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WeatherTech Floormats...interesting pricing system

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  1. Ghostdiver

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    #1 Ghostdiver, Aug 12, 2017
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    A while back I was looking for fitted floor mats for my 360 so I didn't have to wear out the $300 OEM mats. Checked with WeatherTech and was shocked that rubber floor mats were over $300 my car. Blew it off and made my own.

    Anyway, I just checked on them again but looked at a 430 instead. I was shocked again...the floor mats for a F430 were...wait for it....$430! Checked on mats again for my 360 and they are....yup....$360! Did some more checking.....but they didn't have any for my F40 though....
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  2. anunakki

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    thats pretty funny
     
  3. brian0473

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    Too funny.
     
  4. TheMayor

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    #4 TheMayor, Aug 13, 2017
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    How much for a 246 Dino?

    Or better yet, a BMW 1 series? :)
     
  5. tifoso2728

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    Yeah. Same reason why I didn't get them for my old Audi 5000.
     
  6. NeuroBeaker

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    LOL! :D

    All the best,
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  7. TSchell

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    Thats how they fund the "WeatherTech" series. Charge you a lot of money for a product.
    Look at "Red Bull" $2.00 - $2.50 retail product costing what? 25 cents?
     
  8. 375+

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    Product 2-3 cents; Marketing 25 cents.
     
  9. 95spiderman

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    I can not understand weather tech business. They have absolutely huge advertising. Billboards in manhattan?! Sponser a race series. All on floor mats? Reminds me of the old snl skit about a scotch tape store in the mall. In 40 yrs of car obsession, ive bought exactly 4 pairs of aftermarket floor mats. How do you become industrialist off that?
     
  10. ttforcefed

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    thats nuts - if i had more time on my hands id try to talk to someone there and see what they say
     
  11. tifoso2728

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    Oh, he's (David MacNeal) for real. I go past his massive building in Bolingbrook frequently. He's built a brand that people now associate with quality and American built.
     
  12. Ak Jim

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    I have several cars and they don't have floor mats for any of them. They look great in the advertisements and I wound get some but they aren't available.
     
  13. raider1968

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    I have them in a 2014 Mercedes ML550, a 2008 Maserati, and a Tahoe - can't remember what they cost but not as much as above - they fit perfectly
     
  14. TheMayor

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    Weathertech are great marketeers. I give them a lot of credit.
     
  15. GuyIncognito

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    I've had a few sets and they've been great.

    That said I agree with the above, not sure how it's such a huge business (or at least how they spend so much on marketing).
     
  16. anunakki

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    They are ubiquitous across middle America. Think about how many hundreds of millions of vehicles are in the USA. Think about how many are in areas with rain and snow.

    I can see this working.
     
  17. MarkPDX

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    Maybe a decade or so ago his son (if memory serves) joined FChat and for whatever reason contacted me regarding where to buy an Enzo. I referred them to someone else and don't recall ever hearing any more of it. I seem to recall the username being something MacNeal if anybody is inclined to go look through the member list.
     
  18. Jeff Kennedy

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    WeatherTech also has a large OEM side.

    David is a very significant supporter of the Ferrari Club of America. Has some spectacular Ferraris too.

    We have had several of the mats for the regular cars. Great product.
     
  19. Jack-the-lad

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    I don't get the business model either. They must be supplying OEM products as well, but I would think the margins on those would be paper thin.
     
  20. Ghostdiver

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    Sent them a email....waiting on a response. Told them I wanted floormats for my F12 too!
     
  21. ttforcefed

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    Cool ill take a set for my tdf!


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