When you actually know that their 695 unit only costs them say 150 bucks,
and it's excessive mark up, fine, then you can call it a 'rip off' .
Like is a 150,000 dollar new Mercedes Benz a 'rip off' just because it's
expensive ?
I make and sell parts sometimes......so I have an idea what goes into
pricing something.
Usually you have to make it high enough to be worth doing, but not so high
people won't buy it.
I doubt gowesty  ( though they seem a little expensive in general ) is
'making a killing' or badly overcharging on these.
And you know the old law of supply and demand - if they price is too high
and the demand low, people don't buy.  You get to cast your vote by not
buying.

Accusing something of being a 'rip off' because it costs more than you want
to pay - common man.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
tinker man
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 2:23 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Replacement AFM technology

Yep, it seems like we Vanagon addicts are ideal rip-off targets...
:-)

On 9/23/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah and only $700!!
>
> To eliminate another "shortcoming" of the WBX motor.
>
> Starting to make a conversion look less expensive still.   :)
>
> On 9/23/07, Paul Guzyk <paullist@guzyk.com> wrote:
> >
> > What about this solution?  has anyone tried it?
> >
> > http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=804
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>