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Bit of a long one but I think it is worth sharing. Below is the online chat I had with a guy called Rich in the USA at USP Motorsports. He was so helpful I felt compelled to post it. Oh.... the price is pretty awesome too.
âHi, would you be able to send a dxd clutch kit to the Uk?
USP Sales- Rich: we sure can
âAny idea on the carriage, I'm afraid I've sent an e-mail asking the same questions...... sorry.
USP Sales- Rich: no problem, what is your mailing address?
âSorry not sharing that Audi sport members
, UK.
USP Sales- Rich: what car is this for?
âA4 B7 2.0 T Quattro Sline
USP Sales- Rich: ok, one second
âjust gotta pop out. I'll be back in 15, I'll leave this open and look forward to your response.
USP Sales- Rich: no problem
USP Sales- Rich: We are looking at approximately $150 US dollars to ship the stage 1 to your area
âThanks, how much would it be for the stage 3 daily, If I'm going to change it I may as well do the flywheel too.
USP Sales- Rich: no problem
USP Sales- Rich: $193 dollars for the stage 3 DAily
âAnd can I ask what cryo treatment is please
USP Sales- Rich: Cryo Treatment increases the density of the materials
USP Sales- Rich: better durability essentially
âIs this advised?
USP Sales- Rich: Does the car have other uses other than daily driving?
âNo, but I do drive it pretty hard, it has been remapped and the roads here are small and twisty, not quite rallying but not far off..
USP Sales- Rich: you should be ok without the Cyro
âOk, Cheers, any idea how long the carriage would take? She's already slipping..
USP Sales- Rich: that was for 5-10 days
âOk, could it get here any quicker, I appreciate it would be more expensive, sorry to bug you but I need to get it sorted pretty soon. Could you get me a price for circa 3 days please.
USP Sales- Rich: sure, one second
USP Sales- Rich: for 3-5 days ETA, we are looking at $205 US Dollars
âRich, that is awesome, I'm very impressed with your service so far, how would I go about ordering it now, just through the usual checkout or would I need to do something different?
USP Sales- Rich: Anytime! You can order through the site as usual. My partner ID is 8733 if you choose to put me as the representative. So all in all, you should be a total of roughly $1305.00 when you check out.
USP Sales- Rich: all US dollars
âOnce again, thanks very much Rich, I'll move some money around and get an order in asap, is there any way I can save this chat, I think a lot of members of
Audisport.net would be very interested to see it. Not a lot of options for this car in the UK.
USP Sales- Rich: im not sure how to save chats... sorry i was never asked that before
USP Sales- Rich: you can always refer me to Audisport members and i would gladly help
USP Sales- Rich: My e-mail is
Rich@uspmotorsports.com
So at current exchange rates it will cost just over £850 for a stage 3 daily dxd clutch kit including flywheel. The exact same kit is currently being sold by APR for £1330.
As a side note I spoke to APR before and after discovering this, Dan (first call) was polite and said he would look into it, when I rang back with the price inc shipping I found Amanda to be quite rude as soon as she found out I could get it so much cheaper. I will update if I get a better response from Dan.
I am very tempted to order from USP even if apr match the price as I found some elements of their customer service somewhat lacking.