I know your pain. Yesterday afternoon, my drivers side head started to leak. The oil is clean, and the coolant shows no sign of oil or exhaust smell, so I think (if I'm right) that the head itself is ok. Problem is my exhaust is shot as well. I'm facing having to spend about C$1400 to get it repaired, and there's no way I can afford this. I'm already into this for about C$6500, and I'm a student, with the bank already upset about the money I've borrowed for the project. The cost would be cheaper if I didn't have to pay an extra .55 on the dollar for everything out of the states, plus duty and 15% taxes to get it here. Add to that the fact that my mechanic wants at least $500+tax to do the heads and you've got one useless VW Vanagon, with an owner who can't afford to fix it. Looks like it's going to sit in my driveway for a while. Anybody want to by a Vanagon? It's an '84 passenger Van with ~35000 kilometres on the odometer. Since I purchased it, I've replaced the full break system, front and back and lines, and the wiring harness. It is in excellent physical condition, with only minor blemishes in the original paint. It also has a Clarion stereo with RockfordFosgate speakers front, a 500watt BOSS amp, and a 12" 550watt BOSS sub. Located in St. John's, NF, Canada. Make me an offer. Karl. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Pedersen, Michael Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 3:58 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Canadian Parts
Where do the fellow Canadians list members buy their parts? I have come to accept our low dollar and shrug off the GST. Having recently moved to BC from AB, I generally dislike the PST. But I despise having to pay the customs duty and outrageous freight from the states. (I'm an American by the way...) With the amount of VWs in BC there must be some good parts places, who are they? PS Has any one considered Australia as a source, now that there dollar is worse than ours? Mike Pedersen 88 Westy auto |
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