RE: [Paddlewise] Roof Rack Gut Check

From: Mitch Merritt <mmerritt_at_awesi.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 17:04:03 -0500
I couldn't find any discount sales anywhere (3 years ago).  Though, they
were available locally in roofrack shops (I belive there are 3 of them
in my
"village"), for the same price as on e-bay or slightly cheaper,
especially
considering USD/CDN excange rate and high shipping costs if I were to
buy
them with bars.  Eventually I've opted for a used "towers" (legs) in
Classifieds, complete with locks and keys, plus new brackets (specific
item
for each model), since it was impossible to get used towers with the
brackets exactly for my model, plus a pair of bars from roofrack shop.
The
total cost was, I believe, 1/4 of MSRP.

 I spent quite a bit of time try to buy my Yakima system on-line (E-Bay,
retailers...etc.), and I finally ended up buying them from my local
supplier here in town. After adding in freight charges to the online
sale prices for used items, they weren't any cheaper than buying new.
And I didn't have to wait to get them. Luckily one of the local
suppliers went out of business as I was getting ready to buy the last
set of rollers, and saddles, so I ended up saving about 60% on them!
Purely luck of the draw that day!
 
Mitch
Indianapolis, IN 
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