[Mgs] Bad parts / Brake Master Cylinder

[wspohn4 at aol.com]

Kelvin at Moss has told me that the market is VERY price conscious and that 
 if they sell something, even if it is a better part, for $1 more than the  
competition, they are sure they lose sales.
 
I buy wherever I can get the quality of part I want, but others seem to  
want the very cheapest part, presumably hoping that they will get lucky and it 
 will work (and probably bitching the loudest if it doesn't).
 
Chrome is a particular issue for me - I would pay double once rather than  
having to toss out cheap crap every 2-3 years, or (what I do) taking it from 
the  store immediately to the chromer to have the crappy plating stripped 
and do it  properly.
 
Bill
 
 
In a message dated 1/18/2010 11:37:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
ronking at sbcglobal.net writes:

Question:  Bought the Mark Evans "MGB is Reborn" DVD series,  and in one of
the episodes he also complains about after-market parts  quality.  His
position was if folks told suppliers they'd be willing  to pay more for
better quality, the suppliers would step up to the  plate.  Is the quality
problem truly a price point issue?  Seems  it should be more complicated 
than
that, but maybe  not.