Author: "Carsten Schanche" <cschanche@...> Time: Tue Feb 17, 2004 12:38 pm PST Link
Hi fellow builders,
A while back I was able to work a group-buy deal with Control Vision
for their ExpBus product line. The group got 20% savings, and 56
builders took advantage of the opportunity. I forgot to list it here
on the RV-6 list, sorry. But I've got another one going, it is listed
on my site www.CSdiscounts.com, but this is the deal in short form:
Jan Eggenfellner has agreed to let me organize a group-buy for five
(5) H-6 Subaru FWF engine packages for the August 2004 batch. This
engine package is a 6-cylinder, horizontally opposed, liquid cooled,
190hp powerplant. It is a true FWF package, with everything installed
ready to bolt on and fire up. (Think of it as a complete package, and
more a powerful, but a less vibrating O-360 equivalent.) In exchange
for a $2,000 price reduction (list price is $23,995, group-buy price
is $21,995) he is requiring 100% up-front non-cancelable payment.
(Anyone is free to re-sell as a private sale after delivery.) The
offer is intended to generate more business and is therefore available
only to new customers. It is non-cancelable because the funds will be
invested in the materials. For product research I strongly recommend
visiting Jan's site www.subaruaircraft.com, and join his Yahoo group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/subaruaircraft/
The details and description of the full purchase process can be found
on my website on the page
http://www.csdiscounts.com/My_Homepage_Files/Page1.html
My interpretation is that Jan is willing to forego the additional
income to have peace of mind that a deal is a deal and orders won't be
cancelled or changed on him mid-stream. This is smart business, it
allows him to focus fully on what's important to him: building
engines, managing suppliers, and doing development work.
And for anyone who's worried about paying up-front to Jan: I've
monitored him for 3 years, and have never heard of a single case of
any customer being short-changed of even a single dollar! I've come to
respect him as a man of integrity, and motivated by personal pride in
his work and accomplishments, not by money. He's in this for the long
haul. I have nothing but 100% trust in Jan. (I have put my money where
my mouth is: I've had my engine and prop paid for 100% since November
2003, my delivery is this May 2004.)
If anybody has any questions, let me know. You can even do it direct,
off-list if you want, through the email link on the CSdiscounts web-site.
Carsten Schanche
RV-7A Finish kit