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Re: Shop report - Toy Stack, Lakeside, Thurrock, Essex
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Mon, 30 Oct 2000 17:18:43 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> There *was* a brisk market for the wheels from the set, since they were
> useful in making trailers for the 5571, or for properly "duallie"-izing the
> 5571 itself (in the US most tractors and trailers (together making an
> articulated lorry in UK usage) have 4 tires per axle other than steering,
> hence the common "18 wheeler" appelation. The 5571 comes with 6 wheels)
Thanks for the information Larry, I am still in two minds about this set. I didn't
actually like the tires and wheels that much, but wondered if the other parts of the
set were worth 40 UKP or not. It did seem debatable - and 80 UKP as the pre-sale
price seemed like a total ripoff! It does seem like a reather unrealistic starting
price for this set...
Jennifer Clark
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 | | Re: Shop report - Toy Stack, Lakeside, Thurrock, Essex
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| (...) Well using Ripoff Britain pricing of 1 pound = 1 dollar (that's what a big mac meal is priced at, for example), it's not too far off the mark at 80 sterling, where the US price was 88 usd. What was the UK price for 5571? So it's not TOO bad on (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Shop report - Toy Stack, Lakeside, Thurrock, Essex
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| (...) There *was* a brisk market for the wheels from the set, since they were useful in making trailers for the 5571, or for properly "duallie"-izing the 5571 itself (in the US most tractors and trailers (together making an articulated lorry in UK (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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