<VV> Re: Butt ugly mag caps

[airvair]

Bob,

I still maintain that there is something screwy about the pricing, as
the price difference of the 13 inchers actually goes against the rules
of "supply and demand." According to "supply and demand" it's the 14's
that are actually priced correctly, while the 13" mags are artificially
inflated. At least that's the way I see it.

As far as getting rid of the mag caps, if you noticed I said MOST cars,
not ALL cars. My 4door, strange as it seems, looks decent with them. But
then, it looks good with ANY '67 Corvair cap, be it mag, stock, or wire.
Besides, how would you reconcile the window sticker? We're talking a
pure stock original here.

Then there is my Corsa coupe. I only tollerate the 14" mags on it
because I use the 14's as a road wheel. I'm working on modifying the
wheels so that I can put the stock '66 Corsa cap on them, which I think
was the most beautiful stock cap they ever put on a Corvair. Period.
When I get that done, I'll gladly SELL you the 14" mags at their going
price, which is HALF of what the equivalent 14" wires cost. (G)

-Mark

Robert Marlow wrote:
> 
> At 05:34 PM 8/9/04 -0400, airvair wrote:
> 
> > Actually, I think it's more like SOMEbody got the bright idea of charging
> the same as wires, because the demand was so slow that they didn't have a
> price base to go on. Then all the sickos jumped on the bandwagon. That's
> the only reason that can explain why the 13's are the same price while
> identical-looking 14's are half price for mags as wires. <
> 
> No, I still go back to Mike Kovacs' Supply & Demand.  14-inchers are far
> more common than 13s, and 13-inch mag caps are less plentiful than the
> 13-inch wire caps.  Today, enough people like them to push the price up.
> Price gouging only works where there is an artificial demand, such as home
> repair supplies before and after a hurricane.
> 
> But, Mark, since you are convinced that the 13-inch mag caps are "butt
> ugly," I can help:  Send your butt-ugly mag caps to me.  In fact, pry 'em
> off that car of yours that has them as factory-installed.  Bring them to
> the BeaveRun event on August 29, and I'll take them back to NJ where you'll
> have the assurance of likely never seeing them again.
> 
> You can't put a price on aesthetic comfort such as that!
> 
> [grin!]
> 
> --Bob
> 
> Robert W. Marlow
> nortechcorp@optonline.net