The Santana Toro unit is cheaper, better built, holds more oil, and just all
around better than the Fairey.
I think they are $1200 at most places unless they've gone up since last
summer.
Alex Maiolo
Chapel Hill NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Ogilvie" <konacoffee2@hotmail.com>
To: <lro@works.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: LRO: RE: grim news...
> Nobody is going to accuse Rover's Down South and George of not having a
> rudimentary understanding of economics, however. I bought my Fairey Over
> Drive 10 years ago for, I believe, $450, from Rovers North. With
inflation
> running at 3% or less, that should have upped the price to $622.91,
> compounding the inflation, in todays prices. Most retailers were selling
> the O/D for $750 when Super Winch announced they were out of the O/D
> business. A somewhat High but justifiable price given inflation. All the
> suppliers upped the price to $1100 on the announcement of cessation of
> production figuring on a little help from the supply/demand equation. It
> seemed a bit opportunistic but probably good business given the impending
> scarcity. At $2,000 a whack, George has raised the rule of monopoly
price
> to new levels. If your the only one with the product, you can ask what
you
> want. Our only defense is we don't have to buy.
>
> Felt $450 was a bit pricey for my budget. Especially when its only a
simple
> single gear, case and rudimentary linkage that wasn't very well engineered
> and fragile to begin with.
>
> Unfortunately, with my new hot rod 2 1/4, I feel the need for an
overdrive.
> So it looks like the O/D is going to go on the 109. That would solve my
> problem if I didn't have two 88's that I'm working on, also. Ashcroft
gears
> are the only other solution but doubt even the hot rod 2 1/4 could pull an
> even higher gear than the O/D. Besides, the ability to split 3rd-4th was
> the main reason that I used to use the O/D. Splitting gears is a god send
> in the mountains. Driving 55mph on the flat in a truck that wants to go
> 65mph is a livable annoyance.
>
> Anybody out there want to investigate making an O/D that they could retail
> in the neighborhood of a $1,000. Bill at Great Basin, where are you in
our
> hour of need??? I'll take two if you can do it!!
>
> Peter Ogilvie
> Kona Coffee Rover
> 1970 88 soft top, 'huli' Mine since '84 but recovering
> from exposure of the dark side.
> 1966 109 pickup 'slime' In my garage since '90, up and running 12/00.
> 1965 88 parts car, slowly sinking into the lava.
> 196? 88 hard top, possibly 'phoenix' if it rises, it will
> certainly be from ashes or at least a pile of rust
>
>
>
>
> >From: SJH <SHARDING@SCHULTE-LAW.COM>
> >George is in my opinion, a top shelf guy. I ordered OD parts from him a
> >year or so ago and his prices were half or less than half than anyone
> else's. They have gone up though (that's capitalism for ya). He is the
> OD guy now given he has basically bought fairey (Superwinch) 's OD
> >department. Understand he is making Fairey OD gears over here now.....
> He has good prices on a variety of mostly SIII stuff. Gave me free
> advice, and once, even sent me some free (minor) parts. Prompt service
too.
> I have to say I disagree, but then, no one is perfect, and maybe
> >you got him on a bad day. I plan to order from him when I have the $$
> Aloha
> Peter Ogilvie
> Kona Coffee Rover
> 1970 88 soft top, 'huli' Mine since '84 but recovering
> from exposure of the dark side.
> 1966 109 pickup 'slime' In my garage since '90, finally up and running
> 12/00.
> 1965 88 parts car, slowly sinking into the lava.
> 196? 88 hard top, possibly 'phoenix' if it rises, it will
> certainly be from ashes or at least a pile of rust
>
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