shipping exhausts from goodwin

Engines, Transmissions & Final Drive questions and answers

Moderators: timk, Stu, zombie, Andrew, The American, Lokiel, -alex, miata, StanTheMan, greenMachine, ManiacLachy, Daffy

Apu
Speed Racer
Posts: 2399
Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:04 pm
Vehicle: NB8B
Location: North West, NSW

Re: shipping exhausts from goodwin

Postby Apu » Sat Jun 22, 2013 7:08 pm

Is there a significant price difference between the GWR and locally available exhausts? Next question I'd ask is performance value of the GWR ones over the locally available ones.

User avatar
pie5
Fast Driver
Posts: 144
Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:57 pm
Vehicle: ND - 2
Location: Melbourne

Re: shipping exhausts from goodwin

Postby pie5 » Sat Jun 22, 2013 8:26 pm

I think GWR are acknowledged as a leading supplier of performance parts for the MX5 especially the NC. The development work that goes into their products is extensive and the quality and service is also excellent.
There was a rear muffler developed locally for the NC but it was more twice the price of the GWR product.
I am very happy with my GWR RoadsterSport Q. :D
2019 Racing Orange 30AE #783
2006 Stormy Blue NC 2.4 GWR Header & Exhaust, Progress Springs, Koni Shocks, Whiteline Sways, Recaros.

hejira
Fast Driver
Posts: 255
Joined: Fri May 14, 2010 11:33 pm
Vehicle: NB8A

Re: shipping exhausts from goodwin

Postby hejira » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:27 am

There's no competition here in oz that i know of. One of the local mx5 specialists told me this and quoted me double the price of the gws equivalent part.

User avatar
orx626
Forum sponsor
Posts: 1774
Joined: Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:26 am
Vehicle: NC - Rotary
Location: Brisbane - Northside
Contact:

Re: shipping exhausts from goodwin

Postby orx626 » Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:50 pm

hejira wrote:There's no competition here in oz that i know of. One of the local mx5 specialists told me this and quoted me double the price of the gws equivalent part.


How would the pricing from the local mx5 specialist compare now with the weakened Aussie dollar (including freight)?

Cheers,
Danny

User avatar
Guy_Coles
Racing Driver
Posts: 507
Joined: Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:27 pm
Vehicle: NC
Location: Sydney - Lower North Shore
Contact:

Re: shipping exhausts from goodwin

Postby Guy_Coles » Sun Jun 23, 2013 8:39 pm

orx626 wrote:
hejira wrote:There's no competition here in oz that i know of. One of the local mx5 specialists told me this and quoted me double the price of the gws equivalent part.


How would the pricing from the local mx5 specialist compare now with the weakened Aussie dollar (including freight)?

Cheers,
Danny


Good point Danny. Understand that Goodwin has been doing this for a long time and if there's an issue it will cost you a bomb to send it back (I learned this the hard way with Burnout in Japan.....). I'd rather employ Aussie's personally. Goodwin Racing has a good heritage - no doubt but that doesn't discount the local manufactures at all. I'll put the MX5 Plus rear on my car after I get the PPE Catted header. I Reckon we are at the point in development that we should support local manufacturers, where we can. Don't look at buy - look at total TCO and local is just as good if not better and support is more convenient.
2006 Black NC Soft Top with lots of Mods -
WP: 1:12.26 , SMP South 1:106.25 - 11th outright in Victorian 6 Hour 2015
http://privasec.com.au//


Return to “MX5 Engines, Transmission & Final Drive”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 111 guests