Date:         Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:19:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Parts data base
Comments: To: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
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Please take note that they sell a Water Pump for an Air Cooled 912e Porsche.
The database you are discussing is a "Franchise" for an Internet based Auto
Parts company that has only a Cyber Address.
I think the bunch from Chicago called Part Werks is one of their boys.
Buyer Beware dealing with some of these people.
There are plenty of good prices around before you resort to taking risks
just to save a few pennies.

Stan Wilder


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Farrugia" <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 5:45 PM
Subject: Parts data base


> so over time i have noticed that a lot of the online parts places use the
> same data base.  its the data base that can be seen on this website and it
> appears on lots of other sites i have been to.
>
> http://www.importedcarparts.com/
>
> so i was wondering about this data base.  i assume that these companies
> pay a subscription fee to the data base company.  but then i was wondering
> if it was more than that.  does anyone know if the company that runs the
> data base might also run the warehouse network as well?  so for example if
> i order from company x using this data base would i be getting the same
> parts from the same parts manufacturer coming from the same warehouse if i
> ordered from company y instead?
>
> jonathan