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From: marauder@fluke.UUCP (Bill Landsborough)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: J. C. Whitney
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Date: Thu, 27-Mar-86 10:43:12 EST
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In article <1931@brl-smoke.ARPA> wmartin@brl-smoke.ARPA (Will Martin ) writes:
>I've recently seen some references in this group to getting items
>from the J. C> Whitney catalog. As I recall, this company went through
>some bad times a while back (maybe a bankruptcy & reorganization?), and
>people ordering from it during that period had problems.
>
>Anyone have comments as to how reliable the firm is now, and any
>comparisons between today's comapny and that of the past?
>Will

I buy things from them all of the time.  They are slow on some items
but very thorough, and always deliver. They do a good job of notifying
you of delays or backorders.  Their products are not name brand stuff
but seem to be OK.  (I have ordered overload springs, shocks, trailer
hitches, etc. from them.)

		Bill Landsborough

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