Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:27:52 EDT
Reply-To: RAlanen@AOL.COM
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From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Cheapest Vanagon gas tank on the planet?
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In a message dated 19/09/2009 6:21:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
Well, I went and looked at that site and the pics sure look like
the SAME tanks I've been getting in here from CIP and Dominion via the
Quebec company, SPECTRA International, who claims the make ALL their own tanks,
BS, when the tank came here with "Made In Tiwan" on the same box as I got
from CIP and I call the guy and he says "Well 5% of our tanks we get off
shore" Yea, right, he was too proud to tell me that when I called the FIRST
time ! I'll bet these $68 tanks are made in Taiwan same as all the others
I have seen. So......what's the deal ? Somebody down there in the USA
better order up one of these and find out what the story is. Maybe seconds
from the Taiwan company. As far as I have been able to determine all the
tanks I have found are coming from the Taiwan source. I'm waiting for Ron,
Ken, Van-Cafe or Go Westy to comment on this.
>>>>I happened across this auto parts place on the web today, with Vanagon
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> tanks for $65.43 and $68.88, with $25 shipping to CT. It's a little odd
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> they are listed for '80-'81 and '90-'92. I would assume that they are
> supposed to be the two different filler hole sizes, but that's not the
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ght
> year for the change. Also don't know about outlet size, but that
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> is a low price.
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> Given that one of the list vendors says that all Vanagon gas tanks are
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> by only a few manufacturers, I would imagine that these would be on par
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> others from other sources. Anyone ever order one of these? How do they
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> it so cheap?
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http://www.genesisautoparts.com/gas_fuel_tank-volkswagen-vanagon.htm<<<<<<<<
Cheers,
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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