My experience with my local VW dealership is very different. My local dealer has never made me pay up front for any parts, so I can order parts by phone. They have unlocked VW radios for me and printed out whatever pages of the ETKA that I asked for and faxed them to me. They run VIN numbers through the VW service computer to check maintenance histories of vehicles I was looking at purchasing. This dealers prices for comparable items are usually about 15-20% higher than on-line vendor pricing, but since the dealer doesn't charge me for shipping, the actual price difference is less. I can usually get anything from the dealer within two days of asking them for it. They even call me when the parts are in house! Plus, there are actually a couple of mechanics at this dealer that have actually worked on a Vanagon and are willing to answer any questions I have about the van or my Jetta. What did I do for them? I bought one new car from them and buy parts from them regularly. Thanks, Tim --- rea <fliptop92@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote: > I'm amazed that the dealer even ordered it without > you paying for it first. > The local dealer won't order anything unless it's > paid for in full first.
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