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Old 08-26-2010, 07:43 AM
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Default Cant agree, Racedeck

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Originally Posted by RaceDeck View Post
I could not disagree more. Sure they get the bodies and frames from Poland and labor is cheaper...but,materials ( metals) have sky-rocketed over the last few years and they still have to ship them here.

Once here there is a ton of work needed to finish them and finish them to the highest standards that the Kirkhams demand. Then there is the ongoing product & performance development, working with customers during the build, working with customers long after the build and so on...There is a term that is common at the KMP factory " black hole of time" and that's because they virtually never leave..working day & night 6 days a week.

Just my $.02
Aluminum prices are a fair bit lower now than 2 years ago (LME charts) and ocean container shipping has COLLAPSED as the economy has lagged.

Virtually every part of the businesss should be more profitable at the margin for the K's, leaving plenty of room to cut prices on rollers if they want.
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