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PA28 gas cap
Hi.
We had to buy a new fuel tank cap for the Archer (don't ask) and the shop sez the price on the part (not including painting) is about $177. Can anybody verify that that's really what the little round guy costs? Frank |
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Frank Van Haste wrote:
We had to buy a new fuel tank cap for the Archer (don't ask) Next time, make sure the cap is secure before you start your takeoff roll :-) |
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In article .com, "Frank
says... Hi. We had to buy a new fuel tank cap for the Archer (don't ask) and the shop sez the price on the part (not including painting) is about $177. Can anybody verify that that's really what the little round guy costs? Frank If you have the Piper part number, you can check online what the price is by visiting Des Moines Flying Service parts search website: http://www.dmfs.com/partsearch.shtml |
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"Roy Smith" wrote in message
... Frank Van Haste wrote: We had to buy a new fuel tank cap for the Archer (don't ask) Next time, make sure the cap is secure before you start your takeoff roll :-) Umm, it wasn't me but...yeah, right. The involved party is suitably mortified. FVH |
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But it's a really really REALLY GOOD gas cap!!!!!!!!!!
"Ron Natalie" wrote in message m... "Frank Van Haste" wrote in message news:SXfTa.11566 We had to buy a new fuel tank cap for the Archer (don't ask) and the shop sez the price on the part (not including painting) is about $177. Can anybody verify that that's really what the little round guy costs? This is almost certainly the price for a new one. You might inquire at some of the avaiation salvage places for a used one. |
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The salvage yards I've talked with still tend to demand 50% of new.
A bit unreasonable in most cases I've seen. -Cory Ron Natalie wrote: : This is almost certainly the price for a new one. You might inquire at : some of the avaiation salvage places for a used one. -- ************************************************** *********************** * The prime directive of Linux: * * - learn what you don't know, * * - teach what you do. * * (Just my 20 USm$) * ************************************************** *********************** |
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The salvage yards I've talked with still tend to demand 50% of new. A bit unreasonable in most cases I've seen. Why is it unreasonable? In a free-market economy, you charge what the market will bear. They're not demanding, they're asking. You always have the option of taking your business elsewhere if you don't like the price. |
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But it's a really really REALLY GOOD gas cap!!!!!!!!!!
LMAO! Yep... and it's a relatively RARE item!!! (compared with gas caps for cars) ... and it could be an ANTIQUE!!! ( unless you have a new Archer) ... and could it be made out of "AIRCRAFT ALUMINIUM"? (thats Al-you-minnie-um as in "expensive" as opposed to Uh loo min um as in a "beer can") ... and I bet it's made to "AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS" (which makes it specific to an aircraft rather than specific to a car and thus RARE, see item #1) Ain't life grand? Have fun Jim Burns III |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:63hTa.119504$Ph3.15180@sccrnsc04... They're not demanding, they're asking. You always have the option of taking your business elsewhere if you don't like the price. Um, just out of curiosity, where else would you take your business, if not the OEMs or the salvage yard? You could always just duct tape over the opening :-) |
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Well, if it is your plane, you could make your own!
Jay Honeck wrote: They're not demanding, they're asking. You always have the option of taking your business elsewhere if you don't like the price. Um, just out of curiosity, where else would you take your business, if not the OEMs or the salvage yard? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" -- --Ray Andraka, P.E. President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc. 401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950 http://www.andraka.com "They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, 1759 |
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