For those that don't know: the last manufacturer of replacement rear struts for my Reatta (Monroe) discontinued production ~3 years ago, leaving us owners desperate for a solution...
Fast forward to 2023: a member of the Reatta club/main source of parts for these cars revealed that he had closed a deal with Monroe to produce an extremely limited "extra" run of struts, available EXCLUSIVELY through his store for $499.99/pr. Obviously, people were both elated and let down. Many of the owners of these cars don't have $500 (plus labor) for a pair of bone stock replacement struts, myself included.
Now for the juicy part: earlier this week, out of the clear blue, a comment was posted to the Buick Reatta FB page claiming that Rockauto appeared to have these very struts back in stock for the low low price of.... $62/ea! I couldn't get my credit card out fast enough. Thank goodness, as the strut listing was gone the very next morning. My set is scheduled to arrive tomorrow afternoon, and several other members received theirs today.
The best part? They came DIRECTLY from Monroe, not a RA warehouse. Not only that, but the $500 sets aren't even scheduled to ship until the end of the month! Needless to say, the member that set up the group buy is LIVID!
Fast forward to 2023: a member of the Reatta club/main source of parts for these cars revealed that he had closed a deal with Monroe to produce an extremely limited "extra" run of struts, available EXCLUSIVELY through his store for $499.99/pr. Obviously, people were both elated and let down. Many of the owners of these cars don't have $500 (plus labor) for a pair of bone stock replacement struts, myself included.
Now for the juicy part: earlier this week, out of the clear blue, a comment was posted to the Buick Reatta FB page claiming that Rockauto appeared to have these very struts back in stock for the low low price of.... $62/ea! I couldn't get my credit card out fast enough. Thank goodness, as the strut listing was gone the very next morning. My set is scheduled to arrive tomorrow afternoon, and several other members received theirs today.
The best part? They came DIRECTLY from Monroe, not a RA warehouse. Not only that, but the $500 sets aren't even scheduled to ship until the end of the month! Needless to say, the member that set up the group buy is LIVID!