Buy now think later?

"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
02/19/2017 at 22:38 • Filed to: None

Amazon having a sale on Powerstop Brake Kits, found the one for Kristin for $93 Canuckistan Rubles, 4 rotors and 4 pad sets.

She only has about 50k kms but last I remember there’s still a lot of pad left... can’t check till a few months later as she’s in the lockup...

DISCUSSION (14)

shop-teacher > 404 - User No Longer Available
02/19/2017 at 22:55

$93 dollars for four rotors and pads? Buy it and store it until they’re needed.

Tazio, Count Fouroff > 404 - User No Longer Available
02/19/2017 at 22:58

Hmmm unless needed soon; or unless it’s, like, a fire sale price on something being discontinued; if they offer it at this price now, wonder if there isn’t a pretty good chance somebody’ll have a price at least as good, closer to when you know she’ll need brakes...? just sayin’

After all , “It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you keep ”, right ? -someone smarter than me

404 - User No Longer Available > Tazio, Count Fouroff
02/19/2017 at 23:05

RockAuto has the same kit for like $400...

404 - User No Longer Available > shop-teacher
02/19/2017 at 23:08

The only thing I’m not sure is because the rotors are drilled. Experience on my friends car is higher pad wear and noise.

If it was blanks I’d be all over it, but seems like Amazon doesn’t carry that equivalent kit.

They are cheap I guess...

Tazio, Count Fouroff > 404 - User No Longer Available
02/19/2017 at 23:17

My story and I’m sticking to it lol —

Unless it’s a closeout/discontinued, if they have this price now, they will again

Of course other things factor into it.

Just saying, don’t worry bro I betcha you can get similar price at some point later.

If that would be of help.

Hey, the question was asked so that’s my gratis Tazio take* on it, and worth every cent of the invoice cost too haha

*generated from a combo of impatience and consequences

shop-teacher > 404 - User No Longer Available
02/19/2017 at 23:17

I see. Yeah, it’s hard to pass up on a price like that ... but then again some things are too good to be true.

404 - User No Longer Available > shop-teacher
02/19/2017 at 23:30

Think it’s some “Family Day” sale going on. It’s sold by Amazon themselves.

https://ca.camelcamelcamel.com/Power-Stop-K1434-Ceramic-One-Click/product/B005FKSAWK

404 - User No Longer Available > Tazio, Count Fouroff
02/19/2017 at 23:31

Yeah, the Camel told me it was $92 back in Boxing Day as well.

Although I did missed a deal on a wax kit for $78, and it went up to $119 and never came back down...

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > 404 - User No Longer Available
02/19/2017 at 23:58

“Canuckistani Rubles”

I call it Canuckistan, but calling their loons rubles is even better.

Tazio, Count Fouroff > 404 - User No Longer Available
02/20/2017 at 00:10

Haha Tazio has been rumored to be fallible

If solid rotors would be preferable, wouldn’t these be at least a bit of a comprise anyway?

Maybe this is one of those decisions that seems tougher, ‘cause either way there’s probably no real downside? Worse things could happen...

404 - User No Longer Available > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
02/20/2017 at 00:58

Well given the exchange rate came crashing down from par...

bob and john > 404 - User No Longer Available
02/20/2017 at 02:02

its not a family day sale, as its powerstop trying to get out of amazon, thus clearing all of their items.

DO IT

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > 404 - User No Longer Available
02/20/2017 at 02:13

They’ve rarely been at parity. Due to much of the economy of Canada being dependent on trade with the US, combined with prices that reflect the USD being worth about 30% more, it usually returns.

When CAD is trading strongly against the USD, Canadians flood across the borders to buy cheap US goods and gas.

I’m heading up there next week for a vacation, hoping the rate stays decent. Made out like a bandit in Mexico a few months ago...

404 - User No Longer Available > bob and john
02/20/2017 at 08:51

Not everything’s on sale though, I checked for a few other friends their other kits were still regular price. I even checked the Juke, and that was still regular.