Don...........
Why shocked? Those prices seem very reasonable assuming that the kits will
contain all the parts necessary to rebuild your carburetors.
I presume the company that quoted you is Burlen Fuel Systems and they are
the people currently supplying new SUs and all the parts to rebuild them. At
least if you buy from them you should get the correct parts, as they know
what a Riley 1.5 is. Since that car was never officially imported into the
US, why would you expect a US supplier to have the right parts for a lower
price?
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
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Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 8:52 PM
Subject: Best place to buy SU parts?
>Hello Listers:
>
>Apologies if you recieve this in duplicate. I am trying to find a supplier
>for SU carb parts so that I can rebuild the carbs on my 1959 Riley 1.5. I
>was shocked to get the following reply from a carburetor supply house in
the
>UK when asked for a price quote:
>
>
> Dear Sir,
> We can supply from stock the parts you require.
> Carburettor repair kits, needles & overflow pipes.
> CRK 205 Repair kit @ £32.00 +
> AUD 1035 Needles AD @ £6.00 + AUC
3200
> Overflow pipes @ £7.60 +
> Carriage, air mail insured £5.00
> (VAT @ 17.5% applies to all orders to EC member States, unless a
>valid VAT number of the destination EC State is provided)
> Regards
> Jeff Carter @ Gower & Lee
> sales@gowerlee.dircon.co.uk
> http://www.gowerlee.dircon.co.uk
>
>Maybe I've been away from British cars too long, but these prices seem
>terrible! Does anyone know of a source that has such parts at a more
>reasonable price?
>
>Thank you.
>
>Don Scott
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