CCI Pricing

[D366Y]

Not that I want to stir up any shit, but this annoyed me quite a bit this morning...

I pay whatever it is a year membership to CCI, mainly to take advantage of 'discounted' parts if you're a member. Their monthly mag doesn't do that much for me and I mainly read the Q&A at the back to see if there is anything of interest that may be helpful but then once I've given it 30minutes of flicking through, if it's of no use or no cars in there I want to save the pictures of I chuck it.

Anyway, this morning I'm looking for a new diff cover as the one on the laser has been leaking for ages and it's a few tiny tiny pinholes in the back and I thought that rather than taking off the current one and trying to clean it up and bodge it back together with a few blobs of weld I might as well just buy a new cover to save the agg. Checked CCI, and I thought to myself, let me just check ebay to see if there is anyone else out there selling this stuff as well?

Low and behold CCI are selling the exact same part on ebay for the exact same price that is meant to be a 'member's discount' on their website.

I think I can safely say that I'll probably cancel my membership for this year and just buy everything from them via ebay instead!

Rant over

[pauliil1948]

That’s why I cancelled mine ,

[Mc Tool]

Burtons do a watts linkage kit with a finned alloy cover ( for an escort but can be made to fit ). Such a kit couldnt hurt a capri's handling and the cover looks way cool.

[D366Y]

Burtons do a watts linkage kit with a finned alloy cover ( for an escort but can be made to fit ). Such a kit couldnt hurt a capri's handling and the cover looks way cool.

This is true Hamish, unfortunately at £325 before postage it's 7times more than I was looking to spend

[Mc Tool]

Yeah its a shame they dont do a cover without the linkage mounts/bosses. They do have a plain steel cover . Im surprised no one makes an alloy dress up cover ,might have to have a look see

[Paul G]

I think CCi are rather steep on most of their prices and I've cancelled my membership but, in fairness, they do reproduce a lot of items that may not be available elsewhere such as the shelves and dashboard covers.

I use them as the supplier of last resort.

[andyd]

I think CCi are rather steep on most of their prices, in fairness, they do reproduce a lot of items that may not be available elsewhere such as the shelves and dashboard covers.

I use them as the supplier of last resort.

100%

[Andrew 2.8i]

in fairness, they do reproduce a lot of items that may not be available elsewhere

If everybody was to cancel their membership and stop buying from CCI, then there would be no revenue going into the club to invest in getting parts remanufactured. The Capri scene would be a lot worse off without them, and I dare say that many of our cars wouldn't even still be on the road.
That's just my opinion, of course.

Andrew.

[D366Y]

I completely appreciate that the reproduce a lot of parts, what annoyed me about this is that I'm actually paying over the odds by being a member as opposed to being any old Tom Dick or Harry who's never heard from them and buys from ebay instead.

Have to agree with Paul though that I rarely if ever go straight to CCI for parts simply due to the exorbitant prices charged for some of the things they sell, I'm usually forced to go there if no other option is available like in my instance this morning after a new diff cover

[Andrew 2.8i]

I completely appreciate that the reproduce a lot of parts, what annoyed me about this is that I'm actually paying over the odds by being a member as opposed to being any old Tom Dick or Harry who's never heard from them and buys from ebay instead.

I understand your frustration, especially as you say you don't get much out of reading the magazine.
I doesn't bother me that club members and non-members are able to purchase the parts at the same price as I think the magazine is worth the annual club subscription. I know car clubs that charge about the same as CCI for annual membership and all their members get for their money is a photocopied A4 newsletter every quarter! I do believe that non club members should pay a bigger entry fee to the shows though.

Andrew.

[Noel]

Anyone asked CCI why the ebay price is the same as the members-only one?

Would have thought the price on ebay would be worse even than the non-member price, as ebay overheads in paying listing fees, sellers fee and the paypal cut would make it more expensive than selling through their own website?

Edit to add:
If you went into a John Lewis branch and said "this {product} is more expensive than over the road in Debenhams" they would say, "oh, no problem we will match that price".
Until CCI have said "yeah its same price on ebay and we don't care" then they can't be criticized. They might say, "oh whoops sorry have an extra 10%".

[D366Y]

I completely appreciate that the reproduce a lot of parts, what annoyed me about this is that I'm actually paying over the odds by being a member as opposed to being any old Tom Dick or Harry who's never heard from them and buys from ebay instead.

I understand your frustration, especially as you say you don't get much out of reading the magazine.
I doesn't bother me that club members and non-members are able to purchase the parts at the same price as I think the magazine is worth the annual club subscription. I know car clubs that charge about the same as CCI for annual membership and all their members get for their money is a photocopied A4 newsletter every quarter! I do believe that non club members should pay a bigger entry fee to the shows though.

Andrew.

It's not even that I mind members/non members having different prices so much, if it was just a blanket "it's £50 for everyone, buy a membership for a monthly mag and extra news" I'd be fine with it and I wouldn't pay to be a member, but for years I've been a member simply because in the rare instance I can't get a part somewhere else I'd be drawn to CCI because I get a 'discount' for being a member, but finding out I actually don't actually benefit at all sort of gets to me and feel like I've been mis-led or mis-sold (at least it's not PPI!)

Not sure how other car clubs can justify their charges for a photocopied A4 newsletter every quarter but fair play to them for somehow convincing people to subscribe

And a fair point about non members for entry fees Andrew, you would think that for £30 a year or whatever it is they could at least let a member park in a field for nothing because they've already got the money from you, and without you there with the car there's no show anyway

[D366Y]

Anyone asked CCI why the ebay price is the same as the members-only one?

Would have thought the price on ebay would be worse even than the non-member price, as ebay overheads in paying listing fees, sellers fee and the paypal cut would make it more expensive than selling through their own website?

Edit to add:
If you went into a John Lewis branch and said "this {product} is more expensive than over the road in Debenhams" they would say, "oh, no problem we will match that price".
Until CCI have said "yeah its same price on ebay and we don't care" then they can't be criticized. They might say, "oh whoops sorry have an extra 10%".

I would have thought/expected the same thing to be honest Noel, but you're even worse off going straight to their site which I also find slightly odd

I would love to know CCI's view on it but I somehow don't think they're going to tell me if I ask

[Noel]

If you go onto their site, and login with an account which is linked to your member ID and has the "discount" applied, then you get the member prices.
If you email them or ask them they will, if you confirm your ID and membership member, link your account to being a member.

[D366Y]

If you go onto their site, and login with an account which is linked to your member ID and has the "discount" applied, then you get the member prices.
If you email them or ask them they will, if you confirm your ID and membership member, link your account to being a member.

Hi Noel,

I meant that I was surprised that the prices on their website are higher than on ebay considering the higher costs involved that you mentioned like sellers fees/paypal fees etc.

My membership with them is already applied and linked as you mentioned.

Cheers
Danny

[Andrew 2.8i]

Even if you're not logged on, it tells you what the member's price is at the bottom of the description.

Andrew.

[Mc Tool]

, I'm usually forced to go there if no other option is available like in my instance this morning after a new diff cover

Another option.
I just googled atlas diff cover and there are ally finned covers ,even a carbon fibre if sir desires . Mmmmm Im just thinkin that if I lower crapi 2" at the back just how much of an alloy cover could one see past the fuel tank ......I mean thats what bling is all about, no point if ya cant see it

[Fordoholic Nick]

just how much of an alloy cover could one see past the fuel tank ...

, no point if ya cant see it

Hamish there's every point if YOU can see it and know its there...

[D366Y]

, I'm usually forced to go there if no other option is available like in my instance this morning after a new diff cover

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Another option.
I just googled atlas diff cover and there are ally finned covers ,even a carbon fibre if sir desires . Mmmmm Im just thinkin that if I lower crapi 2" at the back just how much of an alloy cover could one see past the fuel tank ......I mean thats what bling is all about, no point if ya cant see it

Carbon Fibre? Talk about unnecessary, maybe if I was rallying but for a daily commute I think steel will be fine
And with the tax Burton's is basically the same price, but good to know they sell them! For some reason I always manage to forget Burton as a possibility To be fair their prices aren't exactly cheap either which is probably why!

[Mc Tool]

Ha ha , I know Nick ,I just blew 2 grand on roller rockers and billet rocker shaft pedistals AND I have a solid lifter fast road cam just so I have an excuse to take the covers off and ....well...women who fawn and dote over a new baby would never survive the arrival of a set of roller rockers without therapy, to say nothing of a set of I beam rods and forged pistons, thats why us guys have to step up.