Re: D308 vs. D309 "rarity"
With regards to the funny set-up with Delco Distributors, back in the early 60's I went to work for a fellow that was both a Delco and Ford parts dist.. We were able to buy from large warehouses and undercut the dealer cost from the warehouse by at least 10 to 15%. I left the business in 1966 only to return and buy the business in 1975. Business was good and I really liked working for myself. We started to hear rumors that GM was coming out with this new program regarding parts & service the parts managers I worked with said not to worry - that every program GM came out with never lasted long. Proud to say I was around for the introduction of Mr. Goodwrench, was not around too much longer. Most of my major dealers were GM, GM started to do whatever they could to force the dealers to cut people like me out of the loop. All the owners thought about was saving money on the cost of parts, regardless who the parts were ordered from. At least that was their thinking until, all of a sudden the approval for warrenty work started to be based on the volume of parts ordered from GM. I hung on as long as I could but I got to the point that I could not crack the nut. I had a few dealers who did what they could to help me sell some big ticket items I stocked, the rest of my inventory I ran a " fire sale " and went back into the food industry. Too bad I did not know then what I know now - I could have ordered a ton of parts which today go for really big bucks. It is funny that after I get involved in my own business, how wrong all the dealers were in how long they thought Mr. Goodwrench would be around. Good thing I did not become a Edsel Dealer.
With regards to the funny set-up with Delco Distributors, back in the early 60's I went to work for a fellow that was both a Delco and Ford parts dist.. We were able to buy from large warehouses and undercut the dealer cost from the warehouse by at least 10 to 15%. I left the business in 1966 only to return and buy the business in 1975. Business was good and I really liked working for myself. We started to hear rumors that GM was coming out with this new program regarding parts & service the parts managers I worked with said not to worry - that every program GM came out with never lasted long. Proud to say I was around for the introduction of Mr. Goodwrench, was not around too much longer. Most of my major dealers were GM, GM started to do whatever they could to force the dealers to cut people like me out of the loop. All the owners thought about was saving money on the cost of parts, regardless who the parts were ordered from. At least that was their thinking until, all of a sudden the approval for warrenty work started to be based on the volume of parts ordered from GM. I hung on as long as I could but I got to the point that I could not crack the nut. I had a few dealers who did what they could to help me sell some big ticket items I stocked, the rest of my inventory I ran a " fire sale " and went back into the food industry. Too bad I did not know then what I know now - I could have ordered a ton of parts which today go for really big bucks. It is funny that after I get involved in my own business, how wrong all the dealers were in how long they thought Mr. Goodwrench would be around. Good thing I did not become a Edsel Dealer.
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