[modeleng] Re: Stuart Triple Expansion Engine
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 07:49:04 -0800 (PST)
Even with the increase of labor and shipping costs
over the past 30 years, it does seem a bit much the
way product prices have gone up during the same time
period. Maybe there are some facts of which I am not
aware---.
Al Messer
--- JESSE LIVINGSTON <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I paid around $60.00 US for my Stuart # 9 mill
> engine castings back in the
> 1970s. I heard they were about 650 dollars US for
> the same castings now
> days. At that time the V10 castings were about
> $25.00US. It sounds to me
> like the new owner is trying to get rich as fast as
> possible, but instead is
> driving away his customer base. It is a shame too,
> as those were the
> highest quality castings I have ever seen.
>
> Jesse in Tennessee
>
>
> > Now why don't that suprise me - 4 hunnert and
> something for the 10V kit
> > here - I paid about $40 when I built mine around
> 1980.
>
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