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Date:         Mon, 27 Sep 2004 11:14:47 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Longer range gas tank?
In-Reply-To:  <BAY17-F15kNsjUHQHh20000aab6@hotmail.com>
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I don't recall if those winkler tanks were designed in such a fashion that they could be used in a Syncro. Anybody got any ideas?

On Sep 27, 2004, at 9:34 AM, Dart 330 wrote:

> Here is a link to the winkler 22 gallon tank. > > http://www.vanagonproject.com/prod04.htm > > > Here is a message from Ken giving some info on the tank, it was $759 > in May > of '02 and not getting any cheaper. Don't know if he still sells > these.... > > Nathan > > > These tanks have to be TUV approved. That means they undergo testing > in > Germany to be sure that they are going to meet or exceed crash test > criteria, etc. for the particular vehicle. It is expensive to go > through > this for a parts manufacturer so this cost is passed on to the > customer. > However the quality level is as high as a VW dealer tank. These run > around > $500. So you are getting a larger tank with the same level of quality > as > the original it is going to cost. Also shipping these from Germany > isn't > cheap. It is a good deal if you compare it to the German made dealer > tanks. > If you want to go the cheap way and buy the Taiwanese tanks for next to > nothing, remember, you get what you pay for. Just FYI. I don't sell > these > a lot, they are not a big money maker for me, however they are a good > product and I think the price is not out of this world for what you are > getting.


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