Re:Dinan - NOT

[ChrisBourk@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 98-10-21 13:47:00 EDT, you write:

<< Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 09:49:31 PDT
 From: "Tom Newton" <thnewton@domain.elided>
 Subject: Re: The DINAN Badge
 
 >> I got rear ended and the body shop misplaced the badge, so I went to 
 Dinan for a new one.  Since everyone there knows me, I didn't need to 
 show receipts or have them inspect the car for there stuff, but it was 
 still $120 for the parts and labor to installit. 
 
 The cool thing about this setup is that if you see a Dinan badge on a 
 car, 90% of the time, it really has a bunch of Dinan stuff on it.  
 Unlike ACS or Racing Dynamics who simply sell there badges for a price 
 (I think a RD badge is like $100), Dinan badges rarely make it onto 
 other cars.  If you see a Dinan badge for sale,

<< I would value them at  about $300, since otherwise you need to spend $3000.
>>

Apparantly not since you just paid $120 installed.  

As for me when (and if) I see a Dinan "badge I'll just figure the guy doesn't
know much about cars.  What little I know about Dinan is enough to keep me
away from them.

Christopher

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