Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 09:14:07 -0800
Reply-To: "Buettner, Peter" <PGB@DOLBY.COM>
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From: "Buettner, Peter" <PGB@DOLBY.COM>
Subject: FW: Brazilian wheels
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Derek and Michael,
Here's the response from my contact on the Quantum Syncro list. Feel free
to mail him directly.
Good luck,
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: Rene Duvekot [mailto:rene@duvekot.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 9:04 AM
To: Buettner, Peter
Subject: RE: Brazilian wheels
Hi Peter:
Thanks for your message.
Mangels is a large wheel manufacturer in Brazil, and I doubt that they would
sell directly unless it is an enormous order (thousands of wheels), as they
sell primarily to OEM.
It is probably easier if the Vanagon list sent me the specs of the wheels
they want (sizes, holes, offset, material, design, quantity, etc.), and I
can ask the people who work with me in São Paulo to get some quotes from
local retailers and wholesalers. Please feel free to post this message to
their list. With the current exchange ratio, they can get the wheels in
Brazil at very attractive prices.
FYI, the wheels of my car (www.duvekot.com/qsw.htm, then click on "European
style ...") I bought at Rodão (www.rodao.com.br), a large manufacturer /
retailer of alloy wheels in Brazil.
Hope this helps,
René
Mr. René Christiaan Duvekot
DUVEKOT.com
- desenvolvimento de negócios nos EUA
- business development in BRAZIL and USA
website: www.duvekot.com <http://www.duvekot.com/>
e-mail: rene@duvekot.com <mailto:rene@duvekot.com>
correio / mail: P.O. Box 2855 - Lake Placid, Florida 33862 - USA
tel: (863) 465-9666
fax: (863) 465-7679
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Buettner, Peter [mailto:PGB@dolby.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 11:27 AM
> To: 'rene@duvekot.com'
> Subject: Brazilian wheels
>
>
> Hi Rene,
>
> I was wondering if you could help out. On the Vanagon list they
> are looking
> for a custom wheel manufacturer. They located on in Brazil
> (http://www.mangels.com.br/) but they never responded to email
> inquiries in
> English. Since you're from Brazil and speak Portuguese I was wondering if
> you could help contacting them and potentially get a group purchase going.
> Let me know if you're interested and I'll get you in touch with
> the guys on
> the Vanagon list.
>
> Cheers,
> Peter Buettner
> 92 Passat Syncro G60 Wagon
> 90 Vanagon Syncro Westfalia
> 87 Quantum Syncro Wagon
>
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