FWIW, I would certainly have no qualms about selling/sending things to you ... if only I had what you need. I'm honestly surprised that you haven't had better luck in that regard. Mike Houlton, Maine
Andrew Grebneff wrote: > Well, I've gotten to the stage where I am considering loading all the > parts I have bought for my van (993 brakes, 2 SVX engines, G50/50 > trans, electric window etc kits, Raintronic wipers, adaptor axles > etc) and tow it to the crusher. Don't know if I can be bothered to > pull the trans to try to sell. None of the other (never-installed) > parts will be salable here. > > Why? I am totally disillusioned with the T3 community. Of the 3 > members (all from TheSamba) who offered the parts I require to get > the van legal, one took my deposit and ran: > > Weiler, Stephen > 3828 New Sharon Church Rd > Hillsborough, NC 27278 > 919-732-0876 > ... who has a business (mechanical?) in a nearby town > > The other two offered parts but didn't answer my request for prices > and location. > > NOBODY on the Vanagon.com list can be bothered to sell to someone > overseas. Thanks, friends. > > As things are, thr bus will take up room in my driveway and rust. I > am not preopared to spend the thousands of dollars it is necessary to > spend to have rust removed (rust "treatment" is only a delaying > tactic; rusty metal must be REMOVED, and how do you do this in > corner-junctions in complex structural areas?). > |
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