Your dollar is worth more than a dollar (to us)!

[Pete@ECSTuning]

For those of you who have been following financial news closely (people other than me) this won't come as big news to you - but the Australia dollar is now worth more than the American dollar.



Take for instance our most popular MKV coilover setup - FK Silverlines ($900 US):


With the fluctuating dollar, this setup would cost AUD 1385 as recently as May of this year. Today, you can pick up this suspension for AUD 1113 shipped. This is just an example, but hopefully some of you may consider shopping with us as the time is right to buy from ECS!

[mikinoz]

Shame that your shipping costs are out of control on items such as bumpers or else you would have some business in that department.

[thestu]

Very true mikinoz...

I wish they could send it really slow for cheap!!!

[Stalker]

Very tempted. Any special deals for VWWatercooled members?

[bwen]

Would you mark the cost of the package so it's less than $1000? (It would save us on import tax )

[Pete@ECSTuning]

Shame that your shipping costs are out of control on items such as bumpers or else you would have some business in that department.

Very true mikinoz...

I wish they could send it really slow for cheap!!!

Hopefully someday in the future we will be able to devise a method of less expensive shipping.

Very tempted. Any special deals for VWWatercooled members?

No forum specials at the moment - just some great personal service

Would you mark the cost of the package so it's less than $1000? (It would save us on import tax )

PM sent. Don't think this would work out!

[lump_a_charcoal]

Hopefully someday in the future we will be able to devise a method of less expensive shipping.

Seamail.

I have used it a few times from OS, and it is very cheap compared to airmail of any sort.

[Pete@ECSTuning]

As our presence is still growing in Australia, and as we do not yet send full containers of product to your side of the Pacific, even Seamail is cost prohibitive for our purposes. I sat down with my shipping manager and discussed this whole shipping issue with him, as I am fairly new to this position, and wanted to get to the bottom of this. We are in the process of hiring several key new employees that will allow us to take the necessary steps to drastically reduce our shipping costs to Europe and Australia. We anticipate this happening early in the coming year. I will keep you guys updated as changes happen around here and our distribution channels make themselves more viable for shipping larger items.

[thestu]

Awesome! Can't wait! shipping is usually wasted money!

[Pete@ECSTuning]

Awesome! Can't wait! shipping is usually wasted money!

I know what you mean - it's like paying for gas. I don't really mind doing it - but if gas would drop a couple of bucks a gallon I would not complain!!