Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by RogerB:
Have you tried SP Motorsports?


What part of BAT springs do you not understand???

BAT is the supplier for EVERY SINGLE RESELLER of their products. (which is at least 5 other places (CTA, SP, PF, DP, CC, etc)

If BAT does not have any then guess what. None of their resellers have any either because resellers do not stock parts. They just "RESELL" them.

The only reason a reseller would have an inventory of a specific part is if the quantity was limited and they wanted a corner on the market. Like what those Cougar sites tried to do with the RLIM's. (i.e. ST200 LIM)

Too bad they didn't think about the fact you can get the same RLIM from a salvage yard for well under $100 and not the $300+ they are/were asking.



What part of "resale" do you not understand? Resellers don't always wait to get an order before ordering their parts.

It has happened before that BAT has been out of stock even thought the retailers they supply have something left. It's not a perfect JIT pull system (obviously). There's still some inventory push, which may work to Tim's advantage.

Same way BAT gets their Borla cat backs. Borla has a limited run every year of Contour systems, and BAT buys a bunch, and some other retailers buy the rest. Borla is now out of cat back systems, but the "resellers" still have them, BAT or otherwise.

Same with the darn springs. BAT doesn't sit in the back room pounding out springs to order like McDonald's fricken hamburgers. They make a bunch of Contour springs (if they make them at all), then a bunch of Fiesta springs, then Merkur, and so forth. They keep some for retail, and they sell some right away to resellers. Profit on those kits is reduced, but it's ready cash right now.

It's a long shot, sure, but geesh.


Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998