DeTomaso Mailing List: February 1997, Message #82
     



From: Kirk Bailey <kbailey@acs.ryerson.ca>

Subject: Re: deTomaso Registry!

Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 09:15:36 -0800 (PST)



On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Brian P Lerose wrote:



> W4wj@aol.com wrote:

> >

> > For those of you that have not done so... it is a very good idea to register

> > your deTomaso automobile withv the deTomaso Registry:

> >

> >                         Bill Van Ess

> >                         2306 Post Drive N.E.

> >                         Belmont, MI   49306

> >

> > Send bill a legal sized SASE to receive the Registry form.  A better idea is

> > to

> > send Bill $21 (ppd USA) or $25 (ppd Europe) and get your own copy to check

> > out.  Bill has taken a love of the deTomaso  automobile, and many years of

> > hard work to bring out this registry. It is a fascinating piece of work!

> >

> > If your car is not listed... it should be!

> >

> > So... get on the stick!

> >

> > Regards

> >

> > Don M in Miami

> > Euro pushbutton #1158

> >

>

> I agree with Don.  The DeTomaso Registry is a very valuable reference

> tool.  I urge everyone to at least get their Pantera's information in

> the registry.  If you decide to buy a copy, deal with Bill Van Ess

> directly.  I ordered the book through Hall and paid an extra $25.

>

> Brian

>

Hi Brian---I'm Kirk in Toronto Canada--I've bought most of my Pantera

parts over the past 7 years from Hall Pantera as well as others-I've

received friendly advice from all (Mike Cook, Cory Gehling, the guy at

Pantera East in Florida etc). The most helpful of all has always been

Gary Hall--he'll always come to the phone and help. If I lived in

California I know all the Pantera shops, especially Gary's would take

excellent care of me and at fair prices.



The reason for my reply is to ask how you managed to spend an extra $25

to buy Bill VanEss's Pantera registry from Gary Hall?  My newest Hall

catalog & price list shows the Registry to be $30 and Gary gives you a

5% discount for cash netting it out to $28.50. You would therefore pay a

$7.50 premium to buy from Gary--NOT an extra $25. Gary has business

expenses that Bill Van Ess doesn't have-Bill clearly does the Registry

for the pure love of Panteras. Hall must incur warehousing costs etc. So

I think Gary's price is fair! Also Bill's Registry is well noted in most

Pantera publications on a regular basis--anyone who "couldda got it

cheaper" simply didn't do the research before they bought the item.



Sorry--I don't mean to be a critic as such BUT- I am a business

professor who teaches purchasing--I learned most of the practicalities

of researching before buying as a buyer for Ford Motor Company. Among

the lessons I learned in my early days at Ford-30 years ago- is you can

always find a better price-BUT the cost of so doing negates any gain-If

I spent an hour and found the item for $5 less-it wasn't worth it-the

hour of my time and the cost of phone calls was way more than the $5 I

saved.



Best regards



Kirk Bailey,

Red 71 Pantera owner in Toronto