Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:16:15 +0000
Reply-To: Bill Shawley <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Bill Shawley <easywind1975@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Bostig New Polyurethane Front 2WD Tranny mount
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I definitely get what Jim is saying here, I mean these guys are doing a poopload of groundup development that will give our little bricks a few or more years to hang on. Sure the products they're developing might not fit every budget but they're out there doing it. What a great point though, give VW close to $200, most of that is markup going towards some trendy new ad campaign for a car won't be able to afford until it is ten years old. Give Bostig close to $200 for the same (arguably superior) part and the extra beans go right back into developing parts/systems for the machine you bought the part for in the first place plus you but a little bread on the table of someone you know or know of. Keep on keeping on brother!
Jim I got $47 saved for my conversion so far, count me in for the 23rd revision...
Ryan
> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 16:41:18 -0400> From: syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM> Subject: Re: Bostig New Polyurethane Front 2WD Tranny mount> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Unfortunately for us we didn't yet know about $36 alternatives. Is it> worth the price difference for our mount? Depends on how much money> you have and how far you are trying to take your van> repairs/improvements.. it is without a doubt a better mount than stock> for both isolation, motion control, and longevity. But again for most> likely not worth it... so suffice it to say, only 10 of these mounts> were/are ever going to be produced. As to any other reasons you might> want to buy anything Bostig over OE, all I would have to say there is> look what VW has done with your money, and look at what we are doing> with your money, it's your choice. They will continue to discontinue> while we're trying hard to make it practical to keep something> practical practical, with passion, innovation, genuine care, and a> dose of insanity.> > A little bit of support to us goes a lot further than a little support> to them not just in terms of how it is used, but also how it is> appreciated, I guarantee it.> > Jim> > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Michael Snow <mwsnow@gmail.com> wrote:> > I agree that it is another choice, but what makes it better?> > Polyurethane tends to be stiffer and transmit vibration/noise to the> > chassis better than plain old rubber.
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