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Subject:Re: Source for Koni shocks in BC?
From:Shawn Wright
Date:Thu, 4 Jun 1998 15:34:59 -0800

On  4 Jun 98 at 14:55, Steven X. Schwenk wrote:

> ooopps....sent that last one before I was finished.  I do not think you
> will be sorely dissappointed with the KYB, and they will not fail on you
> or anything.  If I had to do it over again, I'd pay triple the amount
> for the Bilstien and forget the KYB.  Others would not.  For just
> regular highway use, the KYB's are probabl;y fine, but I do think you'd
> notice a defference with the konis/bilstiens...if it's worth it to you,
> only you can decide.
> steve
>
If they're triple (or even double) the cost of KYB, then probably not. I have
too many other things in need of replacement at the moment, and only driving it
about 10k km a year, it's hard to justify big $$ for shocks.
Thanks for the info.

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Shawn Wright
Computer Systems Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
250-743-6240
swright@sls.bc.ca