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Re: First time at machine shop

To: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>, <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: First time at machine shop
From: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 14:06:36 -0500
> Victoria British shows a set of 9 to 1 pistons at 224.94 list and 179.95
> sell. Thats 25% markup. Expensive gravy, if you ask me. Spitbits shows 9
to
> 1 piston set at 145.00. Maybe I should get my torque wrench calibrated and
> do like Roberts says, but I am sure the shop can do it better than I. They
> will charge me 300.00 for disassembly and reassemble. I think thats very
> reasonable. The 25% markup is hard to take. Must be the Scotsman in me.
> Larry
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And since when does price overcome "QUALITY", show me a person that only
compares prices  and I'll show you a man that usually spends 3 to 4 times
what anyone else spends, lots of very cheap "FAR-EAST" junk out there, try
your luck, and lastly any business that has a  25% M/U will not be around
very long.  Your car, your engine, your money, do whatever you want too, but
never compare price with quality, "never.  "FT"

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