My experience has been that he is slightly more expensive on items but I get quick answers, sometimes they seem to be a little towards the smart alec side, but he knows what he has in stock and I have received the correct parts faster than anyone else. He has sent everything that day as promised. I plan on returning my cores so while they may be high I am returning them so I have not minded. Others take 7 to 10 days for delivery which always is a problem. For the items he is high priced on and I can live with the delay I look elsewhere. He still gets an A. Walter E. Landry '56 DeSoto Firedome PlymouthV8 wrote: > In a message dated 4/18/98 9:06:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > LISTSERV@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > << > Bernbaum's brake parts are priced the same as everyone else's. It costs > money to play with old cars, that's just the way it is. > > Don > >> > > Well, Don, the problem I had with Senor Bernbuam was that he had an > outrageous core charge, It cost me $100.00 in core alone... Now excuse me, but > that seems a little out of line, Sure it takes money to "Play with old cars" > If that's what you are doing, me personally, I drive mine. It is an > automobile, not a toy. But I don't think that should be an excuse to > guage.... Perhaps you feel like a true collector when you pay top dollar, but > not me, I feel screwed. Perhaps its not so much that Bernbuam is expensive, > maybe, just maybe it is that Bernbuam is an arrogant jerk who lies about his > merchandise and provides some of the worst customer service around.... Granted > I am young, maybe I will not just bend over and take it as you will, but I > have restored 4 old cars, and 2 of those four were even more rare than my > Plymouth. I have never paid a $100.00 core charge on any of them before. And > if I ever pay that much again, I hope to God that the man who is raping me of > my crisp clean Ben Franklin will at least act as if he values my buisness. > Anyway Good Luck to you, and may you always get what you pay for.... If you > care to discuss this any further just email me.. PlymouthV8@xxxxxxx > > <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/acker75/plymouth.htm">1955 Plymouth Page</A>
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