Rande:
I whole heartily second that opinion.
Phil "Commodore Blues" Hulse
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rande Bellman" <rande@thecia.net>
To: "Tiger News Group" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: cost of BON and interiors x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
> Yes the current cost of a used copy of the Book of Norman is high, and I
> say from the relative security of being one of the original $60
> purchasers that it's well worth it. I suppose some of the criticism
> could be dealt with if a fair amount of Tiger folks would pre subscribe
> to maybe a version of a Volume Two in exchange for Norm consenting to
> assemble an updated tome.
>
> Things are relative. I tracked an offering of a brochure for the
> European Alpine V8 II (light blue car
> on cover) and it went for over $ 215 on Ebay. It's just a brochure!
>
> As for the cost of Rick's carpet kit, I think it's worth it as well.
> Keep in mind that they only made roughly 7,000 Tigers and that was
> thirty -five years ago, and Rick still runs a parts department for us
> that rivals what you have at an Acura, BMW, or Ford dealer. Rather than
> citing SS for overcharging, this guy is entitled to a commendation for
> sticking with it.
>
> Look, if we really wanted inexpensive and easy, this would be the
> Miata-Net instead of a Tiger group.
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