Buying kit at The Autosport Show - cheaper ?

[woof]

Quick question

Is it worth holding off to buy a new lid at the Autosport show ? Looking at a new Bell - and although 750MC get a 10% discount with DT - wondered if I could get a better price at the show ?

[andye30m3]

I've bought a few bits from DT at the show, think I ended up with the best part of 20% off rrp.

I just go to the show knowing what the best price You've found was and see how good at bartering you are.

[spyderman8]

I bought a load of Sparco Nomex underwear there a couple of years back and certainly saved a fair bit. Last year one stand had a deal on helmet and HANS bought together.

[NTEL]

I've never found anything much cheaper at autosport. The best discounts I ever got was from going to Demon Tweaks, in person, and negotiating a price directly with the salesman. Ended up with a great price for an Arai helmet and Sparco clobber. You can get some really good deals on line from Peter Lloyd rallying too.

[Renny]

The big advantage of Autosport show is you can try lots of different kit before you commit to buy. You should be able to negotiate a deal as well

[woof]

I think it makes sense to wait. Need new boots as well, so best to do it all in one go and mentioned try it all on !

Edited by woof on Monday 25th November 16:30

[91740gt]

I,ve always waited for RaceRetro to do my best CASH deals.

[andy97]

91740gt said:

I,ve always waited for RaceRetro to do my best CASH deals.

Agree, and a better show. There are a couple of race kit companies that exhibit at RaceRetro that I don't think exhibit at Autosport, too.

[Madrabbit]

You'll find a lot of traders won't have stock at the show. So, you'll have to order it with them.
Some will do 'show offers'. Often they'll do free postage as a 'discount'.
But, at least you can look at, try stuff and talk to people.

[91740gt]

Contact Max at Racewear in advance of the show, tell him of your needs and see if he can cut you a good deal.

No matter what you want, it is always worth pushing for a best cash deal. With the economic climate and competition the way it is, if a company is hungry for business it will want turnover and good will.

[woof]

91740gt said:

I,ve always waited for RaceRetro to do my best CASH deals.

Won't be able to wait to RaceRetro - new lid will need painting and that will be cutting it short a bit but I'll give Racewear a call

Cheers

[PhillipM]

Never got any discount you couldn't already get, often it's less (given the price of the stands these days, who can blame them), but as already said, a chance to try things, check them over, etc, before you buy is handy, especially if the competition is a few stands away...

[MaxRacewear]

woof said:

Won't be able to wait to RaceRetro - new lid will need painting and that will be cutting it short a bit but I'll give Racewear a call

Cheers

I'm sat by the phone ready! PM me what you want I'll see what deal I can do, even if it's not my normal range.

Max

[Shoestringracer]

When I used to buy sailing kit from boatshows you could get really good bargains in the last half hour of the last day...

[woof]

MaxRacewear said:

woof said:

Won't be able to wait to RaceRetro - new lid will need painting and that will be cutting it short a bit but I'll give Racewear a call

Cheers

I'm sat by the phone ready! PM me what you want I'll see what deal I can do, even if it's not my normal range.

Max

I'm look at the new carbon Bell Touring lid - but apparently they're not even in the country and I really want to try and compare it with the normal one.