My mecanic told me that VW Canada stop to seel refurbished boxer engine. he buy the last 2.1l, and said to me that the six others remaining had been sold to a company in California. Normand Gagnon Westy 85 >Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:58:30 +0000 >From: Jfp w/2 wbxs <jfp7@HOTMAIL.COM> >Subject: VW Canada motors > >Hi Brian, > >I purchased a VW Canada exchange engine through a U.S. dealer. The front >crankshaft oil seal began leaking and I took it with my receipt to another >U.S. VW dealer and they replaced the leaking seal. Aside from that the motor >has run flawlessly. > >I should point out that I had to call VW customer relations twice, the >dealer treated me with the usual Vanagon owner, 2nd class citizenship and >the exhaust system was reinstalled incorrectly with fasteners missing. The >engine quality is great the dealer attitude really stinks!!!! I would buy >another VW Canada motor in a heartbeat but I willl only deal with VW dealers >(Scottsdale AZ excluded) as a very last resort!!!! |
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