Feed prices????

[rx7veilside]

the main problem is the market in the us is so much bigger and as such discounts are higher and tax seems to be lower..this applies to all things a good car cover for rx7 in the states 100-120 pounds in uk around 300.00 thats because they can buy in bulk not one or two pcs

[McCARTHY]

so basically due to import tax and vat we will always pay more unless a MAHOOSIVE order is put in?

[dandan]

so basically due to import tax and vat we will always pay more unless a MAHOOSIVE order is put in?

thats the nail hit on the head I reckon.

Just imagine filling a container with tuning goodies from all the jap tuners though..... how fun would that be to unpack!

[Fish]

i\'m not having a dig at the vendors i\'m simpley asking why PARTS are so expensive in the uk COMPARED TO JAPAN......

I was asking because i don\'t really know!!!!

McCarthy, you are forgetting one major problem, you live in rip-off Briton. this is not down to the suppliers, more the government putting duties and taxes on fecking everything we buy/import!

If you wish for cheaper prices, import stuff, the copy the life out of it and sell them. Oh but then you will get the likes of Feed/RE A/ etc. etc. taking you to court, like they have in the US.

Fish

[McCARTHY]

Oh but then you will get the likes of Feed/RE A/ etc. etc. taking you to court, like they have in the US.

Fish

I was unaware that anyone had copied the Amamiya stuff in the states? that was a little silly of them!

[A7NTY]

a) we get about 2p off japanese list
b) if airfreight is \'not that expensive\' then we use the wrong aeroplanes - it costs a fortune for some thing like a nose or set of side skirts individually
c) we pay 30% on entry + admin, deferment facility and delivery charges
d) in the mean time we are paying a bank overdraft for 3-4 wks while its made and shipped - and fx transactions arent free either

dont forget

e) If there isnt a decent markup it isnt worth doing.

Business is about making money, we are not charities here to help car enthusiasts, although that is what many seem to believe. If you are an enthusiast that is certainly a bonus. There is an awful lot of hassle in importing parts, and if you get every sod buying it on Ebay or the latest mail order from Japan company then the tuners that put the real work in loose out, remember that.

[Gerry M]

I\'ve bought s/h zerosports parts from  japan in the past but once they got here with shipping & charges I could of bought the same part new in the UK for £50 more. You wont always get cheaper in japan.

You have to remember these people are doing this for a living, without these companys there wouldnt be parts like this in the UK & if there was you can bet they would be a lot dearer.

Your paying for the name & quality more than anything else you know buying genuine parts be they £50 or £100 etc they will fit. I dont want to spend days cutting, filling smoothing a copied part to make it fit. Sure I might of saved money buying a copied one but it\'ll probably cost me more in time & money to make it fit.

Its all about supply & demand if company knew they could sell 100 feed, re-a, etc bodykits everyday of the week they would be cheaper but as has been said its rip off britian we get stung for everything. Even buying from the US isnt always as cheap.

Companys have overheads, most companys wont make money for the first few years. I\'ve been there buying £10k worth of stock & not seeing any proper return until 2 years later. Theres no point in having dead money lying on the shelf. Which is why most company will wait until they have sufficent orders before ordering that & its cheaper to ship in bulk.

[iaint]

Business is about making money, we are not charities here to help car enthusiasts, although that is what many seem to believe. If you are an enthusiast that is certainly a bonus. There is an awful lot of hassle in importing parts, and if you get every sod buying it on Ebay or the latest mail order from Japan company then the tuners that put the real work in loose out, remember that.

Not just in the auto business - same in software.  Having to justify to a potential client why the 15 week development of a piece of software is going to cost them ~50k plus licencing and hardware is always ammusing.  I have, in the past, suggested they write it themselves, which they did.  They then got it done properly for the cost of the original quote.  Should\'ve charged them double for being stuipd.

It\'s very difficult to make good money these days!  Must be even tougher in a small market like the world of rotary cars...

As an aside.  Recently went to Florida and bought a pair of Levi 501s, paid on debit card.  Price in the UK, £45.  Cost to me?  Â£13.  Definately rip-off britain.  The US benefits from huge economies of scale and, for the manufacturers and retailers over there, greater competition.

[monkey-fd3s]

From when i\'ve brought stuff in for myself and a couple of mates airfreight is a major expense, all the stuff i\'ve had (not for the RX) has come from the US.  Recently we brought 3 Mendeola Drag Tramissions in to the UK in big steel frames & they weigh in at a fair bit.  One came UPS AIR and I think the total bill was near £1000 for a 4 day shipping. The other two came by the slow boat and came to about £300 ish.

I think the vendors do a sterling job communicating with the suppliers, arranging shipping, answering questions, etc.  I know the prices are expensive when compared to Japan but there are so many additions when bringing stuff in esp. the duty charges.  And lets face you don\'t go to work for free so why should they loose out on parts, you pay their profit margin because they deal with the hassle of ording and shipping.

All I could say to vendors is perhaps you should look at organising a shared container between you i\'m sure you could make an order for enough stuff to justifiy the cost of a container (i know from the US it\'s around £1200).  You don\'t have to be 100% honest on the customs declaration and you could make a nice saving to pass on to the guys here.  I know there\'s at least 2 performance VW shops doing this with their US Shipments... ahem*