Kenneth Wilford wrote: >Another item that has been discontinued by VW (there is no other source >at the moment) is the 2.1l Vanagon intake boot. This is the accordian >looking boot between the air flow meter and the throttle body. It has >been discontinued by VW as of August. We still have a few on the >shelf, but once they are gone there are no more for the foreseeable >future. If you think you might need one I would encourage you to try to >find it now while myself and other vendors may have stock. The part >number is 025129627L. The 1.9l intake air boot has been discontinued >for the past 3 years. However I still have one NOS unit on the shelf. >Just a heads up. > >Thanks, >Ken Wilford >John 3:16 >http://www.vanagain.com >http://www.strictlyvwauctions.com >http://www.eurovan.org >http://www.vwcabrio.org >Phone: (856)-327-4936 >Fax: (856)-327-2242 > > > > I have never understood VW's attitude towards the Vanagon. During the years of the aircooled beetle and the Type II's and long after, there was suppot by VW, but I have never seen it for the Vanagon VW must be trying to kill the Vanagon. All they need do is eliminate a couple of critical parts like this and it's over. You either do an engine conversion or park the van, permanently. The attitude is a real source of irritation. On top of that, the VW marketing folks just can't seem to get it right with the North American market, particularly the US market. Yes, they do sell cars, but it's nothing like what they could do if their marketing folks got their crap together and they put out products to meet the various market segments. I sometimes feel they don't have a clue as to how marketing really works! My $0.02 this morning. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver |
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