anywho, the orders are massive, but u save big bux. if a large organisation like a club wanted to extend savings to the members, this wouldn't be a
bad way to go.
There are 44 pages of listings under 'volkswagen beetle' alone, and not all of them are from chinese suppliers. Quality is always a concern, but
maybe they have guarantees etc. Just goes to show how much the middle men make out of it, although they need to make a livelyhood and pay for freight
and store running costs inbetween. Its just not all of us can afford alot bux here and there at once.
However it is interesting how nearly everything is made in china these days...
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posted on October 8th, 2010 at 11:45 PM
btw i know not everyones luvs empi or likes the empi hpmx44 carbs, and rightfully so lol.
It was an intersting find however. So much other stuff there including oem carbs, clutches, brake slave and master cylinders and switches,
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posted on October 9th, 2010 at 08:36 AM
Wonder if alibaba is still hanging about with the 40 thieves
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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posted on October 9th, 2010 at 09:35 AM
I'm not aware! What happened? I can't afford to loose money by trading with scum.
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posted on October 9th, 2010 at 10:28 AM
Prices sound really, really good! My brother often buys parts (not automotive) from china direct from manufacturers and usually doesn't have quality
issues however communication is a bit tricky. Guarentees/Warrenty are not the easiest to claim or worth it because of the cost of shipping. But with
the cheap prices, you can always order a few extra parts just in case.
Imagine if a big bunch of forum members grouped together to make some orders, specially with the great USD at the moment. We would have enough parts
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posted on October 9th, 2010 at 01:33 PM
I will take a Bosch alternator please!
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posted on October 9th, 2010 at 01:43 PM
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I will take a Bosch alternator please!
haha the bosch points available were from a chinese manufacturer... where woud the bosch alternator come from
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posted on October 9th, 2010 at 04:44 PM
probably a knock off of Bosch with there name on it.
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posted on October 9th, 2010 at 05:02 PM
like their 009's those chinese are great copy cats....
anyone eva remember that US fighter/spy jet that the chinese got a hold of? they completely stripped it and then assembled it with a replica next to
it and handed the original back to the US haha.
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posted on October 9th, 2010 at 09:46 PM
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