Date:         Mon, 3 Jun 2002 13:55:22 -0500
Reply-To:     jgladu <jgladu@BCM.TMC.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         jgladu <jgladu@BCM.TMC.EDU>
Subject:      Hawai'ian delivery charge...
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Are there any list members in Hawai'i?
I'm wondering about the $2995 delivery charge that appears to be
included in the price of every new VW here (and probably other brands as
well, but I haven't bothered to check on those for some reason).
Is there any way around the charge?
I heard that if I buy a new vehicle on the mainland and then ship it to
Hawai'i (roughly $800 for shipping) that Hawai'i will still hit me with that
$3K charge.

There's just an incredible number of Vanagons here.

In Houston, I may go an entire day without seeing another Vanagon.
Here (I'm in Kailua at the moment), I see a Vanagon every five to ten
minutes.

I dropped in on the local dealer on Saturday to ask what was up with
Vanagons but I got the wrong sales-weasel, someone who had only been
here a month and started at that dealer last week.  He clearly knew
nothing about VWs (but hey - why should that stop him from selling
them?).

If there aren't any list members here, there need to be - how to advertise
the existence of the list to those outside of it?  Find the local VW club and
put up a little sign?  I passed the local air-cooled club yesterday as they
caravaned through town - a 67 Bus followed by five Meyers Manxes and
then about fifteen air-cooled Beetles in various stages of restoration or
customization.

bcnu  - Grungy
90 GL, 93 MV, 61DDDPanel, 69 Beetle, '00 A6 Avant
Houston/Pearland/TX