I have been looking for a rare part, a main shaft for an early TR6 tranny
with A-type OD. Using VTR and J.B. Zimmerman's fine links pages I wrote 11
emails to used parts dealers seeking availability and price. I thought it
would also make an interesting, although totally unscientific, survey of
internet responsiveness. I attach no importance to whether or not they had
the part, since it IS a really rare part. More interesting is the time of
response.
All the emails were sent between 2:41 P.M. and 2:50 P.M. on Wednesday July
27, except TS Imports which was at about 3:30.
Company Response Had part
British Cars Only Wednesday 6:59 P.M. Yes
British Parts NW
British Racing Green
Motorhead (Website warned
slow email response)
British Miles
Obsolete Automotive Wednesday 2:50 P.M. (9 Minutes!)No
Team Triumph
Triumph Spares Wednesday 10:27 P.M. No
trnut@aol.com (I forget who it is)
TS Imports Thursday 11:44 A.M. No
VIP Parts(Always-Jaguar)Thursday 10:06 P.M. No
This written Friday July 30 at about 4:00 P.M. I'll update the results in a
week or so to see who else has replied. All times are EDT.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6#CC28754L(O) W4UCK
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