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Titanium
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2004
- Location
- Staten Island NewYork USA
My HFO confirmed the price increase recently. He wasn’t really sure why it doubled. We have two possible theories. One, Haas accidentally missed priced it originally. Or two, they sold it at a discount while the techs figured out how to install it.
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Or a THIRD possible theory--
Haas no longer wants business from their old loyal customer base. That would be the guys that may have a 91 Lunar module VF-1 machine and a couple from 95, 98, 2000, 2010, 2012 plus couple new ones still on warranty.
As I told my HFO, 15K to get an old machine up and running is not in my opinion supporting their old machines. 15k to keep an older machine running is Sunsetting the machine. Sunsetting was something Haas advertised they did not do...used to be all parts and service for every machine they made.
Trying to lay a 15K fix as an upgrade is demeaning...15k only gets you a shiny screen, machine will not be making better parts, nor will it be making parts faster.
Hope HAAS reconsiders... I know if pushed to make that decision I'll be reconsidering.