Martinjmpr
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A few years back the venerable Masterflow MV-50 or MF-1050 seemed to be the default compressor for most of us here in CO at least. Sold at Pep Boys for $59 or so, and some were even available at Costco for a while. Also available on Amazon (ordered the wife's that way for her jeep.)
Mine broke coming back from DE-IV, so I naturally went to replace it, only to find that many of the on-line sources have dried up. Amazon still sells it, but through a 3rd party that adds a whopping $22.50 shipping charge (on a $66 item!) Wal-Mart.com also lists it - For $85!!! :Wow1:
So I figured I'd hit the local Pep Boys as they always have a few.
Nope, went to two different stores. They have the inferior MF-1040, but not the 1050 (even though there's a spot for it on their shelves, it was empty.)
Got the parts guy to look it up and his system told him it was "not available?"
Just wondering if the 1050/MV50 is being discontinued?
I know some people had bad experiences with the 1050. I've used 3 (the first one I had was stolen from my truck so I replaced it with another one, and we got one for my wife to use on her Jeep.) Never had a problem.
My thought is that while the 1050 is a great $50 - $60 compressor, I don't think I'd be willing to pay nearly $85 for one (which is what the Amazon one would cost by the time you add the ridiculous "shipping" charge.)
Anyway, rather than go down that rabbit hole any more, I went ahead and ordered a ViAir 90p. Cost was around $75 with free shipping from Amazon. From the looks it appears to be similar to the 1050 in terms of size and capability. I'll try to post a review once I get mine in, which should be next week.
Mine broke coming back from DE-IV, so I naturally went to replace it, only to find that many of the on-line sources have dried up. Amazon still sells it, but through a 3rd party that adds a whopping $22.50 shipping charge (on a $66 item!) Wal-Mart.com also lists it - For $85!!! :Wow1:
So I figured I'd hit the local Pep Boys as they always have a few.
Nope, went to two different stores. They have the inferior MF-1040, but not the 1050 (even though there's a spot for it on their shelves, it was empty.)
Got the parts guy to look it up and his system told him it was "not available?"
Just wondering if the 1050/MV50 is being discontinued?
I know some people had bad experiences with the 1050. I've used 3 (the first one I had was stolen from my truck so I replaced it with another one, and we got one for my wife to use on her Jeep.) Never had a problem.
My thought is that while the 1050 is a great $50 - $60 compressor, I don't think I'd be willing to pay nearly $85 for one (which is what the Amazon one would cost by the time you add the ridiculous "shipping" charge.)
Anyway, rather than go down that rabbit hole any more, I went ahead and ordered a ViAir 90p. Cost was around $75 with free shipping from Amazon. From the looks it appears to be similar to the 1050 in terms of size and capability. I'll try to post a review once I get mine in, which should be next week.