Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 10:30:39 -0800
Reply-To: zolo <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From: zolo <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject: Re: Spiraling Dollar!
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Since the currency of a country is based on the productivity of that
country, the US with it's service economy will be one who would loose the
value of the value of its currency against China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan etc.
"Made in US" was the best quality one could buy. Good old days. Vanagons
were imported too. Some US workers are looking for jobs in Mexico and
China...
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Marshall" <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: Spiraling Dollar!
> The Canadian Dollar is really gaining against the US Dollar lately too so
my
> prices seem less attractive to US customers. Plus my stuff from Europe is
> getting more expensive as well.
>
> You Americans have to get your economy in gear so you can buy more stuff
> from foreign countries! :)
>
> David Marshall
>
> Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
> 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
> Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Jeffrey Schwaia
> Sent: December 8, 2003 9:57 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Spiraling Dollar!
>
>
> Murphy's Law!
>
> I'm getting ready to pay for a rather large shipment of Vanagon related
> parts and accessories, and the mighty dollar is spiraling down the
> proverbial toilet... ~1.22 to 1. Arghhh!
>
> It's going to be interesting (and painful) to see how much my suppliers
> raise their parts prices this month.
>
> Oh well, life goes on.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
> www.vanagonparts.com
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