Robert,
It takes 20 min to pull a 210 tranny (following Crash's instructions). I've
done
two myself, the first time took 35 minutes, the second took 20. There are two
Pick'n Pulls in less than 10 miles from thier operation.
And the business is operated out of an old wherehouse, on a icky back street
along side a couple of wrecking yards. Definitely not the most expensive
realestate in town. I really don't think these guys are doing too bad for
themselves, although you can bet that the 'non-family' employees are definitly
not getting rich.
OK I'm done :-)
- Bryan
>Subject: Re: $350 for a 210 tranny!! LOL
>To: Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com, spridgets@autox.team.net, davidr@sunset.net
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>In a message dated 06/29/2000 11:04:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM writes:
>
><< I
> understand people need to make a profit, but 300% markup seems a little
>steep,
> especailly since I know exactly where they got them from. >>
>
>Bryan,
>
>Caviat emptor...or something like that... 300% mark up really may not be that
>much. $90 from the yard (+tax?) Plus driving a crew over to get it...$.50 a
>mile easy each way. Plus man hours to remove and prepare the part...probably
>2 hrs minimum including farting around time by the employee..@ probably $9-12
>per hour...call it $10 x taxes and benefits means it's about $30 per
>tansmission. Plus rent on the building, management salary, sales salary,
>utilities, etc. etc. etc. etc....Maybe...er MAYBE, they make $100+ per trans.
> How many are they going to sell? One a week MAYBE? So they provide a part
>for those of us too lazy to get it ourself, or too dumb to be in the we-tight
>club, and may repeat MAY make an extra $5000.00 a year?
>
>Don't sound like they will be picking out the teakwood for the yacht anytime
>soon.
>
>Did we discuss shipping personnel? Interest on the $ tied up in inventory?
>Returned parts?
>
>They may make a large % profit on some items, but the average net profit at
>the end of the year would probably make most of us keep working for that pay
>check every month.
>
>Of course if someone I know hadn't ticked off his chinese friends, we'd be
>drinking that free bubalub and eating that rainbow stew by this time next
>year!
>
>R Houston
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