Rovers North Catalog

[yorker]

Well I guess everybodys in the same boat.I would surely buy one ,hell I'd take an old one with coffee cup stains on it.
I'm no marketing genius ,but I know I would definately buy more out of a catalog,if nothing else my extra purchases would probably pay for the printing costs.

I can't count how many Rover owner's houses I have been to where the RN catalog was reading material in their bathroom. You can't do that with an online catalog.

Speaking of older RN catalogs- if you are lucky you can get one of the old ones that used Land Rover part #s rather than RN's Part # system.

Anyway I think the loss of a printed catalog is one more blow to sales. If I am going to go online I am nore likely to make comparisons to other online suppliers and honestly less likely to use RN. I can just as easily order from Rovahfarn, RDS, LR Series or anyone else online. The catalog was one thing that really made RN stand out from the rest.

No restoration credit program anymore, no catalog, there is little incentive for loyality to RN as a primary supplier.

[Eric W S]

I can't count how many Rover owner's houses I have been to where the RN catalog was reading material in their bathroom. You can't do that with an online catalog.

Actually you can if you have an iPad... The internet makes "personal" time in the "home office" sooo much more enjoyable!

EwS

[stomper]

Laptop with WiFi works in the John too! Just be careful which keys you press.

[RoverForm]

"The Rovers North News" was renamed to "Rovers Magazine" sometime in the last year or so. It is still a magazine & catalog combo. The link you provided is to the electronic edition of "Rovers Magazine", but they still send out print copies. The catalog they're referring to was the comprehensive catalog for Series/Defender Rovers that they also used to offer.

that was extrememly helpful! thanx!

Anyway I think the loss of a printed catalog is one more blow to sales. If I am going to go online I am nore likely to make comparisons to other online suppliers and honestly less likely to use RN. I can just as easily order from Rovahfarn, RDS, LR Series or anyone else online. The catalog was one thing that really made RN stand out from the rest. No restoration credit program anymore, no catalog, there is little incentive for loyality to RN as a primary supplier.

the more i read about this catalog the more i'd like to get one... it's beginning to sound a little like a 'green bible'.

Actually you can if you have an iPad...

true but who wants to pay $500 to read an online catalog?!

[alaskajosh]

Actually you can if you have an iPad... The internet makes "personal" time in the "home office" sooo much more enjoyable!

EwS

In our "home office" we've only got herPads. No myPads. And what's an iPad?

[TeriAnn]

BAD NEWS!!

A hard copy catalog/reference is one thing that set RN apart and made me more likely to do business with them. Web catalogs, no matter how good, are clumsy by comparison. Going to a web catalog was a big reason I quit working with the big outfit in CA... I guess the playing field is leveled again now.

First a quick suggestion: Since the on line catalogues from that "big outfit in CA" is in Adobe acrobat format, a current colour hard copy of their catalogue is as close as your printer. .pdf files are fully formatted and print out just the same as if they sent you a paper catalogue. And they are in colour whereas a pre printed paper catalogue would be in B&W.



That "big outfit in CA stopped printing and distributing paper catalogues for multiple reasons. Chief among them are:

Land Rover and the major suppliers frequently change their part numbers for an item. BP uses LR part numbers and third party part numbers instead of inventing their own part numbering system. Meaning a paper catalogue would have obsolete numbers in it before it gets out to customer hands.

The only way to have prices in a catalogue is to take a best guess as to what the price might be during the functional life of a catalogue and set a price for a part that reflects what you think the price is likely to be.

New parts get added and go NLA all the time. A paper catalogue will have NLA parts and will be missing new additions.

And very importantly, not only do they take a bunch of hours to assemble for printing (paid employee labour) but each copy of the catalogue costs money to print. Money that comes from the profit for each part purchased. you pay for every copy of a catalogue printed through increased part price. By not printing a paper catalogue a part markup can be lower and you save money on each part you purchase.

Paper catalogues are not free nor are they up to date.

The "big outfit in CA" chose to go with the Adobe Acrobat format because Acrobat reader is free, is not platform specific and importantly because the online catalogue can be easily printed so that you can have that copy out in the shop or in the truck when you take a trip.

The difference between a .pdf catalogue and a paper catalogue is that the pdf catalogue is current when you down load and print it. You personally pay for the paper and ink of each copy you print by purchasing printing materials and not as part of the purchase price of each part you purchase.

Either way you pay for the paper catalogue you get. usually way less if you print your own.

A full colour pdf catalogue you print out yourself will be nicer than a B&W pre printed catalogue that will be out of date when it gets to you and will cost you more though increased parts prices.

It is a trade off. The big Outfit in CA thinks customers prefer lower prices. I suspect the big outfit out East thinks the same as well.

[TSR53]

Have at it and Happy Holidays . This is the 2008 Catalog and is out of date, used for reference only. Please refer online for correct pricing and or call for latest availability.

For the latest and great Land Rover Parts and gear from Rovers North always look online and in the Rovers Magazine.

http://www.roversnorth.com/store/t-downloadsrnnews.aspx

2008 Land Rover Owner's Guide as .jpg files. Not PDF, quick and in color Used for Ref. only!

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[RoverForm]

Have at it and Happy Holidays . This is the 2008 Catalog and is out of date, used for reference only.

perfect, i'll take one! where do I send the money? and i'd like a RN magazine too...

[msggunny]

perfect, i'll take one! where do I send the money? and i'd like a RN magazine too...

Just print off what TSR53 posted above.

[Apis Mellifera]

I've made the above RN links into a pdf if anyone is interested. It's 17MB or so.

[Terrys]

I've made the above RN links into a pdf if anyone is interested. It's 17MB or so.

Thanks, I am.

[lrdukdog]

catalog

Next up on ebay for big $.......old RN catalogs
Jim Wolf

[Apis Mellifera]

Those interested in the pdf, please email me at slash5bmw @ yahoo. com (remove spaces) and I will send it to you.

[RoverForm]

Just print off what TSR53 posted above.

possibly as a last resort, would prefer the magazine print. tried to place an prder and got this message:

"CDO.Message.1 error '8004020d'
At least one of the From or Sender fields is required, and neither was found.
/web/sendmail.asp, line 126"

[yorker]

I'd still prefer a properly printed and bound catalog to a sheaf of paper from a home printer. If a mailed catalog is out of date as soon as it is printed then so is a home printed catalog. Everyone knows prices change as does availability, that is why I always ask for the current price on something when I call to order.

Not to mention- despite what people may think not EVERY land rover owner has a computer and printer. Some are downright luddites, not surprising considering their choice of car.