2nd Gen R56 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: R56 HPFP Prices....Holy crap Batman

This is insanity.....
If people knew the chances that MINI would gouge them on replacement parts it might change their mind if they were considering buying a new MINI...

Hmmmmm..... Wonder what I could get for my MINI if I sold it for parts?

 

Conspiracy theory in full effect.

N14 motor has been plagued with problems and MINI has been in denial for years to the point of stiffing the customer as often as they can when they could follow the fine line of the law or the warranty.

Now the are held accountable to the timing chain issue and the have a large amount of potential fixes coming at them.

However? MINI has not been able to crack the code. "Owner love for the product. "

How to fix that? Artificially raise prices on replacement parts until owners say the heck with it and dump the car.

There, they fixed the glitch.

 

Call Steven at eMINIparts.com. I'd guess his price is more wallet friendly.

 

Even trade for a Cayman.

 

I figured it would be made of solid gold.

 

Yup and have one on the shelf in the garage with a new belt for the Spring.

FYI less than 100 days until the DRAGON!

 

It's because this guy bought up all of the HPFP supply....

 

Welcome to BMW parts mark up counter how can I gouge you today?

You need a $ 80.00 belt tensioner for an R53... that will be $240.00.

HPFP for an R56 that is "not under warranty" .... let me spin the wheel and see what I can do for you...... how's $1,050.00 for ya? :lol::lol:

 

The Black Forest elves musta demanded a wage increase....

OK.... So if this is caused by supply and demand...

It's unusual demand caused by a defective part that's paid for by?????? Somebody

Soooo.... If you double the price (assuming cost stays the same), for every one replaced under warranty, a second one can be paid for by someone out of warranty..... Net Zero to MINI..

MINI assumed very few would be affected and replaced (see comment in letter). They were either very wrong (how would they even know this info at the time the letter was sent) or the "Out of warranty" folks are footing the bill for the warranty work...

Any way you look at it.... If you are out of warranty... Gottcha....

 

This engine is also used in the Peugeot 207... I wonder if it could be had through their parts dept at a better price?

Edit:
Huh... Just found this on the Peugeot UK forum...
Interesting assumption on the price comment about MINI lowering the price due to the defect... And now maybe bringing it back up to a "normal" price?

207 GTi High Pressure Fuel Pump - Urgent Pulling Hair Out » Peugeot 207 forum » Peugeot Central

 

Looks like something that would go on the space shuttle...

Edit....
That piece of mechanical wonder is soooo expensive it should be installed on the space shuttle....:cryin:

 

same as oil filter housings

one year ago right now oil filter housings went from 252.00 to 527.00 no rhyme or reason-The replacement parts are IDENTICAL to the originals, there is no improvement in either of these items I can see, the replacements also fail eventually. Drives up the cost of repairs and I get to explain to people our profit margin hasn't changed a bit but SOMEONES has.

 

I've seen this happen to all kinds of MINI parts over the years. Generally, it seems to happen to things that become unexpectedly "popular" and supplies get short for some reason...

 

Yup, that guy.... I'ma gonna buy up all your wants....

 

Shoot, you better have some big beautiful eyelashes to bat at your service adviser. :fingerscrossed: :lol:

 

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

 

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