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Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: muddysteve on February 13, 2006, 17:13:19

i'm looking to get a superwinch ep9 for the front of the rangie and have been phoning around a few suppliers for prices etc. one i phoned quoted me £660 and when i mentioned it was a bit on the steep side i was told i wont get one for under £500 unless its second hand/not genuine/has all the genuine parts removed and cheaper ones fitted :shock:  

he asked what company had quoted me and basicaly accused but without directy saying that goodwinch etc remove all the genuine superwinch parts (fairlead/cable/remote etc) and fit cheaper alternatives  :shock:

sounds like a load of crap to me as i have dealt with all the companies i've tried before and not had any problems. it just puts doubts in you mind about buying a big safety critical lump like a winch and it not being what its meant to be

any ideas/opinions?


Steve

Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: V8MoneyPit on February 13, 2006, 17:47:16

I don't think you will have any problems with Goodwinch or the likes. As discussed before, the EP9 is a budget winch which is fine for light use and will do just fine in these circumstances. If I remember correctly, mine came from David Bowyer and he was very helpful.

Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: ade666 on February 13, 2006, 18:17:47

hi muddysteve. i bought an x9 special edition from david bowyer 3 years ago and its been fantastic. every question i had when i was loking for one he answered. i can def recommend him

Title: Re: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: sparkes on February 13, 2006, 18:29:36

Quote from: "muddysteve"

quoted me £660 and when i mentioned it was a bit on the steep side i was told i wont get one for under £500
Steve

If he thinks £500 is good with all the bits then why is his so much?

Title: Re: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: muddysteve on February 13, 2006, 18:39:53

Quote from: "sparkes"

Quote from: "muddysteve"

quoted me £660 and when i mentioned it was a bit on the steep side i was told i wont get one for under £500
Steve

If he thinks £500 is good with all the bits then why is his so much?

because its a genuine UK spec with all origional parts

it was http://www.innovation-engineering.co.uk that i spoke to

like i said sounds like rubbish to me but just wondered if anyone else had any thoughts on it?

steve

Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: ade666 on February 13, 2006, 19:45:03

steve have a look at rebel 4x4's website. looks like their doing an offer on ep9's

Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: Bulli on February 13, 2006, 19:52:16

Skywalker has one , great winch. He got his from Scorpion for less than 500. Never heard of innovation whats its name..... bad form bad mouthing the opposition. I only paid 95 more for an Warn xp9.5. I know which i prefer and no mine isnt a genuine uk one...so what?!

Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: Lee_D on February 13, 2006, 20:57:30

Quote from: "Bulli"

I know which i prefer and no mine isnt a genuine uk one...so what?!

Ah...did you get a bamboo shoots strop with it instead of a tree strop  :wink:

 :D

Lee

Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: Bulli on February 13, 2006, 22:16:52

No a big thick yank strop...they are good at stropps!

Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: tim-green on February 15, 2006, 10:34:25

Just got a EP9 from David Bower at the donnington 4x4 show, I payed £389 (show special) for the lot he even lengthened the power cable because it was for a defender, I also got a snatch block, tree strop and every thing you would need, Great Value!

Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: Wanderer on February 15, 2006, 12:22:47

I've got to say that I've had my winch that I bought from David Bowyer for a fair few years and it has had a lot of use and is still going strong.

I know for a fact that Paul had one of the first ones on his ol discovery and that's around 12 years old now.

I've always found David to be courteous and I've always had a good deal on anything I've bought.

I know which company I'd trust and it certainly isn't one that needs to slag off the competition to sell a winch.

Ed

Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: LOULA on February 15, 2006, 13:08:56

Have you gone onto Paidia4x4.com they stock Champion winches and have all sorts of good deals.

Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: muddy4x4 on February 15, 2006, 13:28:08

I bought a Ryders XR9 winch for my hubby! Talked them into a £50 discount and even got the man to deliver the winch to my house  :lol: That is what I would call great service  :D

Title: buying a winch, why so hard?
Post by: Bobtail on February 15, 2006, 17:54:47

I got an EPI9 just before christmas £464 delivered to the door

Bowyers were very helpfull I would recommend them to anyone :D