Gas struts on my hatch failed - are you serious???

[spence]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

that's GREAT they are made in USA


10 times the price = price gouging, sounds like a little excessive dealer markup, but don't forget the labor to install

Literally pop, pop with a screwdriver and snap, snap on the new struts.

I'd wager the OEM struts are better, but not that much. I work closely with a few Tier 2 auto suppliers and the way they're squeezed on price is incredible. Finance wants margin calculations to the fraction of a penny. People would be amazed if they knew how much effort went into squeezing the entire vehicle supply chain.

The funny thing is the Stabilus logo was so small I couldn't read it, until I remembered there was a lab-grade microscope on my son's desk in the other room

I do try and buy US when I can and have a bias toward supporting local brick and mortar merchants. It costs more but is worth it. I've seen so many small businesses back home in the midwest get eaten up by the big box stores. Now main street is a ghost town with a giant Wal-Mart just on the edge of town…


-spence

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by spence

Literally pop, pop with a screwdriver and snap, snap on the new struts.

I'd wager the OEM struts are better, but not that much. I work closely with a few Tier 2 auto suppliers and the way they're squeezed on price is incredible. Finance wants margin calculations to the fraction of a penny. People would be amazed if they knew how much effort went into squeezing the entire vehicle supply chain.

The funny thing is the Stabilus logo was so small I couldn't read it, until I remembered there was a lab-grade microscope on my son's desk in the other room

I do try and buy US when I can and have a bias toward supporting local brick and mortar merchants. It costs more but is worth it. I've seen so many small businesses back home in the midwest get eaten up by the big box stores. Now main street is a ghost town with a giant Wal-Mart just on the edge of town…


-spence

And who is shopping at that Walmart, Fat ass Obama supporters & paying with their EBT cards.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

And who is shopping at that Walmart, Fat ass Obama supporters & paying with their EBT cards.

And go to a WalMart in the south sometime.. Rurals of western VA on a Sunday is an experience......

A lot of fat-ass Obama haters who have a confederate flag bumper sticker, likely vote R and pay with EBT...