I guess I've been spoiled by having a good dealership near me with whom I have
developed a good relationship. Our local club gets a discount there, so I like
to
shop there when I can. They'd get suspicious if I stopped coming in. ;-)
Besides,
if I keep enough cash flowing in there, they give me good deals on new cars
every
so often.
If you're in the situation (like me) where you've got a roadster parts manual
and
can look up the part numbers yourself, and you've got a good dealer nearby who
will
check the numbers for you, then this can work.
For the vast majority of roadster owners, it is much more effective, both
cost-wise
and time-wise, to buy parts from the suppliers who have supported roadsterdom
over
the years. And I still do buy parts from them, too.
Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us wrote:
> Gordon,
>
> Very sound advice! Also applies to Nissan. I ordered some stuff recently,
> because I figure they're a couple miles from me and I would get it quicker.
> Recently, Nissan told me on a Friday that the stuff is in stock, and I
> would get it on Monday. After calling every day for a week, they finally
> told me it was in. Half of the stuff was wrong. Even though I repeatedly
> told them it was for a late-model 2000, they delivered early-model 1600
> parts. And they couldn't supply all the stuff, even though the computer
> said they had it.
>
> I cancelled the stuff, and ordered from Dean at Fairlady Products. Takes only
>a
> few days and, it was far cheaper than Nissan! So it pays to order from our
> roadster suppliers rather than Nissan.
>
> Fred - So.SF
>
> ________________________ Reply Separator ___________________________
> >Subject: Re: Rear brake adjuster
> >Author: Gordon Glasgow <glasgow@serv.net>
> >Date: 7/1/99 10:34 PM
> >
> >A couple of people I know have placed orders with that Web company. Just
> >because
> >they list the part number doesn't mean they still
> >have the part.
> >
> <snip>
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Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
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