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Old 06-16-2011, 01:11 PM
Dances with Bassets Dances with Bassets is offline
 
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Default Price Increase

Anyone else notice that the firewall forward kit just went up $1300 bucks. Ouch! Wish we could of had a chance to place an order before this occurred. I never saw a notice of a pending increase.
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Old 06-16-2011, 01:16 PM
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Wow and I am about to order mine! With the currency values as they are, it should have DROPPED about that much. I agree, it would have been nice to have given us a warning.
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Old 06-16-2011, 01:56 PM
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Default I just checked Van's Web Store and my FWF

kit is still the same price. Which kit went up $1300?
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Old 06-16-2011, 02:43 PM
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Default Powerplant Increase

The RV-12 Rotax powerplant price has increased per Van's Website.

http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/kitprice.htm
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Old 06-16-2011, 04:18 PM
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Since I don't care a flip about ELSA, it seems to be a very good time to think seriously about Viking or Jabiru and go EAB. I may be wrong, but it would appear we are being taken advantage of, someone is looking at the fact that there are like 400 RV 12 kits out there wanting an engine for a plane that has a Rotax planned for. I would have already ordered, but the 18 months warranty starts when Vans buys the engine, I thought it would be nice to at least have a few days warranty after I first started the engine.
I hate it when there is only one ball game in town.
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Old 06-16-2011, 04:40 PM
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simply foreign exchange rate...
...just the other way for once...

could we re-purchase the parts for our -7A at today's exchange rate, the whole plane would be at least 30% cheaper overall than what we had to spend over the years.

while money is/can be a constraint, the flying virus is just much stronger :-)
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Old 06-16-2011, 05:31 PM
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Default Speaking of price...

Our Jabiru-powered RV-12 flew today for the first time.

The Jabiru 2200 engine and firewall-forward kit retails for $18,750*. Included is:

Jabiru 2200 85-hp engine
Engine mount
Fiberglass cowling
Sensenich wood propeller
Polished aluminum spinner
Cabin heat kit
Carburetor heat/air filter box
Oil cooler & oil recovery system
Engine controls (friction-lock throttle, carb heat and choke)
Hardware
And, most likely, an underwing pitot tube kit, since we don't run the pitot out the front of the spinner.

*Yesterday I listed $18,450 as the price, which was incorrect. This kit includes more standard components than our other firewall-forward kits, such as cabin heat and the polished spinner. Cabin heat alone is normally a $300 option.

You can follow our progress here: http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=66354
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Last edited by KatieB : 06-17-2011 at 11:05 AM. Reason: Correction & addition of info.
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Old 06-16-2011, 05:39 PM
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Since I don't care a flip about ELSA, it seems to be a very good time to think seriously about Viking or Jabiru and go EAB. I may be wrong, but it would appear we are being taken advantage of, someone is looking at the fact that there are like 400 RV 12 kits out there wanting an engine for a plane that has a Rotax planned for. I would have already ordered, but the 18 months warranty starts when Vans buys the engine, I thought it would be nice to at least have a few days warranty after I first started the engine.
I hate it when there is only one ball game in town.
Another Great alternative would be the UL Power Engine that is now avialable in the USA I belive they are looking for Participants to construct a FWF Kit for the RV12........I'm sure some guys could get a great deal there! They sure are a Great Engine!
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Old 06-16-2011, 06:02 PM
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Default Warranty start

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I would have already ordered, but the 18 months warranty starts when Vans buys the engine, I thought it would be nice to at least have a few days warranty after I first started the engine.
Are you sure about that? My understanding is that the warranty period begins at first engine start, not from when Vans buys the engine.
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Old 06-16-2011, 06:08 PM
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Default RV-13??

Since I'm already committed to the RV-12, I'll pay the price of the Rotax that the declining dollar causes. But maybe now is a good time for Van's to consider designing another LSA around one of the good old American engines - say Lycoming??

I think that would pretty much stop the 'over the barrel' feeling that I now have regards Rotax.

I'll bet that some of the engineering staff already have a sketch or two on the drawing board - they are listening to us - right?? I'd sell my RV-12 kit and buy an RV-13 kit powered by a Lycoming.
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