Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:22:19 -0700
Reply-To: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Canadian dealership
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It's spelled Guildford... here's their website:
http://www.guildfordvolkswagen.com/
I agree, they used to have a great parts dept in the 90s. I bought my '90 Corrado their and
still recall drooling over the Syncro Westy they had. Wish I'd bought the Westy - could have
saved myself a lot of time trying to find one now... :-)
You could also try Speedway in Victoria, a little closer to me:
http://www.speedwaymotors.ca/
Ask for Chris, we came over when Bowwow closed shop earlier this year, and is very
knowledgable and helpful. Also willing to sell non dealership parts when available.
What's the part you need? Do you have ETKA?
On 23 Sep 2007 at 0:24, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> Gilford Motors, in Surrey BC.
> Best VW parts department I've ever found. By far.
> Been dealing with them since the early 90's.
> Some of the parts people there might even recognize the name 'scott foss
> turbovans' if you
> want to say you were referred.
> I have found vw dealership parts departments extremely hard to work with in the
> US, in general. I have to go down there and educate them on how to look up a
> vanagon part. The parts system itself doesn't help either. I don't think it's
> that easy to use, or even that accurate sometimes. I can think of a few parts
> you just can't get. And if they can't find it in the picture, and then find that
> part number on the price sheet, you're sol. Scott www.turbovans.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Stacy Schneider
> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 12:00 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Canadian dealership
>
> Need a Canadian dealership close to the west coast. If you have a
> recommendation and a contact name and # that would be great. Hopefully
> someone who will ship to the states,or maybe give me the part # for a part we
> can not find here at the dealership for a problem I am having .
>
>
>
> Thank
> in Advance
>
>
> Stacy
Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA