3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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SonicLogic wrote:professor95 wrote:That's because Fiat owns Ferrari now. The part prices for Ferrari and Maserati used to be affordable.
The replacement alternator for the Ferrari is $1,800. That's considered "reasonable" for a car that sold for $200,000 new. But, if I owned a Ford Focus and was quoted $1,800 for an alternator - labor not included, should I consider that reasonable?
Just an old man playing mind games - pay no attention.
When was "used to be", LOL! :@
Depends on how old you are - and, of course how many greens were in your wallet in the time of "used to be".
Example:
Many years ago (watch for the trade-off) a friend bought a '58 Berlinetta Coupe. It was on an English (MGs and such) used car lot. From the get-go it was in need of a head gasket and a new ring & pinion. YIKES! IIRC - each went for about $200.
Rather than buy the parts and attempt the work himself and/or pay the labor . . . the friend sold the Berlinetta (bet he wishes he had it now!) and bought a new (think it was a '61) Chevy Biscayne with a 409 & a 4 speed.
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On edit: Been a long time - but I actually knew two guys that considered purchase of the Berlinetta. One backed out, the other is the guy in the story above. Neither was a "high roller", LOL!
IIRC think the British Car lot (Santa Monica, CA) had taken it in on trade or an outright purchase. It was "priced to sell" - at (again, "IIRC") about $3K . . . . "way back when".
JC
