when vw had the big warehouse in the US they used to send out a bulletin to dealerships on old parts still available in the warehouse. they stopped that bulletin several years ago when they downsized that warehouse operation. now i know where all those parts went. jimt On Wednesday, Oct 30, 2002, at 09:24 US/Pacific, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > VW/Audi have taken a look at their competition and have started a > service > which collects NLA parts from dealerships where they're collecting > dust on > the shelves, and restocking them in a central warehouse in Wolfsburg. > Parts > about to be struck from the list but still in stock in the main VAG > parts > warehouse will also be transported to Wolfsburg. > This will in time grow into a proper classic car spares operation, with > research into parts still available from the OE manufacturer and at a > later > date perhaps reintroduction of (repro) parts. |
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