2nd Gen R56 Cooper S R56 HPFP Prices....Holy crap Batman

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

 

If that's the case....lame

 

Here is another price shocker from Jan 1st this year-the replacement N14 engine which has been 4300ish for years is now 7199.00-we are back to repairing them instead of plugging in a new one with 2 yr warranty. But with the price escalation in the HPFP I see more and more N14 cars going away as people trade them in on hondas, etc

 

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?

 

Even trade for a Cayman.

 

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

 

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.

 

Oooo, What is it!?

 

That's the "Keep the Car Running" Mod

 

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:

 

Ahaa, that's what a hupfup looks like!

 

I figured it would be made of solid gold.

 

No that's a Gen 1 tensioner that is made of solid gold. At least that what MINI parts thinks by changing so much. :ihih::lol:

 

I bought my tensioner from the Amazonian's & saved a bunch.

 

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!