Date:         Fri, 7 Dec 2001 14:31:05 -0800
Reply-To:     Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
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From:         Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Is There A Camelback Of The North?
Comments: To: Malcolm Stebbins <MSTEBBIN@MSVU1.MSVU.CA>
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I used to purchase mountaineering gear from the co-op, but they no-longer
ship down here because of pressure from their suppliers because they were
undercutting the US sellers. But for 4 years i got stuff dirt cheap!

Maybe when i head North i'll pick up stuff???

Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356



On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:

> I can give you one recent example:  I just paid CDN$73
> for a clutch slave cylinder through my mechanic (that
> includes his mark-up) and that part is on the
> www.BusDepot.com for US$49.95.  At CDN$1.57 =
> US$1, that CDN $73 is US$46.50ish.  Plus shipping of
> course.    Sorry, I don't know about Rennie or
> Camelback VW.  Malcolm
>
> On 7 Dec 2001, at 16:54, Derek Drew wrote:
>
> Does it make sense, given how low the Canadian dollar
> is, for us to be buying factory VW parts from a
> Canadian VW dealer and then having them sent down to
> the USA?
>
> Do you Canadians have a mail order source up there
> similar to Rennie or Camelback VW that might be better
> for us to be using?
>