Date:         Mon, 26 Aug 2002 17:28:21 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Which Radiator should I buy?
Comments: cc: Ryan Heidcamp <RHeidcamp01@COMM-WORKS.COM>
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> 1. Radiator (below 2 versions are interchangeable)
> Radiator German-made 068 121 253E $239.95
> Radiator orig. VW South African made 068 121 253E OR $179.95
>
> My radiator has gone the way of rust and mush, so its time to order a
> replacement.  I have two questions.  Is the German made radiator worth the
> extra money?


Well, I'll make this one easy for you, as you are obviously quoting our
website. The German radiator is no longer available, as the sole remaining
U.S. distributor went bankrupt last year.  That said, I wouldn't much worry
about it. The cheaper one is a genuine VW/SA product and we haven't had a
lick of trouble with them. Due to the price difference most people bought
them even when the German ones were still around; we sold about 10 S.A. ones
for each German one.  Mostly it was the "everything on my VW has to be
German" sticklers who bought the German ones. In some cases the German
product is clearly superior, but not in all cases. This seems to fall into
the latter category. I put a South African radiator in my own Vanagon.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  (215) 234-VWVW
  www.busdepot.com

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