02-13-2011, 05:39 AM
So I thought I'd be a bit more proactive this year and give some advance notice of the Group Buys I'm contemplating for some time in March.
The purpose of this post is to gauge your interest, get your thoughts / recommendations for parts / brands / timing etc.
Prices should be really good this year because of four things:
1) I've been able to convince my California supplier to forego a 3% charge for credit card transactions by allowing me to direct deposit;
2) My discount is now slightly bigger than last year;
3) My wife now works for RBC and we have a US located bank account that allows me to do transactions in the US with no fees (and I can transfer funds from my Canadian bank account to US bank account at a very advantageous exchange rate and with no fees);
4) The Canadian dollar is particularly strong right now and will likely continue to be throughout the spring.
Here are the Group Buys I think make sense for spring 2011:
1) Brakes*
2) Suspension*
3) Tune up*
4) Accessories and high performance parts*
5) Rims and tires
* The first 4 could for all intents and purposes be considered a single group buy in the sense that I can offer all the parts and source them from one single supplier for the purpose of acheiving a good-sized minimum order.
So ... over to you - let me know what you think.
Cheers
Ken
The purpose of this post is to gauge your interest, get your thoughts / recommendations for parts / brands / timing etc.
Prices should be really good this year because of four things:
1) I've been able to convince my California supplier to forego a 3% charge for credit card transactions by allowing me to direct deposit;
2) My discount is now slightly bigger than last year;
3) My wife now works for RBC and we have a US located bank account that allows me to do transactions in the US with no fees (and I can transfer funds from my Canadian bank account to US bank account at a very advantageous exchange rate and with no fees);
4) The Canadian dollar is particularly strong right now and will likely continue to be throughout the spring.
Here are the Group Buys I think make sense for spring 2011:
1) Brakes*
2) Suspension*
3) Tune up*
4) Accessories and high performance parts*
5) Rims and tires
* The first 4 could for all intents and purposes be considered a single group buy in the sense that I can offer all the parts and source them from one single supplier for the purpose of acheiving a good-sized minimum order.
So ... over to you - let me know what you think.
Cheers
Ken
2008 Fusion SEL MTX - DD1 * 2009 Fusion SEL - DD2 * 2007 Focus ZXW - R*I*P * 2004 Focus ZTW CD Silver - sold * 2004 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2003 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2001 Focus ZTW Gold - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Black - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Gold R*I*P
2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway
New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come
* New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *
2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway
New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come
* New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *