Yea and I'll bet you go to McDonalds for breakfast intead of going visit
your mother and setting down to eat it cause is quicker. OOOOOOPPPPPPs
There is still something to be said about being respectful to those who
got you here. If you don't like your mothers cooking. Tell her. Some of
us don't care where you eat.
So now I got my two cents worth in.
T.R.
Greg Tobin wrote:
>
> TRF has a unique place in the LBC parts market history. 15 years ago,
> there were a few cruddy suppliers, junkyards, the occasional import parts
> house and TRF. TRF was king. We put up with backorders because we really
> didn't have a choice. We waited for 2 months for a parts catalogue to
> arrive, and it wasn't that big of a deal. TRF had ambience (as much as a
> parts supplier can), and decent prices.
> Bigger suppliers came along (VB, etc) and provided the same parts and
> cheaper prices. What you didn't get was the 'flavour' of being in a British
> Car Club. For some of us, we simply don't care about living a lifestyle of
> a WWII pilot returning victoriously from the war to have a pint of warm
> bitters in a cozy pub. We simply like odd cars, and when the parts break,
> we don't want to discuss it endlessly, we just want the part to fix it so we
> can continue driving.
> Then the internet hit, and people like Mr Runyan were left behind. (Who
> here remembers *trying* to get TRF online???) I still have a hard time
> getting price lists/catalogues from TRF, and am about ready to stop
> requesting them. Within 10 minutes, I can request catalogues from half
> dozen small suppliers or large ones here or across the pond.
> Parts are the same story. Ten years ago, I couldn't have imagined being
> able to buy half of the bizzarre items with the ease I can today.
>
> We all have TRF to thank for really starting the profitable parts
> business for LBC's. There's not a lot of profit in green radiator hoses,
> correct colour spark plug wires, and TRF should be commended for their
> effort there. However, Mr Runyan needs to realize that though there are a
> number of people who might wish to travel to somewhere in rural Pennsylvania
> to go to a English Pub and maybe buy some parts or vintage Castrol Oil,
> there are a whole lot of people who just want to keep their LBC running, and
> really don't care if they buy their parts from the US, UK or wherever has a
> decent part at a fair price.
>
> TRF will go the way of MG Mitten if they're not careful.
>
> Greg Tobin
> list subscriber since '88(darn I'm feeling old)
> 72 Mark IV daily driver
> 79 1500 garage potato
> 69 GT6+ rust and more rust
> 70 GT6+ stripped body on sawhorses
> 54 Ford Crestline for variety
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