

| Subject: | Canadian Vs US parts prices |
| Date: | Thu, 21 Sep 95 23:47:25 -0400 |
Bonjour Volks!
Two weeks ago, one of the oil plugs in the casing (behind the flywheel) got out: big mess, all the blood drained out of Westy's engine. No
problem with the engine (in town, light came on) as i stopped immediately, and
there seemed to be 4 liters of oil on the ground.
Anyway, i want to overhaul the engine while it's out. Shopping for prices
in Montreal, I could not find a ring set: it's got 93.47mm Mahle piston (0.020"
oversize). Nobody has that. So, i looked for suppliers in the States: all parts
i need are about half price, ie P/C set 199 $US VS 399 C$, same for bearings,
gaskets...
Any Canadians out there import parts? Any real savings, accounting for
exchange rate (1 $C = .73$US), duty, brokerage, etc ?
What about mail order. Anybody bought from MOFOCO? Quality? Any others?
Thanks,
Yves Bordeleau Montreal, PQ
'72 911S Targa
'74 Westy
'84 Scirroco
P.S. Ordered the rings from Hastings, 55 $C (2-3 weeks to manufacture...)Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »