I agree, just got in a hurry and paid the price. Wanted the car to
drive, mech wanted it off the rack, has rained on and off since, so I
could have waited on parts.
Oh well!
Mike R
----- Original Message -----
From: Walt Goddard <waltcpa@sierra.net>
To: Mike Razor <mrazor@mis.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: Parts and $$$$
> Maybe on some things. I have been able to get many parts locally
> (CarQuest is where I usually go) that were less expensive than mail
> order. Pays to shop around any time parts are needed.
>
> Walt Goddard
> waltcpa@sierra.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Razor <mrazor@mis.net>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 11:29 AM
> Subject: Parts and $$$$
>
>
> > Learned a good lesson today!
> > Moss and their distributor are cheaper than all the local parts
> > houses. Needed new brake adjusters for the MGB, priced them at
KOI
> > and they were $35 a piece and they only had one and it would not
be
> in
> > until the next night the second one would take about 4 days and
cost
> > extra to ship. Checked at AdvanceAuto, they wanted $48 apiece
but
> > they would be in on the truck by mid morning, the next day. I
told
> > them I would wait one KOI for that kind of money and they
> immediately
> > dropped to meet KOI's price. Anyway, Moss has them in the
catalogue
> > for $24, regular price.
> > Mike R
> >
> >
>
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