How come you're not checking Rimmer Brothers
http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/
My son has bought quite a bit of stuff from them. Shipping is by
air. The buck against the pound is really good right now (~$1.45).
Parts quality is generally good.
On the Tiger list, Victory British has a very poor rep, BTW.
Roland
> Hi,
>
> For British parts in general and Rover V8 parts in particular.
>
> I needed some parts for a Rover V8 and, since I had a Vic Brit TR8 catalog
> handy, I called Victoria British. They said they had everything I wanted to
> order, took my credit card number and then calmly announced that it would
> take 9 to 11 business days to receive the parts. Yikes! That sounds like
> two weeks in real time. They said their warehouse was backed up. I
> canceled the order and called The Roadster Factory.
>
> When I called, they asked if I had a TRF catalog. I told them I'd look
> around for mine and call them back. I couldn't find my catalog, but I
> noticed that you can download a DBF database of their current price list
> from the TRF web site. I did this and noted that they used factory part
> numbers. I was able to take the part numbers from my Rover SD1 parts manual
> and search the TRF price list using the FIND function. They had everything
> I needed in stock. Since I am only 300 miles away, I should have everything
> in time for the weekend.
>
> I thought this was pretty good. For the most part, prices were very similar
> for the parts I ordered. I ordered the camshaft and timing bits from
> Northern Auto Parts in Iowa. Their price for the Crane camshaft was even
> lower than Summit's.
>
> For what it's worth...
>
> Glen
>
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