rbort
Elite Veteran
Location: Franklin, MA - U.S.A.
| On the phoneI was on the phone with Cyndi at Minair on Friday to give some feedback. First I told them to change the website to indicate the price they show is Retail price and not the actual price. She assured me that nobody pays the retail price, but you have to start somewhere and give a discount off that. I indicated that people go there, see $1400 for a kit, and assume that is the price even though Rick's sells them for $1045. She said the reason for that is dealers sell at whatever price they like - a discount off retail, and minair is a factory not a retail store and if they list it at $1045 then the dealers will be FORCED to sell it at that price or lower as otherwise they will be undercutting the dealers and dealers will not be happy. Thought to shed some light on this for you folks.
But in any case, Cyndi said that even if you call Minair direct and order a kit from them, they will sell it to you at about the same price at the dealer price, nobody really pays that retail price.
#2 all Minair Spectra-g kits come with the aluminum boom, since day 1 when I bought mine like 3 years ago. They no longer are getting CF booms as they are pretty expensive to make and most people don't want to pay the high cost of them. It was always an upgrade option.
#3, they are getting some new design canopies made by a third party. They have plenty of kits ready to go less the canopies. She does have some canopies in the back that are not Perfect coming out of the mold but if you are going to paint them they can be patched up and painted and she will gladly discount them for you folks who want them. The new canopies (if you want for those) are really going to be nice quality, even nicer than the current fiberglass ones from that I understand. But please understand they are at the hands of the 3rd party manufacturer, so Minair can only say what they think it will be before they get them, as they are not standing there on top of the manufacturer saying do this now per say. You know the drill, I've been there myself trying to get some things done and you're waiting on someone else. Have patience and you will be pleased!
The torque tube has been improved with pinned end and comes preassembled from Minair now. Been like that for some time, just insert it and go but don't forget to put lithium grease in the coupler ends before doing so to minimize wear.
Hope this helps guys. Your points are well taken and I'm passing them along to Minair for you.
-=>Raja.
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