or trim.
Google is ok, but something to be said for supporting those vendors here who have stood by our side over the past 14 MINI years with their customer support and help instead of saving $10/15 dollars on a freakin part in an Amazon search/purchase from virtual store that drops ships and no customer service.
Realoem while providing updated part numbers is not a ecommerce web site so cant add them to cart, and prices are always less than actual retail for some reason.
yeah, the vendors have all the parts I need but I'm always looking for weird stuff that I don't know the name of... the realoem site has graphical help, then I can find and buy the weird stuff
As a new owner just learning the car I find RealOEM a great asset. To be honest, I am very surprised at how many different Mini parts vendors there are out there. It's great!!
Thanks folks, all the parts I have purchased so far have been from NAM vendors. I agree that they should be supported.
Thanks ljhill, you comments are appreciated! Besides articles and videos, we have applications guides for most major components that cover OEM and upgrade parts for pretty much all generations of MINIs. We have over 40 years experience with the brand on the street and track, so if we don't have the answer and part (unlikely) we know where to find it!
Its always fun to look up the part on the Mini web site, then compare it to our vendors here on NAM.
Then you get to feel better about not paying the higher marked up Mini prices.
And then you start trusting our NAM vendors more and more.
Thanks, MiniKar. We've been doing this for over 40 years and pay to be here to help our customers, or even customers of others. We're here to further the Mini and MINI culture!
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