With the Euro Crashing

TonyS

How long till we see some price cuts on these modcons?

Unknown

US Dollar vs Euro

You probably aren't going to see any difference until the paid for inventory in North America has been used up.

Tim McElwain

We should be producing our own

Mod/Cons not relying on European imports!

SpeyFitter

Stainless steel?

Didn't the price of stainless steel shoot up recently though? z

Leo_G

Tony

I think it has more to do with supply and demand. There was a post here about a year or so ago, if memory serves me, that was on about how the price for a vito200 was about 1/2 the price in Europe, compared to NA. Huge market there, i.e. competition and volume, tiny market here.



I don't expect the prices to drop much, unless Europe falls into a depression.

Steamhead

Good point, Tim

but some American mod-con makers are having serious problems. For the latest, go here:



http://www.heatinghelp.com/forum-thread/128950/Lochinvar-Armor-water-heating-boilers



It's not fair to our customers to make them pay to serve as beta testers.



Also, don't forget that in Europe, mod-cons are typically replaced every 5-10 years rather than being repaired. So the basic mod-con design reflects this. It is totally opposite to what American customers expect from their equipment.