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Originally Posted by SD1too
Oooh lots of very good points for me to try to answer. 
Yes I know Ian and I don't disagree with you on your point that the meaning of "genuine" is open to interpretation.
I have no idea when the parts were made or the identity of the manufacturer, but then that also applies to parts bought for cars which remain in production at an assembly plant which is still trading. So I would ask, why make a big thing of it as far as MG Rover is concerned?
Ha, ha.  No sweets I'm afraid but I'm not a fan of that sort of marketing anyway. 
Hi Alan,
Rimmer Bros., BS Motors/E Car Parts and many ex-MGR main dealers are what I would call X-Part "agents" since they have an account with X-Part and obtain their stock from them. In that respect I suppose X-Part could be called a wholesaler but they will also sell direct to the vehicle owner without imposing wholesale minimum order quantities. You could say that's the best of both worlds!
Yes, I would agree with you there. Another example is the anti-roll bar ("drop") links.
Yes Andy, also in my experience China and the UK.  But (politics aside) does it really matter where parts are made so long as they are functional, durable and are a reasonable price?
£6 was just the shipping charge.
Simon |
The parts are genuine xpart parts with mgr labels, not genuine mgr parts. As I understand it, xpart have the rights to label and sell parts as mgr. These parts can be of whatever standard they set, and not what was designed or specified for the car.
Undotunately agents, I believe, also haveto sell at a set price to eliminate any competition within the co-OP.
Reminds me of an old.company I worked for, that was an a1 motor stores agent - which to be fair, some of their relabelled products were quite good, some were sung though, but all were sold at the price instructed.
Anyway it was the service that you were congratulating ultimately. For that consideration, eurocarparts always gets my vote- even if their parts and accuracy may not lol.
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