[Peter Ward]

You're going to love this...below is my final correspondence with a local car performance chip ECU supplier:

I reprogram Gemini EPROMS here in Oz, the chips cost around $40 each.

So these guys are charging locally $A1950 for the chip "content"....I was not happy paying nearly twice the price locally, hence figured I'd simply pick up a pair of chips on my next trip to LAX...the thinly veiled tantrum below has me bemused.... and totally killed my interest in dealing with them.

----- Original Message -----
From: Oz powerchip
To: Peter Ward
Cc: USA agent 1, USA Agent 2
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 12:38 PM
Subject: re[2]: Sales information from Powerchip!



Travis and Jeremy, The customer below may attempt to contact you about his Ferrari 348.
Before ANY 348 upgrades are supplied by Powerchip USA in the next year, even to resellers, please email me for authorisation to supply.
In addition, please make up a contact for him and place an alert on it
regards
Wayne

----------------------- Original Message -----------------------

From: "Peter Ward"
To: "Powerchip Sales"
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:20:03 +1000
Subject: Re: Sales information from Powerchip!

Dear Chris,

Citing "Australian conditions" as a reason for charging nearly double (at
recent Forex rates, $A1150 vs $A1990) doesn't wash well with me.


I travel to the USA 2-3 times a month, many of my Ferrari spares I
purchase while I'm there.


Different country, but the same part and half the price (often even less)

Sorry, I won't be purchasing a Powerchip here

Sincerely
Peter Ward