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  1. 23-06-2018, 11:15 AM #1
    Murphy
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    Quote Originally Posted by bighit View Post
    A car magazine priced up the parts to build a car and I'm sure it was a good deal more than buying it as a complete car.
    A bike mag did it the 90's with a Honda fireblade.

    And IIRC it came to somewhere in the region of £70-£90k!!!
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  2. 23-06-2018, 12:20 PM #2
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    I used to work for a lighting manufacturer. They had a spares section that was the most profitable section in the business. On average the mark up on component price was at least 300%.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Murphy View Post
    A bike mag did it the 90's with a Honda fireblade.

    And IIRC it came to somewhere in the region of £70-£90k!!!
    I remember the bike one also .
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