I just got wind of this thread and I can't thank Fred enough for sticking up for me.
I can't promise you guys I can get the world but I can tell you that if it can get got I can get it. If I can mark down the price, consider it done. The fact is I got chewed out from my boss last month for my profit hitting an all time low. (If you don't believe me his name is Dave Tunnell and his email address is
[email protected])
I'm determined to be the best interenet parts dealer in the world. I've talked to Graham Ware, the export manager at japanparts.com, on several occasions. He sales these parts to a lot of the dealers like myself because our dealership doesn't have Nissan Japan parts coming in all the time. Sometimes, such as the case with Stillen, we cannot get these parts at a rate that we can sale them and not be in the hole. And if you tell Stillen we're meeting their price, they'll automatically drop theirs. I've told many customers this because my number one goal is providing good customer service.
As for NISMO, the dealerships recieved a catalog of US parts available through normal shipment orders. It includes mostly items for the 350Z and Spec and some legacy parts. This is the list I circulated a couple of months ago. NISMO still produces another catalog of Japan parts that are available but since they're not US, they still carry a shipping cost. US parts do not. That is one reason we can sell them for less. I can't speak for other dealerships. I can't even speak for everyone at this dealer, but I can speak for myself. I had to get assistance to pay my rent this month. I'm not gay but I do want to help you.