SJM?

[Cody Forbes]

There are other big ones out there too, SSF and WorldImpex namely. 

SSF is based in Cali but has 4 or so warehouses and is growing. They service only the major German brands so are more focused, better educated, and sell at better prices (again only wholesale). 

WorldImpex I only have ever called one and it sounded like it was a guy at his house. Answered the phone with "Hi". I thought I had the wrong number ;-). He didn't hague what I needed and I have never called back.


The thing is that there never was a good network of "little guys" for quality euro parts. Before WorldPac it was call the dealer or some guy 5 states away with almost no inventory that was either selling crap or reselling dealership parts at a slim profit margin. WorldPac was the first to get to the people making the parts for VW, literally grind off the VW/Audi/Porsche/etc logos so they didn't get sued, and stock stuff. They were great until CarQuest bought them about 5 years ago, then they expanded into Japanese and US cars and went downhill from there. I would have dropped them and order from SSF if it weren't for the major southeast US warehouse being a few hundred yards away. WorldPac made it possible for euro car shops to bring prices down and/or continue to stay profitable when  the industry got way more competitive by selling parts to shops for WAAAY less than the dealers.

-Cody (mobile)

On Jan 4, 2012, at 4:34 PM, "pyro_10314 at yahoo.com" <pyro_10314 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> That's what I meant by comparing them to the big box stores,, no more mom n pop shops can survive. Didn't really know anything about worldpac before these emails.
> 
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> -----Original message-----
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> To: pyro_10314 at yahoo.com
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Sent: Wed, Jan 4, 2012 21:17:30 GMT+00:00
> Subject: Re: SJM?
> 
> Not really, they have tier pricing, the more you buy, the more of a
> discount you get.  I got a compressor for the 200TQA a while back, quoted
> from a friends autoshop account ($5000+ a month in business with
> WorldPac) and then ordered (for convience) through another friends
> autobody shop account (does very little business with worldpac).  The
> price difference was almost $375 more when billed to the autobody
> account, that was quickly rectified.
> For all intents and purposes, the "little guy" is gone when it comes to
> import autoparts.  If he's still around, he's usually nothing more than a
> drop shipper with a WorldPac account.
> "pyro_10314 at yahoo.com" <pyro_10314 at yahoo.com> writes:
>> So worldpac is just like walmart, home depot and any other big boxstore
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
> 
> BCNU,
> Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
> 
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