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M7=ECS One should avoid both.

 

And don't forget that they blatatanty copied parts developed by other vendors...What M7 did to Jsart in and of itself is reason never to buy or support a company with no ethics.

 

Good looking car...
One tip...I'm pretty sure those are stock "S" lite rims...strong and reasonability good looking...but they weigh a ton, even by OEM standards.
A lighter set of rims, even different OEM ones will make the car feel more playful and handle better.

 

And the bit of background on the like/dislike of various companies....
Many MINI modding parts companies were grassroots small homebrew operations....lots of part time 2nd job, selling stuff you made in your garage early on...but only so many parts to make and sell....some were accused of copying parts, and some disliked it when bigger corporate companies came into the market...
Some did just sell overpriced junk...some were more marketing and hype...some have been sold, and changed hands a few times....others are combinations of a couple old places, still selling the "Marquis" items....
Imo companies like "Cravenspeed" have always sold good stuff with a high level of ethics....a few others have a checkered past to be honest...but in a shrinking market, places struggle to survive, nevermind grow and thrive.
Enjoy the new car, make it yours!!
No one answered or idea is going to be right....but have fun.
On a gen1 the typical best bang for the buck upgrades are a pulley for power, a rear sway bar for handling and a CAI (cold air intake) for sound.

 

If you are looking at Alta parts, you should really see if you can find any Palo Uber parts to go with them. You will probably need to search eBay.


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Palo Uber :lol: uber expensive for junk.

Nothing they made was any better than OEM.

 

It took me a little bit to even remember the name of the company!


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But they were uber before uber was a thing!! Ahead of their time...as was their sales techniques...
Make 5-6 GREAT PARTS, then sell junk copies after the first few reviews are written.....in my mind that was their model anyway!!