People really need to remember two things: WHERE Oettinger is based, and the market/consumers they're targeting. When you buy an Oetty front end, you can bet your ass it's gonna fit perfectly - which is much more than DTM can say for their stuff, and that can make a big difference for certain people. Furthermore, it is quality crafstmanship that will stand up to the long-term wear and tear much better than lower quality brands. With car mods, it pays for itself to throw down a little more initially so you can avoid a full replacement - often times, I've found a higher quality part will outlast the lifetime of TWO, lower quality parts that end up costing more.
The other thing is, Oettinger is a European-based company, and as such they face significantly different distribution costs, among other things. In the end, a business has revenue, and it has expenses. You cannot expect a company to just "lower prices" if it isn't feasible in their business model, end of story.
I suggest the people who feel it's over-priced, stop worrying so much about it and go buy a Votex or DTM (I am the happy owner of Votex equipment, myself). However, if you can afford it, or if your priority is high quality, then Oettinger is for you.
I just can't stand when people try to make blanket criticisms about a higher quality brand just for doing what almost every business does, in every market, for just about every product - separate themselves based on QUALITY.
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