Howdy folks
We came across this post about the venerable Minolta 9xi, we have two of these fine cameras and an 7xi and lots of lenses.
They have served us well over the years with only a couple of real issues.
One is, the grips tend to turn white and begin turning brittle and especially vulnerable around the battery tray opening where they are very thin and easily crack if you drop it on this corner.
One other problem we encountered was the data card door electrical ribbon broke, this was due to endless opening and closing which flexes the ribbon until it gives way, this was a design fault if ever there was one waiting to happen.