Macs

[flintstone]

Just heard on the local news Macs is closing in Sept

[Joe Immler]

WOW ! That is some news. Wonder who will get all of their parts?

[Robert/Texas]

They're moving it to Florida per the MTFCA bulletin board.

[Joe Immler]

Robert, does "moving it" mean they will reopen sometime later in Florida?

[rust runner]

weren't the bought by Eckler, who I think is Florida based?

[flatheadmurre]

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They just tried to charge me @258.73 for shipping some steeringbox parts to sweden...they have to get back to reality...i want the old eckler free macs back !!!!

[Tony, NY]

Probably want to get out of corrupt New York. I don't blame them. Worst state to do business in.

[slowforty]

Tony, evidently you have not been to Chicago, Illinois.

[G.M.]

I received an email from Beth of Mac's yesterday saying they
were moving to Titusvlle, Fl. NOW I guess that means their
inventory is in trucks headed South. G.M.

[alanwoodieman]

I have had bad and good experiences with mac since the sell out. dealing with an order taker who is not even familiar with the catalog is what gets me. I am old school and I miss the old days. From dealing with ecklers on corvette parts I can only hope it gets better, but I doubt it.

[Ford Freak]

I live 1.5 hrs. away , and always drive there to pick up my order .
They always treated me well ! I will miss them .........

[FlatheadTed]

They are trying to get there operation under one roof .Ted

[melisa]

New York taxes and liberals will drive most out.

[flatford8]

I read in Hemmings this month where the man that started Eckler's just passed away..... Mark

[uncle buck]

Originally Posted by flatheadmurre

They just tried to charge me @258.73 for shipping some steeringbox parts to sweden...they have to get back to reality...i want the old eckler free macs back !!!!

I tried to order steering box parts during one of their 10% off promos and got to the checkout and shipping was $29.99 and the biggest part was a Steering Sector. Since I got the part numbers off ebay after struggling with the online catalog I thought I would compare the costs. They had the same parts in their ebay store and they were 10% off also. The thing that really got me was in the checkout process they offered a shipping discount for multiple items purchased and after the discount the shipping cost was $6.33 for the same items!

[Alaska Jim]

their shipping is the worst. if you don't live in the contiguous ( my spelling is bad ) 48 states , it used to say continental but they backed out of that when we here in Alaska complained that we were on the same continent. . I ordered $97 worth of stuff from them last week, and the shipping to Alaska was $56. by Fed X , the only way they would ship it. I try to do business with people who use the USPS. what I ordered would have fit in a small flat rate box, and yes , the flat rate box cost the same to send to Florida as it does to Alaska.

[flatheadmurre]

I got on the phone and talked to them about the shipping cost and wanted to make sure everthing was ready to ship.
After a bit of haggling we came to an agreement, still a lot of money for shipping but i needed the parts.
Next comes an email saying the parts i needed the most is on backorder.
They have to do somethng radical to get back on track.
Now i need to go hunting sector arm bushings and get them here in a hurry...

[Tony, NY]

Originally Posted by flatheadmurre

I got on the phone and talked to them about the shipping cost and wanted to make sure everthing was ready to ship.
After a bit of haggling we came to an agreement, still a lot of money for shipping but i needed the parts.
Next comes an email saying the parts i needed the most is on backorder.
They have to do somethng radical to get back on track.
Now i need to go hunting sector arm bushings and get them here in a hurry...

Maybe this will help.
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000019A
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000019A

[38coop]

Eckler built a new huge warehouse in Titusville Fl. about three years ago. About 5 miles from my house. Makes it easy for me if I need a part.

[AKCJ]

Originally Posted by Alaska Jim

their shipping is the worst. if you don't live in the contiguous ( my spelling is bad ) 48 states , it used to say continental but they backed out of that when we here in Alaska complained that we were on the same continent. . I ordered $97 worth of stuff from them last week, and the shipping to Alaska was $56. by Fed X , the only way they would ship it. I try to do business with people who use the USPS. what I ordered would have fit in a small flat rate box, and yes , the flat rate box cost the same to send to Florida as it does to Alaska.

I had a similar issue but called them. The nice lady on the phone said that they could/would ship by USPS if you call. So I placed my order on line and the confirmation said shipping by FedEx. I contacted the nice lady again and she changed it to regular mail. Anyway, they can ship by mail if you call them.