On 3/6/03 8:45 AM, "Jean-Leon Morin" <offroaddesign@softhome.net> wrote:
> Hypothetical situation - Ford cans all parts. Demand for good, HIGH QUALITY
> aftermarket parts becomes an issue. It's all about supply/demand. Therefore,
> supply will increase eventually as there will be a new market. Bearmach will
> exist for some people, and for others, other suppliers will carry high
> quality parts.
> The only thing that will become unobtainium is the weird stuff that no one
> wants, the oddball stuff that isn't worth manufacturing.
>
> What are you people worried about? As long as you're buying, someone will be
> selling. And if people want quality in good enough numbers, someone will
> capitalise on that.
Something similar happened with VW Bugs.
One can buy virtually every part to build a bug engine (and the rest of it,
too, probably) from manufacturers other than VW.
Supply & demand...
Demand a supply... ;-)
--pat.
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