VANAGON archives -- February 2002, week 1 (#98)

Date:         Fri, 1 Feb 2002 20:03:16 -0800
Reply-To:     mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From:         mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: VW Parts Availability in the Future?
Comments: To: JKrevnov@aol.com
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Actually it's a Federal Law that they do so.  Or so I've been told.

Mike

> From: Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@AOL.COM>
> Reply-To: JKrevnov@AOL.COM
> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 20:35:19 EST
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: VW Parts Availability in the Future?
>
> In a message dated 2/1/02 1:32:56 PM, tomn@DSLEXTREME.COM writes:
>
> << How many years are they likely to produce parts for the
>
> Vanagon? >>
>
> Tom,
>
> I have always heard that a car company will supply parts for a discontinued
> model for 10 years after its demise.  I do not know the source of this; could
> be the first person to profess this was an Edsel salesman.
>
> Rich
>

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