Well said Paul.....
Paul_Schneider_ wrote:
>
> Prior to my TR3A, I owned am "orphan" car. Getting something as simple as
> a
> radiator hose involved a nation wide search. Hats off to anyone who takes
> their time and money to run a business which support a great hobby
> (addiction?) like ours.
>
> I currently have parts on back-order from two of the big three suppliers,
> and several areas of my car are disassembled waiting for the parts.
> Frustrating, yes. But....not a problem. I'm just happy to even be able to
> have suppliers who can get the parts to me at all.
>
> Personally, I get tired of people complaining about the suppliers. If
> there
> is an issue, talk to the principals of the business. My guess is the LBC
> parts businesses are not cash cows. I appreciate the selection,
> availability, and prices (especially the sale prices). They all, including
> Mr. Runyan, deserve a thank you.
>
> Paul
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dstauffa@csc.com <dstauffa@csc.com>
> To: twakeman@cruzers.com <twakeman@cruzers.com>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 4:13 PM
> Subject: The Roadster Factory demise
>
> >
> >
> >
> >I'm not one prone to bash TRF as they have provided me with lots of
> quality
> >parts for my TRs over the years. However, since July of this year I have
> been
> >waiting for TRF to apply a refund for returned goods to my credit card. I
> last
> >talked to them a week ago and all I could get from them was that they have
> not
> >processed it yet and could not give me any estimate when they will.
> However
> >after reading the TRF flyer, I couldn't agree more with the below
> comments.
> I'm
> >so glad to see that someone else has enough business savvy to observe a
> business
> >without sound financial and capital investment. I would like to see
> Runyan
> turn
> >this around but if he continues to invest in gas masks, university school
> desks,
> >a pub, etc. instead of TR inventory, retooling, etc. the following
> comments
> are
> >prophetic. Maybe Charles forgot that the focus of our hobby is the CAR!
> "It's
> >the car, stupid!". I wager that the only fantasy most of us share is
> having our
> >TR's back on the road and cruising down the highway with the top down.
> >
> >At least we still have Moss and VB.
> >
> >Dave Stauffacher
> >Ramona, California
> >1970 TR6 PI CP51649
> >
> >If you read the recent intro to the TRF
> >TR6-250 parts flyer.... you can see that Charles Runyan is in way
> >over his head with debt and doesn't have the money to buy
> >inventory for the popular fast moving stuff.
> >
> >Unfortunately this is exactly what I expected when I learned that the
> >owner of a low margin mail order parts house was going to put the company
> >profits into building an English style pub instead of reinvesting it in
> >inventory.
> >
> >I hope Charles is enjoying his fantasy of being a WWII English pub owner.
> > And I hope it is self supporting when his parts business folds.
> >
> >It's sad to see the best TR parts house in the US scuttled by its owner.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
--
Brad
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1951 Dodge 1/2 ton B3B pickup
1953 Mayflower TT29490LDL
1961 TR4 CT288L
1962 TR3B TCF1564L & (1959 TR3A donor)
1964 Spitfire 4 BFC25720L
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