As with many things clouded in mystery, the abrupt departure/disappearance of MiniGuy from the scene almost certainly has more to the story than is public knowledge.

 

Gotcha.  I just met a Mini owner who said he got an amazing deal using him, way cheaper than almost anything I'm seeing posted online and the car is in beautiful condition.  He bought his 1995 JDM Rover Mini for around $12K a couple of years ago.  I'm not seeing anything less than $16K, condition mostly good but unconfirmed in person.  His services seemed ideal, although I never would have considered him a dealer, more like a locator.  Basically the human version of the same For Sale postings on these forums...I hate to jump on the "CA sucks" bandwagon, but in terms of car things...they really do...

Doesn't seem to be. AFAIK no one has heard from him since the website was taken down.

bummer!  is he still around and helping locate cars?

Apparently back in 2020 or so he was found to not have a proper California dealer licence and had to take down his website.

Apologies if this has been asked and answered, I can't find a search bar for the forums:

what happened to the Mini Guy, Michael Lewis?  He always had a great listing of cars and was very helpful with information.  anyone know where he went?