Interesting way to SAVE money...

[anlauto]

Okay, I've been restoring Mopars for 30+ years and I'm always looking for ways, or places to save money for either my customers or myself.

Recently in the last six months or so I've been buying a lot of aftermarket go-fast goodies that I don't normally buy.
When shopping around for the best on-line price I find myself coming back to Summit Racing time and time again, not only do they usually have the best price, but it's almost always 100% FREE shipping which can't be beat.

I average about $35K a year in reproduction parts. Finding the best price with equally good service has always been important to me.

So this afternoon I'm flipping through a new catalog that I received from Summit and found something that blew me away....They are now offering a wide range of "stock original" parts that we all use.
I found Metro Supersoft weatherstrip, TurboStart Restoration batteries, AMD sheet metal, Trim Parts carpet, etc...
ALL WITH FREE SHIPPING.....

Take a Group 27 Mopar battery for instance.....Most vendors list it at $239.99 PLUS $35 or so shipping....
Same battery at Summit Racing...$229.00 PLUS FREE shipping....

That's like a 20% savings on one item I buy all the time....

I checked a Challenger 1/4 panel....Some guy on EBay wanted $539.96 PLUS $175 SHIPPING Summit offers the same price but FREE shipping....

I never would have thought to add these guys to my "price comparison shopping list"

[Oldschool]

Since I live in Georgia, and Summit has a store in McDonough, I have to pay sales tax on purchases from Summit. If I am not in a hurry, I usually buy from Jegs because most of the time, the prices are very close and they both offer free shipping. But from Jegs, I don't have to pay sales tax. So usually, Jegs is cheaper for me...  If I am in a hurry, I will ride down there and go ahead and pay the sales atx and get the part in my hand....   

[anlauto]

Living in Ontario Canada I have to pay 13% sales tax on ALL GOODS bought from the USA....

[brads70]

I'm looking at AMD fenders. On summit site they want an additional "$109 truck fee" for the fenders? "Estimated total" ?? is 1008.92  $450 each fender, plus shipping. That's not free shipping?

[JS27N0B]

Living in Canada I have to pay 13% sales tax on ALL GOODS bought from the USA....

You mean living in Ontario! Only the gst of 5% in Alberta


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[JS27N0B]

Bought AMD side glass for my last Hemicuda build from Summit. Much cheaper than any other supplier. 


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[anlauto]

I'm looking at AMD fenders. On summit site they want an additional "$109 truck fee" for the fenders? "Estimated total" ?? is 1008.92  $450 each fender, plus shipping. That's not free shipping?

Oops....Sorry Brad you are right with those larger items....I never noticed the small print when I was checking prices.
I guess that's what happens when you ASSume things.....
I figure they were over $99 so they would be FREE shipping...I WAS WRONG

[anlauto]

I'm looking at AMD fenders. On summit site they want an additional "$109 truck fee" for the fenders? "Estimated total" ?? is 1008.92  $450 each fender, plus shipping. That's not free shipping?

P.S. I ship 98% of my parts to my US Address, so a lot of things are FREE.

[anlauto]

You mean living in Ontario! Only the gst of 5% in Alberta


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Stand corrected ....I thought it was supposed to be more expensive to live out West   

[anlauto]

Bought AMD side glass for my last Hemicuda build from Summit. Much cheaper than any other supplier. 

Just comparing a complete AMD glass set for a B Body....(yep work on those too)...

Tamraz's on EBay with shipping is $1330.00
Summit Racing with shipping (Brad) is $1224.96

That's about a 10% savings... Not as good as I thought before Brad went and burst my bubble, but it's still a savings...

[brads70]

P.S. I ship 98% of my parts to my US Address, so a lot of things are FREE.

I used my USA address as well. Kuhn's storage in Niagara Falls NY ?

[dodj]

P.S. I ship 98% of my parts to my US Address, so a lot of things are FREE.

Free if you don't declare them at the border I guess? I get parts sent to a US addy. This evening I brought across $798 in Challenger and Ram truck parts and it cost me a little over $100 in sales tax at the border.

[anlauto]

Free if you don't declare them at the border I guess? I get parts sent to a US addy. This evening I brought across $798 in Challenger and Ram truck parts and it cost me a little over $100 in sales tax at the border.

Sorry I meant shipping is free.

I was there yesterday too, and I got you beat...I donated $1085.50 to our wonderful Government

[anlauto]

I used my USA address as well. Kuhn's storage in Niagara Falls NY ?

I use a company called CBI, because their address is on "Cudaback Ave"

[brads70]

I use a company called CBI, because their address is on "Cudaback Ave"

  I'm hoping to order new rims and tires as well as the fenders so I'm sure I'll be donating to some politicians retirement fund....