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Date:         Tue, 9 Mar 2004 23:00:37 -0600
Reply-To:     Brett Baer <brettbaer@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brett Baer <brettbaer@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Berg Shift Kit Group Buy [OFFICIAL UPDATE -Denied!]
Comments: To: vgonman@MSN.COM
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I wouldn't say that it is over yet. I saw a site once where a guy made a set of DIY rear spring spacers out of a $5 synthetic cutting board. And from the pictures that were in the GB install sheet, I bet one could easily take a jigsaw and cut out a spacer just like the Berg unit...who needs billet aluminum and CNC machines. then have a local machine shop make a little adapter for the bottom of the shaft and boom, you have shorter shifts. The simplicity of this product compared to its retail price tells me that either Berg has an archaic cost acounting system that allows them to over-allocate costs to their low-volume products, or that it is an extremely high profit margin item, and they are just too lazy to work with us. Now, the mod might be worth $100, but if it can be produced for <$25, you won't catch me paying retail. Just my $0.02. -Brett

>From: Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM> >Reply-To: Vanagon Man <vgonman@MSN.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Berg Shift Kit Group Buy [OFFICIAL UPDATE -Denied!] >Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 23:07:50 -0500 > >Sorry to hear it. Tracy at Berg told me a few years ago that it was not >worth the hassle to them. Go figure. I believe they figure that if anyone >TRULY has to have it, they will call them direct. When it was all said and >done, in reality less than half the folks that said they were in would >really step up to the plate. > >I hate to say i told you guys so, but I did on the first day this all >started.............wish i was wrong for everyone's sake, though. > > >Adam P >Charleston,SC Coburn, WV >81 Westy "The Brick " >70 Single Cab "Whitey" >74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" >73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) >1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg >1976 Transporter (New CA bus) >1974 412 "Goldmember" >Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled) >----- Original Message ----- >From: "James V" <tornadored@EARTHLINK.NET> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:37 PM >Subject: [VANAGON] Berg Shift Kit Group Buy [OFFICIAL UPDATE -Denied!] > >

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