If This thread is already open i excuse myself from now but i have not managed to find it

So i'm being faced with a bit of a challenge.
I'm From Malta and own a 2004 Mini Cooper S R53.

I just bought it and it was really low on oil so after reading how easy it is to do, i decided to change the oil and oil filter myself.

The Official MINI/BMW dealer in Malta asked me for Eur150 (roughly £125) for an oil filter, O-ring, Drain Plug, and Oil (Just for the parts not installation). I found this outrageous especially when i found the same parts for Eur50 (roughly £42) on online stores. However these online stores are located in the USA and shipping costs almost double as much as the parts Do.

So i need your assistance guys, do you know of any online stores that sell mini parts like what i require that ship products from europe (like uk or germany or italy etc...)? reason being that shipping is always WAY cheaper

I appreciate your help,

Thanks a bunch,
Andrew

hi try these guys

chris@LloydBlackpool he is one of the site sponsors send him a PM or try these guys

Mini Cooper S tuning parts by KAVS Motorsport (http://www.kavsmotorsport.com/)

https://www.vecchio.co.uk/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=32&Itemid=55

you will need 4.5lts of oil for oil and filter change you don't have to use castrol edge a lot of guys have gone to mobil 1 or castrol magnetec as long as it is fully synthetic 0w30 or 5w30 you should be ok it depends on what you can get locally

hope this helps

Thanks marque, This is exactly what i needed! You just managed to save me alot of time and Money :D

Cheers ;)

You can also try these:
www.bmminiparts.com - Home (http://www.bmminiparts.com/)

and these for new and used spares:
BMW MINI Spares - Home (http://www.bmwminispares.co.uk/)

MiniMatt|BMW|MINI|Modifications|Parts|Spares|Servi ce|Tuning|Repairs|Racing (http://www.minimatt.co.uk/)

Mini Spares UK - Mini Spares UK (http://minispares.jdc-1.titaninternet.co.uk/)

Thanks mate, really helped. I now have some good and cheap sources for all my DIY projects :) Cheers mate ;)

WOW!! i was browsing through vecchio co uk and ordered some parts. i was having some difficulty so i decided to send them an e-mail, expecting to get a reply tomorrow morning, and guess what? a few minutes later i receive a reply! They helped me straight away, were super helpful and got all my stuff sorted in a matter of minutes! I am truly impressed by their service, definitely recommend!