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Bluevitz-rs · 02-23-2015, 09:49 AM

I know it's been really slow on the MI forum, but it seems to have completely disappeared off the net. Anyone know what happened to it?

WeeYari · 02-23-2015, 10:08 AM

I first noticed on Feb 18 that the forum had shut down. It was then displaying a thank you for your patronage page but it was no longer in service.

I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner. Garm had eluded to its demise ages ago as it wasn't driving business to the store and was just a drain to his bottom line.

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IllusionX · 02-23-2015, 10:09 AM

Dunno man.. MI is closing? They have been liquidating their stock and the Prius is for sale..

or maybe they are just closing the forum. There is a lot of spam and nobody manages it.

Thirty-Nine · 02-23-2015, 06:26 PM

According to the MI Facebook page:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Micro Image

The forums were being used by very few people, unless you count spammers. They did not generate actual sales. The truth is there is a distinct lack of customer loyalty in the auto parts business. Tough to give lots of advice and then lose the sale for $5, you know?

I am winding down the company at this point; I will still stock parts that sell and the online store will remain open.

Bluevitz-rs · 02-23-2015, 06:28 PM

That's what I figured.

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sheekeebut · 02-23-2015, 06:31 PM

Still, it was a great resource. The manuals and TSB section have no doubt served many of us well.

CrankyOldMan · 02-23-2015, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheekeebut

Still, it was a great resource. The manuals and TSB section have no doubt served many of us well.

Agreed. I'm glad that I have a local copy.

That said, I remember there being a lot of talk a year or so ago about the YW community being dead, while MI was thriving. Funny how things can change so quickly.

02-23-2015, 09:49 AM	#1
Bluevitz-rs 1NZ-6spd View User's Garage Drives: '05 6-Spd Vitz RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,967	MI Forum I know it's been really slow on the MI forum, but it seems to have completely disappeared off the net. Anyone know what happened to it?

02-23-2015, 10:08 AM	#2
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,809	MI Forum I first noticed on Feb 18 that the forum had shut down. It was then displaying a thank you for your patronage page but it was no longer in service. I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner. Garm had eluded to its demise ages ago as it wasn't driving business to the store and was just a drain to his bottom line. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________

02-23-2015, 10:09 AM	#3
IllusionX It's the illusion you see View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brossard, QC Posts: 3,888	Dunno man.. MI is closing? They have been liquidating their stock and the Prius is for sale.. or maybe they are just closing the forum. There is a lot of spam and nobody manages it. __________________

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Bluevitz-rs 1NZ-6spd View User's Garage Drives: '05 6-Spd Vitz RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,967	That's what I figured. Sent from my iPod Touch

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