IO and Camlobe
Both your post made me chuckle. You tell it as it is.
It reminded me the last time I needed to get a new fuel pump.
No one had one in the UK, so I went direct to the manufacturer in the States.
How much is the pump? I asked
40 bucks, he said.
With the paperwork? I asked
Ah no, he said, with the paperwork that will be 180 bucks.
So what this difference? said I
We fit one to the Cheverolet, the other to your aircraft.
No, no what is the difference in the pumps, said I, you must test them to a higher standard?
Oh no, said he, same pump, same production line, no difference, except the paperwork that is.
Of course I had the one with the paperwork, because my engineer insisted.