I use Mini Mania as a last resort as my experiences have been less than
satisfactory. Not bad, really, but they often send the wrong stuff, seem to
want to get off the phone before you can confirm that it is the right stuff, and
have assured me on more than one occasion that it is the right stuff and it
turns out to be wrong.
Then there is the Mini floor pan that I bought from them and they neglected to
tell me that it was to be shipped motor freight and cost me $125 in freight
alone. What was I to do then, send it back for another $125? It is a great
website tho, with lots of info.
Geoff Branch
'74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
'72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
----- Original Message -----
From "Eddie Sheffield" <eddie at mediarchive.com>
To: "Toby Atwater" <tob.sprite.landcruiser@home.com>; "Spridgets"
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: roller rockers & push rods
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> On Thursday 27 September 2001 07:29 am, Toby Atwater wrote:
> > Anybody have a spare set just laying around hehe? What other suppliers
> > should I try? I have already spent a fortune with the nice folks at APT,
> > and kinda want to try out some others just to spread the "wealth". Any
> > ideas?
>
> You might try Mini Mania - http://www.minimania.com - they have lots of
> performance stuff, and in spite of their name they carry lots of parts for
> other cars than just the Mini. Really good web site too. I've never bought
> from them, except once I tried to order some front wheel bearings. Apparently
> at the time they were in the middle of some sort of reworking of their web
> site and/or computer system and my order (sent via the web) was lost. Ended
> up going to Motorhead since they're close by and I didn't have the time to
> wait. But I've never heard anyone else complain, so I would be willing to
> give them another go.
>
> NFI, YMMV, etc.
>
> Eddie
> 1971 Midget
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