Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 10:57:12 -0800
Reply-To: Björn Ratjen <Bjorn@IGLIDE.NET>
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From: Björn Ratjen <Bjorn@IGLIDE.NET>
Subject: Re: Ripoff on Vancouver Island
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I understand your reaction and I think David
Marshall said it well by saying that it is part
of the business to get as much as you can. They
know the dealer prices. I do a considerable
amount of dealing with Malahat and I can usually
work things out with them. It really depends who
you are dealing with there as they had some staff
changes and some staff try to go as high as they can.
Also try Rick Hogg who is the VW guy right
underneath the Malahat wrecking yard (250
478-4970). He works as a mechanic with VWs and
has more understanding how things go together.
Björn
At 05:07 PM 02/08/2007, you wrote:
>Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 18:06:46 -0700
>From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Re: Ripoff on Vancouver Island
>
>malahat will let you strip pats on your own ... hmm
>not the day i was there ...
>but then again they didnt have the fiberglass bumper i was looking for ...
>will say this though ...
>there is a repair shop right before the malahat scrap yard ...
>i think it might be called hog heaven and he does vw stuff...
>he once did some very huge repairs for me all reasonable cause i broke down
>on my way down the high way ...
>limped in with a jurry rig and he did a fine job of repairing ..
>as i say reasonable too ...
>to the blowin off steam guy ...
>i feel for ya man ...
>seek a little zen ... before pressing send ... ;-)
>try the partsplace in flint michigan ...
>they have a catolog o parts ...
>yours
>
>On 8/2/07, Alistair Bell <albell@uvic.ca> wrote:
> >
> > Malahat is funny, sometimes you get real good deals, sometimes not. I
> > found the best route is to go there, strip the parts yourself. If
> > there is one "big ticket item", load up with smaller stuff and they
> > make good deals on package.
> >
> > I find them to be pretty good overall.
> >
> > Alistair
> >
> > '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
> > http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
> >
> > On 2-Aug-07, at 12:50 PM, Christopher Gronski wrote:
> >
> > I called Malahat Auto Parts looking for a drivers side middle sliding
> > window for a westfalia and he quoted me $250 plus shipping. Crazy! Do
> > these guys not know what things go for in the real world?
> >
> > Chris
> >
Björn Ratjen, Ph.D.
Cobble Hill, B.C.
phone/fax (250) 743-7575
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