Justin,
Don't throw the LMC catalog away. It is very useful for identifying parts
you can then order from other vendors. My main complaint about Vicky Brit
and LMC is their shipping charges. They tried to charge me $20 shipping for
a 5 ounce part because they base shipping on order cost instead of actual
shipping costs. I told them where they could ship it!
On the up side - the cover pictures are nice.
Dave Camp
49 3600
60 AH Sprite
79 MG Midget
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin C. Earl" <porkchopzz4@netzero.net>
To: "Truck List" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 3:46 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Gripes about LMC
> I just got my first ever LMC catalog. As I'm looking through it, I keep
> feeling like the format is strangely familiar. Then I realize... this is
> the same company as Victoria British. And Victoria British is where I
would
> try to buy small parts for my MGB from their diagrams and very carefully
> match up the part numbers and then place an order and then receive a box
> full of nothing like what I ordered. So, as I look through their truck
> catalog, I'm not-so-fondly remembering those experiences.
>
> Then I check the sheet metal parts section. Patch panels will be my first
> purchase for the truck (since it needs every single one offered and a few
> that aren't) so this is where I go first in every catalog I receive. I
was
> shocked. They're prices are astronomical. A toeboard is $279! The most
> expensive one I've seen elsewhere is around $140. All of their other
> sheetmetal is considerably more than any other mail order company I have
> catalogs for. Then I notice near the front of their catalog how they brag
> that their purchasing power allows them to offer the best prices around.
>
> Am I missing something here? I notice several people on the list
mentioning
> purchases they've made at LMC. That was why I sought their catalog out.
But
> why the insanely high prices? Are there only certain products that they
have
> a good deal on? Is their sheet metal really that much better than
everyone
> else's? Should I just chuck this catalog into the trash?
>
> Thanks for your input. =)
>
> -Justin Earl
> '51 Chevy 1 ton dually (in more and more pieces each day)
> Cartersville, GA
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