So, I have been comparing a couple of US sites. Mini Mania and GB car parts with the Uk sites Mini Spares and Mini Sport.
The price difference is huge even with conversion. It seems far cheaper to buy the parts from over there and ship them here and you would still be saving yourself a fair bit of money. Examples.
Suspension kit. HI-Lo's with Spax shocks. Priced here $700 before shipping. UK price approx $350 after conversion. Even if shipping cost $200, you would be saving a lot of money.
The same goes for brake kits. There is a $500 difference between buying a 7.5 cooper S setup here to buying it from over there. Though I don't know how much shipping would be. The mini spares site quoted me $152.
Can these sites charge so much because of ease of shipping to local US residents or is it just because the currency conversion is so nice right now?
Not ready to buy anything just yet, but I thought it was interesting.
The price difference is huge even with conversion. It seems far cheaper to buy the parts from over there and ship them here and you would still be saving yourself a fair bit of money. Examples.
Suspension kit. HI-Lo's with Spax shocks. Priced here $700 before shipping. UK price approx $350 after conversion. Even if shipping cost $200, you would be saving a lot of money.
The same goes for brake kits. There is a $500 difference between buying a 7.5 cooper S setup here to buying it from over there. Though I don't know how much shipping would be. The mini spares site quoted me $152.
Can these sites charge so much because of ease of shipping to local US residents or is it just because the currency conversion is so nice right now?
Not ready to buy anything just yet, but I thought it was interesting.
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