The chili red painted whole kit for just $1728 shipped to US.
Has anyone ordered from this website? Are they trustable?
http://www.minigenuineparts.co.uk/
Look like they also take Paypal so I may get protection from Paypal.
Thanks so much in advance!!!
-Mike

 

i got mune at a local mini dealer,i would recomend getting it from a local dealer personaly,the box is huge,about the size of a mattress

 

Don't forget that you will have to pay customs and duties for importing the parts, so after that, it may not be cheaper than buying from your local dealer!

 

cross-posting to different forums isn't generally smiled upon.
for the benefit of others who may run across this, here's a link to my reply over there.

 

+1. I was shocked by how big the box was. I got it for about the same price shipped from Classic Mini, so you may be better off contacting Jayson.

 

If you're willing to go to the airport yourself to claim your box you can self-declare at the local customs office. I can't remember what the $$ threshold is, but sounds like your valuation might be low enough that you just pay the duty there without needing a broker to prepare documents. HOWEVER you should insist that the seller does NOT charge you the 19% UK value added tax (VAT) since the goods are being sold to a customer outside the UK. That savings should more than cover your US duty fees.
Air freight is expensive, though.