Da noive of some people…
11-21-2010, 11:18 AM
#11
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Location: Cork, Ireland
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ya we did that recently. converted manual to power. i would have said don't do it but he had the parts for over 2 years, obviosly the odd bracket missing and crap. but ya. that still is a lot better than people buying elsewhere and coming to you to help them or complain ...
11-22-2010, 10:41 PM
#12
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Location: Socal
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Almost prefer it to most things nowadays. There is't enough mark up to make it worth your while. I've started selling the parts I have here for 50 cents on the dollar just to get rid of them. Just sold a P/S unisteer R+P kit for 900 new lol. At least when they bring in the parts, I don't have to warranty the R+R when it fails 30 days later.
11-23-2010, 05:49 PM
#14
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11-24-2010, 09:21 AM
#16
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11-24-2010, 10:10 AM
#17
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Well, there's two sides to that coin. Last winter my fuel pump died, I had the flu, and me pulling the tank and replacing it just wasn't going to happen. The shop that did it priced the repair fairly, but they put in a replacement pump only, not the whole unit, yet charged me more than a complete unit costs retail. I could have saved about $150 if I had done the "put this in for me" part.
11-24-2010, 01:20 PM
#18
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: az
Posts: 19
A couple days ago my field sales guy and his boss were out seeing customers. They were out at the local cab company when our competitor's driver showed up with a ball joint. The druggie mobile tech complained that he needed a special tool to install the ball joint (a ball joint press kit), then asked my sales guy if he could rent the tool from us to get the job done.
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11-25-2010, 07:23 AM
#20
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
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Glazier's Mustang Barn, right? Near the Northeast Extension of the Pa Turnpike? Yeah, I have heard bad things about it from people here locally, but I hear nothing but good here. It sorta confuses me.