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Title: Alutecnos, worth the hassle?
Post by: Recoil Rob on August 14, 2020, 05:05:23 PM
A friend is interested in purchasing a red Alutecnos Gorilla as a gift.

Requests to Alutecnos Italy for a dealers list in the USA have gone unanswered.

Requests to their US distributor, Bluefin, for a dealers list have gone unanswered.

I found a dealer that quoted a price and then raised it 33%.

I'm wondering, if it's this much of a hassle to buy one, what's their service like?

Are they that good or do they just look good?

Title: Re: Alutecnos, worth the hassle?
Post by: Swami805 on August 14, 2020, 08:47:11 PM
If it's that much trouble to buy one can't imagine what getting parts is like.
Title: Re: Alutecnos, worth the hassle?
Post by: oc1 on August 15, 2020, 06:38:29 AM
Their web site says they are closed from August 1st to the 24th.  It's a European thing.
-steve
Title: Re: Alutecnos, worth the hassle?
Post by: Recoil Rob on August 15, 2020, 06:44:42 AM
Actually it says they aren't shipping until the 24th, not that they are completely closed.