Re: LRO: RE: grim news...

From: Alex Maiolo (Rovernut@nc.rr.com)
Date: Fri Apr 13 2001 - 14:52:57 EDT

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    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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