Jess wrote: > Um, with all of the talk of this, and having recently purchased a slave > cylinder myself, I decided to investigate the ACTUAL price for these > components. > >> From DMC Houston: Part#100462, Price: $153.10 >> From PJ Grady: Part#100462, Price: $153.10 > > certainly VERY reasonable when compared to the $260 that's being > tossed about. I'm a little amused that no one else seems to have caught the discrepancy here. Dave was talking about a #105543 BRAKE master cylinder, which indeed lists for $257.50 last I heard. The #100462 part is the CLUTCH master cylinder which lists for $153.10. Apples and oranges, folks. I have to agree with Dave totally. As a DMC part dealer for 14 years, I certainly understand the benefit and necessity of using original parts whenever possible. But I wouldn't sell a 19 year old door strut if I had one, because there are better choices. If the brake m/c he found says Girling and has the same part number, then go for it. Now, in the interest of stirring up the "interchangeable parts" pot even more, remember a few months back when everyone was in a panic because Houston was out of clutch master cylinders? Bet you didn't know they were also used on American cars. American Motors cars, to be exact. Gremlin, Spirit (don't recall the exact year, and can't find my paperwork). Try an EIS brand #Q83003. Just remember where you heard it. Don't blame DMC for the prices they have to charge in order to find the exact right parts in Europe and import them in quantity. It takes a lot of time and up-front capital to do that. But sometimes there are other ways..... Until someone takes the time to search out this information (and share it), we don't have many alternatives. -- Darryl Tinnerstet Specialty Automotive McCleary, WA