Has anybody thought about getting specific about what parts they have a
problem with? (I.E. Not just which vendor, but what part, part #, etc?)
Perhaps if some soul could put together a database/list from our various
experiences, we could locate who has what quality parts.
Just a thought...
Chris Kotting
ckotting@iwaynet.net
On Monday, September 07, 1998 1:00 PM, Ulix Goettsch
[SMTP:ulix@u.washington.edu] wrote:
> I just wanted to bring out the very sad point (which might have not
sunken
> in because of the great HD debate), that contrary to the hope that this
> list had adopted for a while,
>
> - Parts sold in England are not autamatically good
> - Not all bad parts are made by Moss in Taiwan
> - All parts dealers will sell the same junk, they all buy from the same
> suppliers, IMO.
>
> So, don't expect the british parts outfits (or any over here) to sell a
> better version of a product unless they advertise "this is not the cheap
> version sold by our competitors that is too tall and has the studs in the
> wrong places, etc."
>
> I think our best defense is this list, and telling each other about good
> and bad parts, so that we don't all have to go through the same bad
> experiences. In addition, I feel that if I buy a bad part and then hang
> it from my garage wall because it doesn't fit, they win!
> So return the junk!
>
> Ulix __/__,__
> .......................................................... (_o____o_)....
> '67 Sprite
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