never heard of them. is that some brand kleb gets for $3? On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 12:04 AM, Benz Hogs <benz-n-h...@gulseth.net> wrote:
> What are your thoughts on ITF brake pads? > > Luther > > Gary Hurst wrote: > >> the problem, kleb, is that a quality unit of the harrison/delphi class is >> going to cost you at least 250 and maybe as much as 300. so let's just >> say >> $275 to split the difference. >> >> the one you buy for 100 bucks just ain't gonna make it, man! ok, repeat >> after me: "shanghai white box special is not actually the original maker >> of >> general motors AC compressors" >> >> i and a handful of others am resisting the tempation to go with all white >> box chinese all the time and we are losing the war because all 90% of >> customers want is the lower price possible. even i have to make >> consessions >> in this area to stay alive am therefore spend a lot of time thinking about >> what is chinese garbage vs what is really bad chinese garbage vs what is >> really really ridiculously bad chinese garbage. >> >> when i started doing this 10 years ago, i used to mock customers who >> bought >> meyle for "buying junk." today i wish customers would be willing to even >> step up to the quality of meyle, which just buries chinese junk in terms >> of >> quailty. >> >> when i talk to my suppliers about quality, i always ask the simple >> question >> of "is this something you'd be happy to put on your own car." nowadays >> the >> most common answer i'm getting is "i wouldn't put that in my trunk." >> >> it's a disaster and those of you who brought it about know who you are. >> as >> for the very many of you who stand fast and will spend 5 dollars more for >> lemforder than for chinese generic, i salute you and encourage you to >> never surrender to the temptation of junk parts. >> >> -- > Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark > '87 300SDL (281,xxx mi) > '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x59,xxx mi) BioBeast > '82 300CD (183 kmi) > '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold > '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine "The Accordion" > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090628/b410ebf3/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
