Re: dealer pricing. (was Turbo)

[John Stossel <jstossel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like your dealer is doing a little gouging, as do most I've seen
these days. $80 is what the I've seen rear hugger cost in LA. I bought
a Carbon one that was minus the chain guard for $100, this was
marked down from $150. $400 sounds outrageous, I'd keep shopping.
Hell for that much I'd make my own. They should not cost more than $200.
There's maybe $20 in carbon and epoxy at the most. It should not take
some one more than 1 hour total to cut the cloth and lay one up. How
that ever will translate into $400 is beyond me. If so, I think I may 
have to start a new business.

I keep hoping that on day we can start buying this stuff direct. 
Personally, I am quite tired of most of my local dealers. They just
like to lie to much. (They don't realize times have changed. It is
the information age and smart buyers will find out if they've been
lied too). 

I do still love my Sprint though. I personally think its the best
bike on the planet. 

John Stossel
Los Angeles

"Retherford, Martin" wrote:
> 
> My dealer is trying to sell one that is carbon fiber for $400USD!  I am not
> spending that much for this thing.  The plastic is $100USD from him and it
> is looking like Jack Lilley's is going to get my business.
> 
> Martin
> 
>                 -----Original Message-----
>                 From:   Blake Sobiloff [mailto:sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>                 Sent:   Thursday, November 25, 1999 2:39 AM
>                 To:     ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>                 Subject:        Re: turbo
> 
>                 "Retherford, Martin" wrote:
>                 >
>                 > Can you tell me what the price is for the rear hugger for
> our model and
>                 > whether it is carbon fiber or not?
> 
>                 The list price is $69 and it's plastic. Jack Lilley's is
> trying to get a
>                 carbon fibre one made, but apparently they're having trouble
> with their
>                 supplier. I called them on Tuesday to order the UK headlight
> switch (for
>                 use with my heated grips) and they still didn't have the CF
> hugger
>                 available.
> 
>                 --
>                 Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>                 Higher Education Consulting
>                 KPMG LLP
>                 McLean, VA
> 
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