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Re: Rallye and specials

To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Rallye and specials
From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 11:10:09 -0800
Does this message qualify as a "monthly special"?

Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
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Mike Kerr wrote:
> 
> <:)  I know all about Rally being tough to get ahold
> of and usually being  more($165 for a washer bottle?!?!?- plus $65 for the
> pump?!?!) , BUT THEY AHD THE DAMN THINGS when no one else did>
> 
> I have them
> 
> Mike Kerr
> Roadster Restoration
> 3730 Todrob LN.
> Placerville CA. 95667
> Ph.# 530-644-6777
> Fax# 530-644-7252
> E-mail: mikekerr@innercite.com
> Web page :  http://www.innercite.com/~wolfgang
> Visa & master card
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DON BOYD <dbji@whidbey.net>
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 11:43 PM
> Subject: Rallye and specials
> 
> >Well folks, I vote for all our suppliers posting they're specials on the
> >list. Hopefully on the same week each month. After all, this list is to
> >support Roadster owners, and if getting 25% off of the widget you need
> >isn't support,what is? :)  I know all about Ralley being tough to get ahold
> >of and usally being  more($165 for a washer bottle?!?!?- plus $65 for the
> >pump?!?!) , BUT THEY AHD THE DAMN THINGS when no one else did. They are a
> >small business, which means they work thier butts off for the privilege of
> >, well, not much . My biggest gripe about them wouldn't apply to most
> >folks. Namely, that as a shop owner (at that time), if I didn't mark up my
> >parts, I didn't survive . Ralley offered no discounts , and as a
> >consequence, the $9000 in parts that was bought for the roadster we were
> >working on went more and more to other suppliers. That is all past history
> >now and I don't know what their currently up to. I don't imagine that their
> >workload is any less.
> >They should work on a website, I think in the long run the surival of their
> >business will depend on it.
> >
> >

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