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Originally Posted by jetboy
I still need people to come along here.
Therefore, existing vendors and people making money from sales should not be directly involved in the decisions.
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Hei - Unnskyld jeg ikke forsta
So, as an existing vendor, with CNC Mill, 3D printer, and multiple CAD systems, you'd like me to not be involved? I'm not sure exactly what you mean with these statements.
I'm also fairly handy with all of these:
- Parts market competency (OM and aftermarket)
- IT skills to run something like Magento in cloud (to build a database and retain user scores on alternatives)
- Subaru mechanical skills and deep SVX experience x2
I am highly supportive of the idea to figure out how to keep our weird-windowed cars on the road,
so I'm in if you want me on board.
I totally agree that we are getting close the point where OEM parts will be scarce, and even scrap cars are getting less common, (and many of them getting stripped of their engine for the Impreza/Vanagon crowd and then scrapped) and when that supply dries up it's going to be a sad time.
We do have a challenging case with the SVX as far as market for spare parts. Very low volume when new, (and even worse now) a car that was/is not popular in the mainstream, a car where even the best examples now do not currently command a high price.
It saddens me that our car has lately become a bit like the rhino or elephant, killed for its EG33 horn/tusks and the carcass left to rot. I'm not sure how we change that mentality, or even if it is possible.
Did I mention that I really really like my SVX? Because I do, and I love our community here and in the SVXNation that has formed around this UFO car. There is absolutely no logical reason why I should still own mine (which I've had since 1999!) but I can also see no reason why I would ever part with it, ever - even when it comes to the point I have to make/adapt/improvise my own parts to keep it going, and I'm glad there are still people around who feel likewise.
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