Re: MSRP (some LBC content) - long

[Christian Stanton <cstanton@pixley.com>]

I think sometimes we forget that Spridgets were inexpensive cars with a long 
and somewhat stable production run and we are lucky to have numerous 
inexpensive sources for most of the parts and lots of rotting hulks to scoff 
parts from.  Any of you folks that have owned more esoteric cars know what I 
mean.

On the other hand, the company I work for produces parts for the big three 
divisions who make parts for the cars some of us drive.  The cost of the cars 
has been driven up by the complexity and quality requirements that the big 
three, the market expectations and the government regulations are placing on 
the industry. (todays cars are cleaner, more reliable, more powerful, need less 
maintenance and safer by orders of magnitudes then our beloved LBC's).

BTW: I find it frightening that the industry profit margin on SUV's is many 
times what it is on passenger cars....and people are buying more SUV's for some 
curious reason.  Coincidence?

BTW2: I will never buy an American car, but that is just an asthetics 
judgement.  And my average fleet (I have 4 now) age is getting older.

Christian

>>> <type79@ix.netcom.com> 09/20 12:06 PM >>>
Bruce Lowry wrote:

>  I will take the prices from Vic Britty or Moss anyday over the prices from 
>the 3
> Biggies in the U.S.A.
>

Bruce,
If only the quality equaled that of the OEM. (Sigh)
Jay Fishbein, CT
AN-5
HAN-6
Innocenti-S
Lotus 7
etc. etc.



>
> JustBrits@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 09/19/1999 10:30:39 PM Central Daylight Time,
> > davidr@sunset.net writes:
> >
> > << Last time I checked, the mark-up on parts for our LBC's was over 50%. >>
> >
> > I don't know where you buy your parts David, but I do know that just ain't
> > so!!!
> > I WISH!!
> >
> > Cheers..........
> >
> >           Ed