OESAA competition winner takes supercar for a spin

Sid Parr of Parr Automotive wins a five-supercar thrill Virgin experience

OESAA competition winner takes supercar for a spin
Competition winner Sid Parr (left) is presented with prize from OESAA.

Sid won his exclusive prize, donated by ZF Group, after challenging non-OE parts manufacturers present at this year’s Automechanika in Birmingham to answer a variety of questions set by OESAA.

Designed to highlight the pitfalls of ‘matching quality’ alternatives, questions such as, ‘How can you verify your products perform to OEM standard?’, gave participants a clear insight into the dramatic differences between OE and non-OE components.

Sid said: “The OESAA stand was great, as they did loads of presentations highlighting the differences between white box and OE parts.

“I’ve been in the motor trade since leaving school and in the past 20 years have seen non-OE manufacturers degrading the quality of parts, as they are sourced from cheaper suppliers.

“As times goes by, the quality gap between non-OE and OE is becoming greater, and selling OE parts to my customers becomes easier and easier.”

‘Reputation risk’

Established by Sid in April 2009, Parr Automotive has grown significantly over the past seven years and now employs five technicians and an administrator.

“Our Automechanika competition certainly helped to drive home the message that ‘matching quality’ alternatives simply aren’t worth the reputational risk”, said OESAA chairman, Nigel Morgan.

“It’s great that our winner has noticed the growing difference between OE parts and many so-called ‘matching quality’ alternatives, as we’re in no doubt that the rapid developments in parts manufacturing technology makes copying form, fit and function evermore challenging.”

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