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I see your point but there are advantages to being a business vs selling to a buyers group of individuals. 1. Monroe is not a retailer and probably only sells wholesale to a business. 2. As a wholesaler they do not collect taxes but somewhere along the line sales tax has to be paid. A business like ECRP has a tax number (so they don't pay sales tax up front) and a business license that allows them to buy from Monroe. 3. IF Monroe would sell to a buyer's group, they would want a point man who would represent the group and handle collecting the money and accepting delivery. Collecting from all the buyers would be like herding cats. I've been involved in something similar and you quickly find that there are a lot of people who talk a good game and say "I'm in", but collecting the money is a different story. 4. The buyers group would have to order a sufficient quantity to justify Monroe making a run of the struts. I suspect that would be a hefty number of struts. Then they would ship to the point man who would need to distribute (ship) the struts to everyone in the group. As you can see, buying from Monroe as a group is much more complicated than buying them as a business who keeps them in stock and collects tax and shipping cost at the time of sale.

ECRP, as an established company that supplies Reatta parts, may have enough clout and buying power to convince Monroe to make another run of rear struts if a large enough quantity are ordered. I think Marck is sincere in saying he is trying to get them in stock. I expect they will be expensive. Most things that are in short supply are. People with nice, low mileage, Reattas will be happy to get them at any price. The rest of us with average drivers will continue down the path we are on of modifying a strut that will fit at a lesser cost. It's always good to have options. Most of us here on the ROJ forum have a common goal, trying to figure out ways to keep our Reattas on the road. I'm proud of what we have accomplished so far on finding a solution to the discontinued rear struts. Although I don't think Marck is a member of this forum, my hat's off to him for taking the initiative to try to make new rear struts available. I don't think he is partnering with someone here to make a reproduction strut. If he is it would really look bad on him, his company, and the person on this forum he is partnering with...

It took almost 30 years to find but I finally did it. When I bought my '89 Reatta in '92, I found 3 interesting items in the glove box. There was a pen, pressure gage, and flashlight with the Reatta inscription on each. Over the years I discovered that such a thing called the Craftman's Log existed and the 3 items were part of it. A couple of weeks ago on FB I saw a Craftman's Log for sale. It looked to be complete except it was missing the pen, pressure gage, and flashlight. I could not resist the temptation to purchase it and make it complete once again. As it turns out, it came from a '90 Reatta which is okay since I also have a nice convertible and another glovebox for the next 30 years.

Don't forget there are other E-body cars that used the Reatta style strut as well, unless of course it had the air bladder addition. I hope it all comes to fruition and as stated, yah can't have too many choices. I also think Ronnie laid out the situation well.

Good explanation. Thank you for shedding some light on this process.

Never mind I found one on eBay thanks.

Aaron, I purchased my 91 Reatta last week for $5,500, it has 76,000 miles. the car was for sale for over 28 weeks on Market Place. I have sold cars on Bring a Trailer, bought from eBay Motors and Facebook Market Place. When I start lusting after a particular model car, I start by looking at all the online sites. Here I get an idea of the condition, mileage and price they are going for. Once I have an idea of the price and mileage range I will consider I start an earnest search. Pretty pictures attract people to look at your car. Once I am attracted to a car, I contact the seller and ask questions about the condition it is in, tires, brakes fluid changes, hoses, window and door seals, and all rubber mounts. I also ask if the car can be driven from where it is located to my home. Depending on the answers I receive, I either pass or ask what is his bottom line he will take. I either accept or reject the offer. Keep in mind the Reatta is a beautiful car, but currently there are many more cars for sale than there are buyers. Jim

I bought my Reatta on "Auto Trader". I also have heard good stuff re: "Bring a Trailer" but have not really looked into it.