Ordering from USA - Summit Racing

Mephious · Post by **Mephious** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:36 pm

Thought I would post up how happy I am with equipment I purchased from Summit Racing in America.

This is their site http://www.summitracing.com/

They also sell thru Ebay which is how I got the items I was after. The items were extremely well packed - Boxed individually inside main box with bubble wrap, air bags to fill gaps and then internal packaging within each of the inner boxes.

I purchased the items on the 28.08.2007 and they arrived today 04.09.2007 which I think is absolutely insane !! So quick !!

This is the third time I have purchased items from the US to use on the sedan, the speed of delivery and the saving vs buying locally is well worth the $100US to $200US postage cost, Ive come out well in front each time.

Mephious · Post by **Mephious** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:43 pm

To gauge some of the savings I have managed buy purchasing straight from America heres a good example.

Hume Performance wanted $650 each for reconditioned 650cfm double pumpers in the standard copper finish. I was able to purchase brand new in the box ready to bolt on x2 600cfm boost reference supercharger carbs from america for $540 AUS each. These boost reference carbs were also in silver finish. Factoring $200USish ($250Aus) for postage, in my opinion was well worth it.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku

Hope this helps people to look at all possible avenues when purchasing gear. I love globalization .... no idea why all those hippies are whinging!!!

TAYZ 58 · Post by **TAYZ 58** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:20 pm

I purchased tear drop dask knobs from USA, to my door $50- Aud. To buy them from melbourne it was about $125- to my door........ Ive also bought from USA now about 4 times and its cheaper than buying here sometimes, make the most of the yankee dollar while it lasts

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:29 pm

Hey guys,

I have also saved quiet a bit of money buying direct from USA
In Aust. Bob Jane quoted me $850.00 per rim for my 17inch Boyd Coddington wheels.
I bought them direct from a supplier in the US for a total of $1974.00 Au. for the set of 4.

Not quiet sure how they justify their pricing.

Mal

Oldnblue · Post by **Oldnblue** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:55 pm

In my experience, Summit are excellent. The last thing I bought from them was a set of 4 Antique gauges...the parcel arrived within a week of payment being processed, packaged extremely well, with great communication re. the progress of the order.
Cost me about $100 cheaper than buying them through parts dealers here in Oz.
I'd use them again in a second.
Cheers, Scott

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:29 pm

And their catalogue is great, especially as they feature a different car in each one. My boss gets them here at work so we read them before his brother gets them.

Post by **Blacky** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:15 pm

I buy HEAPS of stuff from the USA- and the freight isnt much dearer than buying it from the Eastern states anyway... there isnt a lot of choice in Perth so a lot of gear comes ex east from the local boys.