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Date:         Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:55:49 -0800
Reply-To:     M'obeechi <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         M'obeechi <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tiico Out of business!!
Comments: To: kenwilfy@comcast.net
In-Reply-To:  <494123FA.7000700@comcast.net>
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Ouch. So you got your Rhein Wheels from Tiico then? What about the neighboring countries? Dealer has to just an added layer. But not everyone who sells is a dealer... maybe... Don't they have internet based business over there? There must be someone who lives there who might need to some extra cash flow for their business...

From: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> To: M'obeechi <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM> Subject: Re: Tiico Out of business!!

> I tried to deal with South Africa directly about 8 years ago. It is > about as fun as Chinese water torture. The people are so friendly and > nice but they are slower than an ice flow in the middle of January. It > took me two months of calling back and forth, and even getting documents > with part numbers and exploded views of parts for the VW parts > department guy to have the heart to tell me that they couldn't sell to > me directly that I would have to go through a local dealer. Right now, > because the Vanagon was discontinued, they don't have all of the excess > parts to sell like they used to. They have to keep parts on hand for > all of the "Caravelles" that are still in SA and they don't seem to want > to come off of any stuff to sell outside the country. I think the folks > that actually get things from over there must either go over and buy it > from a dealer they know or have a local that does this for them. That > is just buying the parts, I don't even want to talk about getting them > shipped over here and then getting them through customs. What a nightmare! > > I am very sorry to hear about Tiico dissolving. I have known Peter ever > since he first started selling the conversion and I installed one of the > first ones. I wish him the best. > > Ken Wilford > John 3:16 > www.vanagain.com > > > M'obeechi wrote: > > Is this going to impact importation of Rhein Wheels et? I wonder what personal tragedy it was. Also, do Vanagon owners really pay attention to the economy? Seems like he could at least set up one of the Vanagon vendors with some of his SA contacts. > > > > From: Dave Yates <transparu@GMAIL.COM> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: Tiico Out of business!! > > > > > >> Being in Australia, I had never paid attention to Tiico, but this > >> seems like a great loss. > >> > >> When i looked them up, I cam across a product they used to sell: > >> rebuilt Vanagon automatic transmissions with the A2 (Golf/ Jetta) > >> final drive. > >> > >> Can anyone help me with information about this please? What was the > >> advantage/reason for this mod to the Vanagon automatic transmission? > >> What is involved in the conversion? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Dave > >> downunder > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > >> + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > >> + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > >> + in the body of the message. > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> > > > > ----- End Original Message ----- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > > + in the body of the message. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > >

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