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Originally Posted by Brigger  Disagree with you 100% UK HD dealers cant compete,UK independants though offer a more friendly service cant compete, admittedly the exchange rate has shortened the odds. |
It's your perogative to disagree, indeed after making such sweeping claims as you have made it would be difficult for you to do any different although I note you have ignored the calculation based on your own figures. Is that called denial?
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Originally Posted by Brigger I would never buy from after market companies such as you mentioned. |
Why ever not?
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Originally Posted by Brigger My comments were aimed directly at dealer's (HD) and unless they are telling more porkies everything I have tried to buy in the UK has been a two weeks delivery from a central warehouse in Germany and cash up front. I normally consolidate a shipment with mates and put together shipments worth moving and ship airfreight consolidation which give cheaper airfreight rates. |
I think I probably ship more goods from the USA than you and I'm probably more than aware of the shipping rates and rule of thumb percentage to add to a shipment than you.
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Originally Posted by Brigger One cant be specific because I dont know you, didnt know you had a business or know how you operate, so generalising in what is a pretty specific market is the norm.
I have never ever taken a shipment which has not bettered UK dealer prices. |
I think I can safely say you have not tried us, or used one of the advantages of being a member - discount from various businesses.
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Originally Posted by Brigger As I said I check the market place usually Alistair at V Twin or local HD dealers. |
Not really in depth market research on which to base your findings.
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Originally Posted by Brigger I think you may have lost the thread as this was a discovery for the Fat Tire conversion something I like but not necessarily something I would purchase.. |
Better to loose the thread than the plot.
