adriver
Blazing Apostle
Panic buying anyone?
I sense a business plan.
I sense a business plan.
I would say in most cases it should be a third of their asking price!!!if I don't know what to sell a part for or what to buy a part for I will call them and then offer or ask half of what they want.. good rule of thumb...
And resale value of A-Bodies in general is not good versus the money and time spent to ''properly'' restore one unless it's a big block or Hemi
Thanks for posting this.
It answers a lot of questions that some of us were wondering about.
In a way, I don't blame them for discontinuing certain parts that they don't sell a lot of to warrant the space it takes up in a warehouse, labor to produce them, etc.
On the other hand, why not just do shorter runs of the product to keep up with the eventual demands?
Also, I don't buy the fact that discontinuing '70 and '71 Duster/Demon quarter panels is a great idea as well as totally discontinuing the '67 to '69 Barracuda quarters all together is wise.
However, they do have the statistics on what really sells and the volume of product going out the door, not us.
It is a business after all, and they have shareholders to answer to.
We aren't the only ones affected by the discontinuations, the '63 to '65 B-Body guys are hit hard and the '62 to '65 Chev Impala guys are hit hard as well.
I suppose we'll all have to endure, just like we did in the '90s, we had a good run with them making the AMD sheet metal parts available in the first place.
Just think of all the cars that have been saved because of them up to now.........
and just what foods would they be discontinuing?I was thinking about this, and, if a grocery store chain had the same mentality as AMD, they could cut the store down to the size of an Oreillys.
All the ones that don't sell well. Just like AMDand just what foods would they be discontinuing?
I was thinking about this, and, if a grocery store chain had the same mentality as AMD, they could cut the store down to the size of an Oreillys.
lmao, you believe that they keep bad food on the shelves that they don't sell or don't rotate stock?All the ones that don't sell well. Just like AMD
Yes, they do. I spent 30 years in the industry. My point is if they didn't rape Mopar owners on price they would sell more. Making profits from volume. The 50 percent sale is telling to me. I would have bought 2 fenders from them if they weren't over$500 each.Grocery stores do drop brands of things that don't sell.
I guess MoPars are like Harleys. You want to talk about feeling raped. Having two tires mounted and balanced for a Harley is almost $1,000 out the door! An oil change with synthetic oil is almost $500 and that's 3 o rings, 1 gasket, 5 quarts of synthetic oil and a chrome oil filter. I don't know nor do I pretend to know the overhead that AMD is faced with so I can't say I feel raped by them. I'm sure with the larger investment in the new location and diverse product offerings it's substantial. As far as being ripped off, well if you've spent 30 years in the food industry you know the prices that we face food shopping and they have select sales. I could use that same analogy by saying I would've purchased 2 large steaks if they weren't $XX.XX and so they would've sold more. Others may see it differently.Yes, they do. I spent 30 years in the industry. My point is if they didn't rape Mopar owners on price they would sell more. Making profits from volume. The 50 percent sale is telling to me. I would have bought 2 fenders from them if they weren't over$500 each.
I bought the last pair of rear patch panels for a duster Dart demon today. They are now discontinued but in talking to them it was explained that those patch panels have to be cut from a full-size quarter panel they do not just make a patch panel. So the only way now to get a patch panel is to buy the full quarter, They will be continuing them.
Wow!!! I have hand fabbed good lower quarter patch panels for years for these cars out of a cheap sheet of 18 ga. mild steel. Yes, and I am NO pro fabricator!!!!! wow again! I call such BS. I am sorry!They are now discontinued but in talking to them it was explained that those patch panels have to be cut from a full-size quarter panel they do not just make a patch panel. So the only way now to get a patch panel is to buy the full quarter, They will be continuing them.
You are correct.I bought the last pair of rear patch panels for a duster Dart demon today. They are now discontinued but in talking to them it was explained that those patch panels have to be cut from a full-size quarter panel they do not just make a patch panel. So the only way now to get a patch panel is to buy the full quarter, They will be continuing them.
Question: How many approximately known dusters are left in the U.S. that can be used for parts? There are zero in New York State. How many unrestored complete cars are there?