Date:         Thu, 3 May 2001 07:06:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Dana Morphew <kadm@pugetsound.net>
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From:         Dana Morphew <kadm@pugetsound.net>
Organization: Dana's Mobile Carpet Steam
Subject:      Re: Canadian Parts
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For people ordering from Canada, <http://www.volkswerk.com/index1.htm> ,
is another place to try.  It's in Summerland, B.C..  I've had good
results from Peter.  Here's a bit he sent to me in response to my
questions:

The parts we stock are supplied from all
over the world. We supply as
many German parts as possible but many parts,
even OEM are not made by
German manufacturers.  What is most important
to us is that the part is
of excellent quality and that it fit properly
without having to file,
drill, bend etc.

  Our experience, based on some 30 yesrs
experience in the VW repair
field, is that some manufacturers try to cut
back in materials or
workmanship to supply parts that are cheaper.
This can result in you
saving money on the part but spending more on
the installation because
it simply doesn't fit or work.  So, yes,
sometimes we will stock a more
expensive part but it is only because a
lesser one is of inferior
quality.

  What we try to do is give you the options
and with our advice let you
make the decision. For example, the Brazilian
company COFAP makes very
good shocks for the average application and I
would recommend these,
quality is very good, they fit properly and
are reasonably priced. Since
we do carry BOGE (German) and Bilstien (top
notch German) the price
difference is not justified for the average
driver.

  We started this site because we got tired
of suppliers trying to pawn,
because that is what it seemed like, off on
us these low quality parts
because they are cheaper. It just isn't
right.

  All shops install the same parts, these are
not no-name. If you have a
repair done most parts are produced by only a
handful of companies world
wide, we try to filter out the garbage.

  Our parts are priced on the basis of low
overhead and minimal markup
because of the volume we sell. Infact most of
our parts here in Canada
are priced lower to the customer than their
mechanic's shop can buy them
for wholesale.

  The prices you see are not suggested
retail, they are the prices you
would pay in a shop here in British Columbia.
Dealerships are higher of
course.

  Our prices are all in Canadian funds.
Shipping depends on the carrier
and the size of the order. We do use some
carriers that require
brokerage fees but mostly we use Air Mail to
ship all over the USA and
Canada.(No brokerage fee) and reasonable
rates with usually 3 to 5 day
delivery time. Seattle is probably quicker.
Depending on the size of the
order we are also able to send it from inside
the USA. We try to send it
the most efficient and least expensive way.

 If you have any problems we will try to
e-mail you diagrams from shop
repair manuals to help you during
installation.

As far as your question about hard ware I'm
not sure what you mean. Nuts
and bolts or parts like that, yes. Even
special, one application,
fasteners or spacers, yes. Some special items
are only available through
dealerships and if that is the case we can
even get those for you.

  I hope I was able to be of some assistance
and provide you with enough
information to let you make an informed
decision.

  Thank you for your interest

 Peter P. Jankowksi

-Dana-