Fellow List Members, What, exactly, was the point of this rant, and how is it helpful to this list? Does Mr. Cardo have some sort of personal beef with Bus Depot? If so, shouldn't this personal business be handled off line? I have no stake in the Bus Depot other than wanting to have them around for future purchases. I have only placed one, and maybe two, orders with them. They have been loyal supporters of this list and this community. Why is Mr. Cardo trying to blemish their reputation? I would hope that in the future all members of this list will be mature enough to take care of their dirty laundry in private. My 2¢. Cheers, Bruce motorbruce@hotmail.com
>From: Robert Cardo <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET> >Reply-To: rrecardo@WEBTV.NET >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available! >Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:40:26 -0500 > ><<Coolant Line - Engine to Radiator >Stainless Steel - a Bus Depot Exclusive!>> > >Uh Oh. >A bit of a fib. >No, just a plain old lie. >There was somebody else way ahead of the BD on this revolutionary >coolant line update. > >Innovative? >No. >Duplicator? >Sure. >Exclusive? >Absolutly not. > ><<Description: Replace your old coolant line with a no-rust Stainless >Steel replacement>> > >This all depends on what grade of stainless the pipes are made out of. >The low grade stainless will rot as fast as plain old steel. >It's just as corrosive. >And from every indication from the price of the pipes I would think that >these are the low grade stainless. > > ><< imported from Germany exclusively by The Bus Depot!>> > >Hmm. >"Imported from Germany." >You mean Germantown Wisconsin Ron? >Or is there a town or burg somewhere close to you that goes by the name >"Germany?" >Or is the steel mfg's. home base in Germany? > > >I recall a posting awhile back regarding some genuine "Made In Germany" >hub caps you sold, with a "Made in China" sticker inside one of them >that the buyer found that you forgot to remove prior to shipment. >Are these pipes from the same kind of outlet? > ><< This is the long coolant line that goes from front to rear under your >van, but made up of two halves for easier installation (and much cheaper >shipping), with a short rubber coupler between the two.>> > >What kind of rubber hose is this? >Plain old rubber hose won't really be very long lasting or durable, nor >will it support the long suspended tubes for very long. > >You also supply the stanless clamps for the union too. >Right? >How many? > ><<Availability: Usually ships in 1-3 working days (sooner if ordered via >air shipment)>> > >How do you ship the pipes, (UPS,USPS,Fed-EX,DHL, or Forward Air?) and >what is the handling fee for these pipes that you tag onto every order? > ><<Country (if noted) is the country in which the manufacturer is based. >Because many companies now have factories worldwide, the actual part >could be made elsewhere.>> > >And here is the kicker. >It may, or may not be an actual made in Germany pipe depending on who's >got what the cheapest and who's bending the pipes. > >Are these Mandrel bent Ron? >No Kinks? > >What is the actual wall thickness of the pipe? >I didn't notice you mentioning that. > >Just curious what you have here, and what the bottom line will >inevitably be. |
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