Post #8
I understand that Andy but the one thing that really, really peeves me is the fact Companies like Peugeot just whack on a big chunk because it's in one of their boxes.
A good example is a rear wheel bearing for my beach buggy. All the big online parts retailers (I'm not sure on VW) want somewhere between £17 & £20 each. Buy the very same SKF bearing, from a specialist bearing retailer, and it's £7 something. Exactly the same part, to exactly the same spec, just not in a VW branded wrapper. It's that that really gets my goat.
If I were looking for a new beam (which I probably will be) as long as its been built with the correct spec parts, (I.e. similar to the example above) I couldn't give two hoots where they are from. If it's been built with el cheapo bearing company bearings, then I wouldn't be interested but if I knew it had the right bearings, source for me isn't an issue. If you said to me you had a new beam, built with parts direct from the parts manufacturers (SKF bearings for example) I'd be very happy. I'd know they are the very same parts I'd get from Peugeot, without having to pay the stupid extra prices they feel like charging.
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