yup.  seems broken

On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 7:52 PM, Larry T <l02tur...@comcast.net> wrote:

> Gary -- is your website down?  I tried to get on with 3 browsers and get
> the same error message...
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry
>
>
> On 4/10/2014 2:10 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
>
>> it's really contextual.  the first person i might have sold something to
>> on
>> this list was agne, who couldn't get an original part from the classic
>> center as MB had subbed the number to some ridiculous rig kit that had no
>> hope of fitting. while i was not committed on a corporate basis to the
>> ideology of the rig kit, so i could sell the real part that originally
>> came
>> with the car.  in this case, it is mb classic who is peddling useless crap
>> and i who is peddling the real deal
>>
>> in the case of penoff's rotors, the dealer is the only place that made
>> sense.  MB makes it's own rotors out of blanks, so they will be different
>> than other german rotors made out of the same blanks.  you can't just get
>> them in another box and they are really nice.  why not buy them if they
>> are
>> the same price as german aftermarket?
>>
>> what people have trouble grasping is that there is a difference between
>> marketing (the brand on the box) and manufacturing (who actually made the
>> stuff).  often times the same product can be found in many different boxes
>> with a huge variation in prices.  i'd suggest you get one of the cheaper
>> boxes rather than one of the more expensive ones
>>
>> there are some pretty extreme examples of this.  i remember how shocked i
>> was when i started doing this to learn that the exact same brake master
>> cylinder that was $242 in the benz box is the one we sell for 35 bucks.
>>  so
>> on dillon's plan of just call MB with your club discount, you end up
>> buying
>> a $35 part for 200 and stand a chance of ending up with a less correct
>> part
>> anyway
>>
>> the message is simple:  stay flexible -- stay sensible
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 1:49 PM, Rick Knoble <rickkno...@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Oh heck no, and Jabba, Chowdah King, diviner of all quality parts
>>> Mercedes, will guide the way through the quagmire of inferior parts and
>>> parts suppliers, and lead the believers to Mercedes parts Nirvana.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
>>>    *From: *Gary Hurst
>>> *Sent: *Thursday, April 10, 2014 12:11 PM
>>> *To: *Mercedes Discussion List
>>> *Reply To: *Mercedes Discussion List
>>> *Subject: *Re: [MBZ] Suspension parts - OEM vs. other brands
>>>
>>>
>>> would OE be desirable at a price premium over what seems to be identical
>>> OEM?  how large a premium?
>>>
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