>From: RobCarpent(at)aol.com
>To: A.G.Whiteford(at)gcal.ac.uk
>
>Andy wrote:
>...you could think about importing from the UK,...
>
>Actually I was thinking about that so I pulled my latest SAOC "Horn" and
>phoned. I reached Berkshire Sunbeam Alpine Centre.
>
>He has +.020 Series V dish pistons including rings for 94 Brit Pounds, plus
>VAT and shipping which is about another 30% total. He said the manufacturer
>is "Hepalite" [spelling??].
>
>94 pounds is about $160.00 U.S. That sounds cheap even with the tax and
>shipping extra. I asked for a set of 4 so I assume that was not the price per
>piston.
>
>Does anyone know anything about this company and/or about this manufacturer?
>
>Rob
Yeah, the berkshire sunbeam alpine co have been around for many years,
and I've never heard a bad word against them myself, and have placed a few
small orders with no problems. they might even have an e-mail nowadays.?
The "Heptolite" (sp?) pistons were original equipment, I think;
if not, they were the recommended replacements come rebore time.
Anyay, it's a well known & good piston brand name over here.
They were only available in 0.000, +0.020, +0.040 and +0.060
That should be the price for four, sounds like a good deal if
you're getting 4x3 new rings. if by any chance they say thats
per-piston, tell them you correspond regularly with lots of
UK based SAOC members = valued customers!
I'm pretty sure you should *not* be paying VAT on your out-of-EEC export,
by the way. Mention this to them.
bon chance.
Andy
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