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Re: Rear calipers...rebuild or replace? (why I'm pissed-long)
Eric, in all seriousness, why don't you speak to James and see if he can do
something on the side? Or at least find out from him who the supplier of
the kit is and then maybe we can forward that info to Adirondack &
Potterman. Now maybe they don't want to sell rebuild kits for the rears - I
don't know. Maybe there is a huge profit to be made from selling
new/rebuilt calipers. Again, clueless. But we should try to find out what
we can information-wise as it looks like we have to work this out for
ourselves - or else risk having to buy new/rebuilts from here on. I mean,
what happens if James up and quits? Then we're screwed. Tell ya what - I
am gonna buy like 2-3 kits soon if we don't come up with
something.
Depressed,
Phil Kerschner
'85 Scirocco (the Loyal One)
'87 Scirocco (sickee)
'87 Scirocco 16V (BIG ol' project)
"Sciroccos - 'til Death do us part!"
> This is the deal:
>
> At one time I worked for City Foreign Auto here in Asheville. (about 3
> years) When I started, I'll admit, that I knew two things about our
> cars...jack and shit. And Jack just left town. I did own my current Red
> 16v at the time however.
>
> City Foreign Auto: (I called it 'Silly Foreign Objects')
> The owner (Mr Vacation)-Money money money, screw the customers 'cause
> we're the only game in town.
> The manager (the owners brother)-Money money money and I'm never wrong.
> The head salesman (James)-If we're making so much money, where's my
> raise? Dick heads.
> The new bitch (me)-Doing my best to learn about cars in general and to
> specialize in VW's.
>
> Strangely, the owner and the manager would do nothing out of their way to
> find odd parts for people. When it came to someone asking for something
> LIKE a caliper rebuild kit, they'd say, "Sorry but we can only get the
> rebuilt calipers." but on a much wider variety of things. They looked at
> what they could sell to make the most profit and would rather have lost
> the sale than to help someone find what they were looking for. (ie. if
> the calipers were out of stock)
>
> While there, I introduced them to the sales of performance parts for
> imports. I started accounts with Autotech, Neuspeed, Jackson Racing,
> etc, and even built business relations with Denon, CFI, Ron's, ABD, and
> Rapid. I looked for those 'we can't get' parts and found them. (90%)
>
> When I bought the caliper rebuild kits they came in a pair. (ie. front
> pair) They cost City Foreign Auto $3.??/pair. They came with the dust
> boots. They came with Lucas grease and new carrier bolts. $3.00 vs
> $19.00 X 2??? I'd take that margin ANY day.
>
> Please don't think that this is the fault of James. If he had his way,
> he would put only a reasonable markup on the part, as any distributor has
> the right to do, and sell it. It's the brothers all the way. I would
> have never believed that greed was a genetic trait until I met them.
>
> See why I no longer work there? I'm kinda supprised Potterman has no
> dealings with IMC. They are in California but for the life of me I can't
> remember exactly where.
>
> I will still be calling them tomorrow and have a few choice words with
> them. If that doesn't work, I'll apeal to their holy side. A .45 HOL-E
> in the head.
>
> Eric
> Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun!
> http://www.geocities.com/blitzkrieg16v/
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> http://www.geocities.com/usedVWparts/
>
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