[s-cars] Crank Pulley GB

[Tom Green]

Folks,

I didn't mean to point fingers, just looking for the best price.   
That's the name of the game for a GB.  On a -20% buy from Park Place  
Audi in MN they would get
to me for $61 each, then $4.50 priority mail to individuals.

This is not the making of a GB since any Audi Club member can order  
individually for the same price and perhaps a couple of dollars more  
shipping.  A couple of
dollars saved on shipping is not worth the hassle of collecting  
payment and parcelling out packages.  A group buy for delivery at s- 
fest or similar gathering that
would avoid shipping costs would be an alternative possibility, since  
nobody is contemplating ripping the car apart and installing this  
part until the timing belt is
due.

That's my input for this one.  Call Park Place Audi for the quattro  
club members price of $60.98 at 1-800-745-1358, or let's get together  
and hand them out.  It takes
a $500 order for free shipping (9 units), so the NW or Vancouver  
group may be able to put their own together.

Comments/suggestions invited.

Tom

On Jun 23, 2006, at 7:48 AM, <pkrasusky at ups.com> <pkrasusky at ups.com>  
wrote:

>
> Mr. Meyers-
>
> NOoooooooooooooooo, it 'twas Domo Oregato Mr. Rossato who said $45  
> _or_so_...  to me...  months ago.  You just may have also said it,  
> but later 8-).
>
> Whatever the price, those who are doing or will be doing tbelts  
> *need* them, so $45, $68, who cares.  "Oh, the part that will save  
> my engine is going to be a whole $23.00 more expensive, oh, OK, in  
> that case forget it then"??????
>
> Let's GB the suckahs...
>
> Thanks Tom.
>
> -Paul
>
>
> From: Robert Myers [mailto:bob at chips-ur-s.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 7:55 PM
> To: Tom Green; s-car-list at audifans.com; Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Crank Pulley GB
>
>
> I was the one who mentioned $45 _or_so_.  That figure was from  
> rather vague memory from about two to three years ago and may well  
> contain quite a bit of "_or_so_".  It came from the parts  
> department of Star Motors in Clarksburg (Bridgeport?), WV.  My  
> wrench may well have sold it to me at his price.
>
> At 07:49 PM 6/22/2006, Tom Green wrote:
>> I don't mind calling Clair and a few others about a quantity buy,
>> but I gave the list on that part, so I wouldn't expect we could
>> command a better price than - 20%, or $68 in individual hands.
>>
>> Now, if those who have bandied about that $45 figure would step
>> up and tell where to execute that buy, then such an effort could be
>> successful. :-)
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> > I previously wrote:
>> > Is that the 034-105-263-A pulley that lists for $76.39?  If so, we
>> > may be
>> > looking for a group buy of those $45 pulleys.  :-)
>> >
>> > I paid $68.75 in Feb.
>> >
>> > Parts direct at s-cars.org has a 054 105 255 A crankshaft pulley  
>> for
>> > $105,
>> > but I think that is the serpentine belt pulley that is bolted to  
>> the
>> > harmonic
>> > balancer ? or timing belt pulley.
>>
>> > PK offers:
>> > I smell another GB...  count me in, since you're offering 8-).   
>> Seems
>> > we've got a number here that would already be in, and  
>> considering the
>> > CPS GB success, this would likely be similar?  Someone, go for it?
>> > NOT
>> > IT!
>>
>>