Greetings,
I have owned many different types of "sports" cars. Two of these, that
stand out in my mind, were a Porshe and an Alfa Spyder Veloce. Sticker
shock.....GOOD GRIEF. Buying ANYTHING for these cars can give you a
major case of cardiac arrest ( I remember over $70 for a tail light
lens, and this was in the mid 70's). There was/is absolutely no
relationship between the value or cost of the part you needed and the
sale price you had to pay. You could buy it or not. They had you by
the ba....well you know where. I like the Roadster because we have so
many choices and options. Oh, my two favorites cars were my 63 Corvette
and a super sweet, silver 66 Corvette Stingray. Somewhere back there
Chevrolet lost it's way. They used to make one hell of a "sports car."
IMHO.
Guy
Tempe, AZ
R Haug wrote:
> I know I may be flamed but our vendors aren't the hobbyist.
> We are. If you want to use cheap junk or used parts on
> your car, go a head but don't blame the vendors for the
> prices.
> If you look at all of the other specialty car part prices, I
> think you will find similarities. Especially with the rare,
> hard to find pieces
> I for one would want the value of my car to rise as I use
> new parts on my 67.5's restoration. I'm just glad the parts
> are there so I can get my car completed. I have purchased
> parts from most of the vendors. I will buy more from Rallye,
> Ross, CDM, Fairlady Products or who ever has the part I need.
> If you compare the prices of the roadster parts to any other new
> car, the prices are not that far off.
>
> Bob
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