At 09:36 PM 24/09/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 15:28:36 -0400 >From: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> >Subject: Re: Are There Junk Ball Joints? > >These vans are 10-20 years old, and parts options are getting more limited, >not less. Furthermore, there are very few automotive manufacturers who do >all of their manufacturing in one country anymore. The cold hard truth is >that if you are unwilling to put Spanish heads, French heater cores, and >British hoses on your van (and incidentally, all three of these are actual >examples are of genuine VW branded parts), then you will be unable to keep >your van on the road.
You are spot on,Ron...whilst it's nice to see Made in Germany on all things going on our beloved vans,I for one have had much better service life from AMC Spanish heads for example,compared to how long (or short) the OEM ones lasted (on a meticulously maintained van owned by me from new) The only thing in this regard I will baulk at big time is purchasing anything electrical that is made in England ;-) Cheers, Steve O Blue Mountains NSW Australia '92 Transporter WBX Kombi '76 Transporter Double Cab '68 Beetle '00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (work truck) |
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