carbotech

[962porsche]

right now I'm looking into becoming a carbotech dealer .
what I was thinking is to offer comscc members the dealer discount on brake pads and rotors .
that is the more we will buy the bigger discount we all will get .

this is how it works .

1st order , discount , annual sales needed
$500.00 , 15% , $1200.00
$2500.00 , 20% , $5K
$3500.00 , 23% , $8K
$5000.00 , 26% , $12K
$7500.00 , 28% , $20K

I own the business for the store front carbotech wants a dealer to have .
I also have to get a web site as I have been thinking about one any way that is not a big deal .

does any one in comscc have any interest in some thing like this ?
if not I will just be doing the 500 dollars for the 15% discount my self and just sell carbotech my self .

[breakaway500]

I am VERY disappointed with Carbotech making their pads available only through a "dealer". I liked buying direct from the factory; just click and ship. I prefer their product over others,and will buy through a "dealer", but I don't understand why they eliminated the direct buying option.

[962porsche]

it was to cut there costs and to not cut the throats of the dealers they are setting up so I was told .

I was set up as a dealer some years ago but I did not meet there sales minimum when I went to work for Paul newman so they dropped me .
I need new pads and rotors for the gay Ferrari 2 (Miata) as the last event I used just stock replacement napa pads and not only were the brakes just total crap but I eat up the pads in two days . but that's what you get for 13 dollars pads from napa .

as it is right now even when I buy carbotech pads for customers cars I'm paying full price or the same as the customer can buy them for .
I have no reason to sell customer pads with out making any thing on parts after all shops get or should get some thing off list price .
I can buy hawk pads at 10 % off list but not carbotech as I'm not a dealer for them .

I think it maybe a smart idea to buy pads this way ?
we all use them up and if we all can get them at a savings I think it may be a good thing .

[jeffw]

depending on the pricing, I might be interested. Saferacer already offers a discount and free shipping.

[91rs13]

I order from Saferacer as well using the SCCA discount plus free shipping , plus you earn discount points with them, which can be applied to the next order I never figured out the total discount, so like Jeff --depends on the price--but would rather spend money with a local person/fellow club member.

[962porsche]

your missing the point !
you would not be spending the money with or to me !
you would be buying the brake pads and rotors at dealer cost and nothing more .
so it would not matter what your buying them for now as your not paying dealer cost you are now paying a mark up .
so if I set this up you will be paying what safe racer and other dealer would be buying them for and nothing more .
I'm not looking to start some business selling brake pads .

so shipping and deals your getting now from places like that would not matter as in a sense COMSCC members would be the dealer .

but because comscc does not have a store front I am willing to use my shop as the store front and address for the dealer .

if you go to the 1st post I did on here you will see what deal pricing is and how they work it at carbotech for dealer . it's the same as buying race tires in bulk .

if you want to call me I could explain it to you in person better . my number is david at 203 407 1708 days

[hroundy]

I think this would be a good deal but not knowing the retail price makes it difficult to evaluate. What is 20% off the pads I usually buy? Will that be as good or better than any other source? By my estimate you need to sell 100+ axles (50 cars) worth of pads a year to get to the top discount. As far a delivery is concerned, picking them up at an event is acceptable to me.

I am light on pads and might only be good for one set per year.
CT109L XP10
CT491L XP8

[962porsche]

if you look at what carbotech takes off list price and sells the parts to the dealers for you will see it max discount would be 28% .
no one could sell you carbotech pads for 50% off the parts . if they did they would be paying for the parts them self's .
looking at the paper work carbotech sent me with LIST prices . the most any one is giving off list is 5% .
right now if I setup a account with carbotech they call the jobber it's 15% off list .
so not getting any one else on board with this I will be getting the pads for less then the 5% any other place is giving off . that right there is saving for me of a extra 10% .

shipping what does it cost to ship a set of pads ????? USPS has this thing were if it fits it ships for 5 dollars . even UPS would only cost 12 dollars . or you could pick them up at a event ?

[horizenjob]

You can start with brake pads and then move up to a Miata dealership for the club.

[962porsche]

I just filled out the paper work for the jobber thing carbotech has .
I was thinking others would want to come on board so all of us could get even a bigger savings on brake needs .
it will take about two weeks for them to ok every thing for me .
my 1st order is over the 500 dollars they want and I can do the 1200. dollars ez with annual sales .
for the 1993 Miata it's 128.75 for the front XP-12 pads 103.95 for the rear XP-8 pads my cost from carbotech .
once my account is approved they will send me two sets of rears and three set of fronts .

as for a Miata dealer .
there was a time not long ago I was buying allot of salvage cars for there parts .
the guy that rents a building across the lot from me bitched to the town because I don't have a license to sell salvage parts so I had to have the cars removed .
the guys building burned down so he will be moving some time soon and then I will start buying salvage cars again . salvage Miata parts sell real quickly then again so do the RX parts too .
another good seller strange as it may seam is Volvo S60R and V70R parts . they sell down to a bare shell in 3 to 4 weeks .

[n1gzd]

Geeze i just bought some from 949.
Rebecca

[962porsche]

when I looked at the list prices from carbotech I stated that shipping was not free .
it's very common for businesses to jack up the price a little then say if you spend over 100 dollars shipping is free .
then they say they will sell it for a discount too .
when I checked the list pricing right from carbotech the most off is 5% .
even paying for shipping from carbotech to my door with just the 15% off list I'm still making out much better then the best pricing I found from other carbotech dealers on line .
no one seamed to want to come on board so I said screw it .
I will open the account thru my own business using my own tax ID .