I wrote:
> >I was grateful, when I got my MGB from Mum, that the lever shocks were all
> >working as advertised. I had noticed the steep charges in Moss et. al. for
> >replacing these little wonders, and made a mental note of the shop manual's
> >claim of non-rebuildability.
Robert (rck@fangio.asd.sgi.com) replied:
> Hmm, and I was just thinking the other day how the Moss prices seemed
> so reasonable for a rebuilt from MGB shock:
>
> 264-360 Front Shock Absorber, new $159.95
> 264-365 Front Shock Absorber, rebuilt $85.50 ($40.00 core charge)
>
> Two rebuilt front shocks (ready to bolt in) will cost you $171.00. And they
> have a sale going right now, so you'll probably save another ~8% or so...
Thanks, Robert, for a timely response. But, at the risk of sounding snide
(which I in no way intend), let me point out that "one man's pocket change
is another man's fortune" (paraphrased), though of course it's not really
that bad. But I do find myself at an unfortunate point in my cyclic financial
state, so I'm searching for alternatives. (*)
A point which I neglected to include in my original post: The cost of two
(if one's gone bad after 20 years, I can reasonably suspect that the other's
not too far behind) rebuilt lever shocks approaches the cost of Moss' own
Front Tubular Shock Conversion. Of course, from here we launch directly into
a debate about the relative merits and shortcomings of each system...
(*) If any of you are truly interested in helping to improve my financial
state, may I direct you to the advert for the Nishiki below. Full
details are available upon request.
-todd
todd@mudbug.nrlssc.navy.mil
'74 MGB 99K mi
'84 VW Rabbit Diesel 176K mi (broken timing belt; immobile)
'84 Volvo 245GL 170K mi
'85 Nishiki Prestige custom (not ridden these days; make an offer)
"People said it because other people said it. They did not know why it
was being said and heard everywhere. They did not give or ask for
reasons."
- Ayn Rand, from _Atlas Shrugged_
|