Very Positive Vendor Experience, Otto's of Venice, CA Options

[william harris]

One of the issues I have been dealing with since putting the 2056 on the street in September is an aburpt, lurching loss of power - as if the gas was suddenly cut off. My mechanic decided the problem was with the throttle value switch and suggested I acquire a new one. You guessed it - NLA from the usual sources. A member here suggested that I contact Otto's of Venice, so I called them and "Otto" answered the phone (I understand that is not his real name, but it sure works for me). I told him what I needed and he said, yeah I have those, I will ship you one today and send me a check when you get it. The price was $125 (AA has them for $150 - Otto says he sold them to George). I offered him my credit card and he said just send me a check. This was Monday. The part arrived UPS to my door today, NOS in the box - perfect - with a handwritten note: "send a check" Mind you, I have never, ever done business with Otto before. I was quite frankly blown away and wanted to share this very positive experience with the board. Otto is the man in my book. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) Old School is my speed. YMMV