Maybe not the best analogy Toby. Rolex watches lose about 3 seconds per month. That Timex won't. Plus, if I were to put that $1000 into a simple savings account at 3% interest, I can have a new Timex watch every year FOREVER and never touch the principal. -- Mike -------------- Original message from "Toby Peterson" <tobyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: -------------- > Dave - It is not my goal or intention to argue with you about the > point you are trying to make, but with all due respect ... No, you > did not buy the same fans for $29. You bought *some* fans, not the > same fans. If you would extend to me a little grace so that I can > offer an analogy; You bought a $29 Timex watch from Walmart (no > offense intended to the largest corporation in the world). Your > friend got a very reasonable deal on a genuine Rolex from a > reputable dealer down town. His watch cost $1000, but is a > beautiful precision machine that is very well made and will last a > lifetime and beyond. Your Timex is disposable, and will be replaced > with another $29 Timex when this one quits working prematurely (and > so on). Is it reasonable for you to compare your Timex with your > friend's Rolex, and declare to your friend that he got ripped off? > After all, they do pretty much the same task, don't they? > > If you look at the current offerings in this product category, and > can show that DeLorean Parts Northwest is "out of touch with this > pricing", then by all means let's talk. By the way, these fans do > come with a lifetime warranty to the original purchaser. Thank you > for listening. > > Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" - cool and quiet! > DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC > www.delorean-parts.com > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/