I purchased an engine from Steve through the list about 8 months ago. I had posted to the list asking a question about a van I was considering buying. He was one of the few people that gave a helpful reply. It turned out he lived about 1.5 hours from me, and also had a van for sale. I ended up buying the engine only from him to complete my van. As this van was new to me, I also needed some guidance to get the "bugs" worked out. He helped numerous times, even GAVE me a spare ECU he had laying around when mine died. Extremely helpful, honest, and knowledgeable. This is NOT his career, just a hobby that can also be profitable. I've accumulated about 20K miles on this used engine now, with nothing more that oil changes. Thanks Steve! If not for his help, I'm sure my van would still be dormant in the garage. I wouldn't hesitate to buy anything from him again. I do not believe any disclosure is required or necessary.

You may want to get those green puddles looked at.

Matt Faust 84' Weekender

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Carroll" <ecarroll@MAINE.RR.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 8:02 PM Subject: Re: Syncro Westy FS, etc.

> Hey, not to send a major flame or anything (sincerely), but I'm just > curious what other listees think. > > If you're in the business of parting out/salvaging/cannibalizing > Vanagons, and then you show up here like just another enthusiast with > cars and parts to sell, isn't it the decent thing to do to tell > people that you're doing this for even a part of your living? > > I wouldn't have recognized this guy except that I've bid on some > stuff he's had on e-bay. He's got 54 VW/Vanagon/bus and Audi auctions > going there right now. As far as I can tell, he's never posted to > this list before, though I could certainly be wrong about that. > > This may be the greatest Syncro Westy on the East Coast, and he may > have great parts (though his description of cracked heads for sale > doesn't sound quite right), but as a list member and a potential > customer, I'd prefer a bit of disclosure by way of introduction if > we're going to see all of his yard sale posted here. > > Ed Carroll > 87 Weekender (w/the green puddles underneath) >