shaner@fament.com writes:

<< ...Shortly before hurtling through our atmosphere into
space on his first mission Buzz Aldrich (I think) made the
comment that "everthing around  me was built with the
cheapest parts by the lowest bidder".  >>

And how many failures did NASA have before it successfully
launched its first satellite?  So perhaps if  they had spent a
bit more time and money on the first rocket then their early
success rate might have been much better.

Chuck Yeager called the Mercury 7  "Spam in a can."  to
quote another famous person from that time frame.

<< My interpretation is that although I should weigh price in
as a a factor  for purchase, and believe me I weigh it heavily,
it should not be the  only deciding factor. >>

Never said it should.  I just wanted to be very clear that if you
are price shopping then you must make sure that the bid you
get is for the *exact* same parts and labor.  Otherwise the info
you'll get is useless in trying to determine which is better than
the other.

Just my 5 cents Canadian on this.  :)

-Todd Hill
 VolksWerks Transaxles
 Olympia, WA
 360-412-0948