I know the price of stainless steel has been rising worldwide for some time. A few vendors are just starting to pass on those costs.
However, the wonderful thing about the free market is every supplier is free to raise their prices. The counter to that is I'm free not to buy from them. They've just priced themselves out of contention as far as I'm concerned. Other buyers will see things differently regardless and still purchase the Tubis. We'll just have to wait and see if the demand continues to exceed the supply at this price.
Contact Daniel at BeastPower. Maybe he has some pricing clout with Tubi since he is the largest importer for the E39.
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Bob FORMER CARE GIVER OF: '03 M5 Sterling Grey/Black Sport/Aluminum Trim Dinan: Headers Stage I lightened Duel Mass flywheel High Performance Clutch Cold Ir Intake System High Flow Throttle bodies Tuned Velocity stacks High-flow air mass meters 3.45 differential Stage V software, Stage III suspension Stage II Dinan/Brembo Brake Pkg. Strut Tower Brace Shock tower brace______________________________ OZ Superleggera III wheels w / Goodyear F1 GS-D3 Carbon Fiber rear diffuser Tubi Cat-back exhaust UUC EVO 3 SSK/DSSR Euro Clear corner Xenons V-1 w / Stealth One Lidatek LE-30 AC Schnitzer pedals OE Fire Extingusiher OE First Aid Kit
I know the price of stainless steel has been rising worldwide for some time. A few vendors are just starting to pass on those costs.
However, the wonderful thing about the free market is every supplier is free to raise their prices. The counter to that is I'm free not to buy from them. They've just priced themselves out of contention as far as I'm concerned. Other buyers will see things differently regardless and still purchase the Tubis. We'll just have to wait and see if the demand continues to exceed the supply at this price.
I agree. The one thing that kept the Tubi's in contention as I was thinking of which aftermarket system to get was the fact that the difference in price was "managable". Now, that difference is over $1,000. If I hadn't bought mine at the old price, I would no longer consider the Tubi's at the new one.
this is a limited production niche product. I really doubt anyone who really wants a tubi exhaust would be swayed that much by $600. It's a pretty small market, probably getting smaller as the cars get older, many second, third, fourth etc owners are not necessarily in the market for a 2k exhaust anyway. Look at the number of posts of "i took off my mufflers" or other generic muffler shop exhaust posts. Tubi probably figures it's only going to sell so many more units as is, reduce the supply, tack on a little extra to make it a worthwhile business venture to keep it in production. If you need a tubi, you'll buy it regardless.
Mike
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Mike
91 M5 Alpine White II, Silver Gray 3/90 production
17x8/17x9 M system with PS2, 20mm touring roll bar; Ground Control Coilovers; EAT Chip, CD43; bmw/nardi blackline steering wheel, 3.8 Cam Gears
08 535i / 6 speed
Space Gray; Gray; Sport/Premium/Nav
00 M5 Ti Silver; Imola/black sportiv --Sold
Engine:
Supersprint Headers, Dinan CAI kit and MAFS, Throttle Bodies, Cams, Ported heads, Exhaust, Custom dinan software, Evosport Pullies, Dinan clutch and lightened flywheel; Ignition solutions plasma coils
Suspension:
Dinan Stage 3 with front and rear Strut Tower Braces, Beastpower Sway bar brackets, Dinan Wheels with 275/285 PilotSport, X5 Thrust arm bushings, Stoptech 355mm 4 piston front, 355mm 2 piston rear brake kit, Dinan 3.45 diff
Interior/Misc:
Eurodash, updated steering wheel, Bluetooth retrofit, Sirius Retrofit, hardwired V1, Widescreen Mk4 nav, M audio retrofit, Ice Link, BSW Stage 1 speaker upgrade, bmw towbar
Newsflash: Tubi raise price on their system with $600
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