Ok people
Had a reply from my mate in the States.
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The prices that he has given me are basically the same as here minus the 17.5% VAT.
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.but.
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.
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.if the order was big enough
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($2500
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(£1408) worth)) then we would be making big savings of AT LEAST 20%.
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Maybe more dependant on quantity of orders.
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For example, a system comprising of the following components:
If bought in the UK from a leading supplier![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
Defi Link Controller 2
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£62
BF Water Temp gauge
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£120
BF Boost gauge
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£137
BF Oil Temp gauge
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£120
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Total
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£439
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+ 17.5%
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=
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£515.83
If bought from Tophat Performance, US![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
Defi Link Controller 2
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$104
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(£58.59)
BF Water Temp gauge
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$159.20
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(£96)
BF Boost gauge
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$205.60
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(£109.60)
BF Oil Temp gauge
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$159.20
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(£96)
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Total
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$628
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(£353.81)
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So we would be looking at a saving of
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£162 on a typical system above.
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Obviously we have to get them shipped over here.
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He has agreed to mark parcels sent as a
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'gift' which might help out the import cost.
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Does anyone know what this is by any chance?
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So, to recap.
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If we were to go for this we would probably need minumum of 5 orders of
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£300 each.
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So what do you reckon then? Is this worth pursuing??
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Feedback please