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Comparison of prices of MTM stuff: USA vs UK

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Old 08-26-2002, 02:50 PM
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Default Comparison of prices of MTM stuff: USA vs UK

Comparing Hoppen Motorsport in the US and Quatrro Sport in the UK.

Interesting:
------------------------------- Hoppen-------------------- QuattroSport (converted to US dollar)
Stage 1 chip---------------- 795--------------------------1445 (includes install)
Porsche brake kit-----------3900------------------------ 2282
MTM Exhaust--------------- 1585------------------------ 631
MTM Springs---------------- 575------------------------- 211

Why is there such a large discrepancy?

Source of info:
www.quattrosports.co.uk/list_for_car.asp?car=s4v6
www.hoppenmotorsport.com/s427tuning.htm
finance.yahoo.com/m5?a=1&s=GBP&t=USD
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Default Imagine what it is like when a tuner sells MTM

Tuner makes money, Hoppen makes money, MTM makes money, manufacturer makes money.
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Default Shipping, taxes + customs account for the major differential..plus

they have to pay their bills too.
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Default well, customs isn't nearly that much, neither is import duties, it's pure markup and middlemen

and Hoppen has to pay his bills too
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