athens7 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Knowledgeable, fast to respond by email or phone, and prices enough less expensive than the US alternatives (on my order, at least) to pay for the shipping. Also, delivery to the East Coast from the UK in 1 week! And they actually know stuff about Caterhams!! http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaNostra Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 (edited) Knowledgeable, fast to respond by email or phone, and prices enough less expensive than the US alternatives (on my order, at least) to pay for the shipping. Also, delivery to the East Coast from the UK in 1 week! And they actually know stuff about Caterhams!! http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk Actually most auto part store in England are prompt and most of the sales person are polite. I have 3 Lotuses, I've been buying there for many years. What is not polite and prompt is our US dollar. The conversion really stink!! Our $$$$$$$$$ sinking faster than Titanic. These BOZOs in Washington keep printing money!! Edited November 15, 2009 by BusaNostra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyrayandersen Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 slight OT These BOZOs in Washington keep printing money!! William F. Buckley said "Only children and Democrats think the money from Washington is free". Not sure what anyone's affiliation is but when EITHER party takes to spending money they don't have -- it's a problem -- unfortunately, you are seeing just the start of it... this health care thing, noble or not, is going to ratchet the debt up yet once again. Pish, what's another 1.3 billion? Charge it! So, the exchange rate is going to be problematic for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Or another $1.3 trillion:)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaNostra Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 slight OT Not sure what anyone's affiliation is but .. Well, I'm independent and I know what to do next time I vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyrayandersen Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Or another $1.3 trillion:)! You are, of course, right – all those zeros! You just lose track of them after a while! You know what they say: a billion here and a billion there – pretty soon it adds up to real money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaNostra Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 (edited) Sometimes you hate talking politics here but since the thread is all about buying parts abroad and affect our sinking dollars, I guess it qualifies. If the Bozos keeps printing money and inflating the economy by putting money in the bail out or putting to a bubble market (like cash for clunkers) instead of building industry, then its called a fake economy. When the bubble fake economy gets bigger and burst, it's hard to inflate and our children and their children will pay dearly. Chinese keeps lending us the money, they knew the money were used in a bubble fake economy. Sooner or later it will burst and we cannot get up -- Chinese wins. This issue is very serious, I pay attention more than my 7. Edited November 17, 2009 by BusaNostra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 This didn't just happen... we've had this materialistic "buy now, pay later" attitude for a couple decades now. Wall St & Main St both wanting the consumer to purchase our way out of fiscal problems. Add cutting taxes as the "be-all answer" both when the economy is good or when it turns bad.... never having the government invest during the good times in infra-structure etc... It all was a self-serving croc. All I know is it's not as simple as pundits, and general folk like to make it. To think we can get out of it in a year and not suffer pain, whether it's inflation or higher taxes is unrealistic. It's going to be a rough road ahead as some things will work and other things don't... we're going to have to take our lumps as we go forward. Which gives pessimists plenty to work with. All you can do is get out of debt and invest in things that will do well in inflationary times (my "general folk" recommendation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyrayandersen Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Crazy Ross said it best: “If you want to get out of a hole – the first thing you have to do is stop digging!” I’m already paying enough in taxes to buy 2 well-sorted used 7s every year or a new Caterham (and they want more!). I’m guessing that money could be supporting a REAL economy just as well, but the problem for politicians is then they couldn’t buy any votes with that money. The point about good times and bad was well taken. When times are good you invest in infrastructure and save… oops, or go on a spending spree with the accompanying hangover to go with it. We got us a doozie of a hangover and it’s going to be with us for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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