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Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: nctnico on February 22, 2020, 01:24:20 pm ---You should breed more people! There just isn't enough people (and thus cars) to keep stock of every part. When I visited New Zealand the people where complaining about the same. Because the market is so small it is hard to buy equipment and parts at sane prices with short delivery times.

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I can see what you're saying but when you consider the size of the car maker's showroom verses the parts storage, it's easy to see that the idea is to keep a basic store of common parts, but hey, check out this fancy showroom.

coppice:

--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on February 22, 2020, 01:34:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on February 22, 2020, 01:24:20 pm ---You should breed more people! There just isn't enough people (and thus cars) to keep stock of every part. When I visited New Zealand the people where complaining about the same. Because the market is so small it is hard to buy equipment and parts at sane prices with short delivery times.

--- End quote ---

I can see what you're saying but when you consider the size of the car maker's showroom verses the parts storage, it's easy to see that the idea is to keep a basic store of common parts, but hey, check out this fancy showroom.

--- End quote ---
I could be rational and say "why would I buy from someone wasting so much on a lavish showroom?", but at the end of the day is it the modest showroom or the fancy one which shifts more cars?
Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: coppice on February 22, 2020, 01:40:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on February 22, 2020, 01:34:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on February 22, 2020, 01:24:20 pm ---You should breed more people! There just isn't enough people (and thus cars) to keep stock of every part. When I visited New Zealand the people where complaining about the same. Because the market is so small it is hard to buy equipment and parts at sane prices with short delivery times.

--- End quote ---

I can see what you're saying but when you consider the size of the car maker's showroom verses the parts storage, it's easy to see that the idea is to keep a basic store of common parts, but hey, check out this fancy showroom.

--- End quote ---
I could be rational and say "why would I buy from someone wasting so much on a lavish showroom?", but at the end of the day is it the modest showroom or the fancy one which shifts more cars?

--- End quote ---

Well, years ago your Holden service guy was a bit of a guru. You'd go to the counter with something wrapped in a towel and say "Mate..."

And the guy would say "Right. Ok. Here's what you need."

In the last 20 years, not so much.
coppice:

--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on February 22, 2020, 01:44:15 pm ---
--- Quote from: coppice on February 22, 2020, 01:40:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on February 22, 2020, 01:34:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on February 22, 2020, 01:24:20 pm ---You should breed more people! There just isn't enough people (and thus cars) to keep stock of every part. When I visited New Zealand the people where complaining about the same. Because the market is so small it is hard to buy equipment and parts at sane prices with short delivery times.

--- End quote ---

I can see what you're saying but when you consider the size of the car maker's showroom verses the parts storage, it's easy to see that the idea is to keep a basic store of common parts, but hey, check out this fancy showroom.

--- End quote ---
I could be rational and say "why would I buy from someone wasting so much on a lavish showroom?", but at the end of the day is it the modest showroom or the fancy one which shifts more cars?

--- End quote ---

Well, years ago your Holden service guy was a bit of a guru. You'd go to the counter with something wrapped in a towel and say "Mate..."

And the guy would say "Right. Ok. Here's what you need."

In the last 20 years, not so much.

--- End quote ---
I remember going into the service dept of my local Ford dealer long ago, showing someone half an automated choke, and asking for a new one. He went and got me the other half. When I complained he said "trust me, its this half you want" and he was right. :) Don't expect that kind of useful input from parts dept people these days. Things are much more streamlined and efficient, but all the job knowledge has gone away. Its a natural consequence of automation.
vk6zgo:

--- Quote from: nctnico on February 22, 2020, 01:24:20 pm ---You should breed more people! There just isn't enough people (and thus cars) to keep stock of every part. When I visited New Zealand the people where complaining about the same. Because the market is so small it is hard to buy equipment and parts at sane prices with short delivery times.

--- End quote ---

Our population is a lot larger than that of NZ.
Australia has 25 million inhabitants, driving 19.2'million cars compared to about 4.8 million, driving about 4 million cars.

Back in the day, when we had less people, you could walk into a car parts place & pretty much walk out with any part made by that company.

No, this is a thing which has developed over the years, where it supposedly is cheaper to do everything in the Eastern States.
It certainly isn't cheaper for their customers in other State capitals!

We haven't got as bad as the UK back in 1971 though, where the Southhampton Ford agent had to get a part from London.
It took a week to travel 70miles!!
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