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Date:         Thu, 24 May 2012 21:14:08 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Turnkey Proposal Rocky Mountain Westy
Comments: To: Daryl Christensen <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
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One man's turnkey is another man's turkey. mcneely

---- Daryl Christensen <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM> wrote: > In my mind, turnkey is an engine with mounts, accessories, wiring harness > and whatever else is needed on a pallet that YOU can install easily...That > is what the original Bostig's were. > Same can be said with the RMW setup..All shipped with the eng, harness, etc > so it can be easily bolted in place rather than having to source all the > parts and bits yourself. Install not included, but a rebuilt 2.2 is a > definite plus for a 12 or 15 yr old motor and raises the price by a fair > amount I think > > Daryl of AA Transaxle > 425-788-4070 > "On the cutting edge of Old technology" > 86 Syncro Westy w/Turbo Zetec in the trunk > 90 Doka Tristar w/2.5 Subie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Ben T > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:18 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Turnkey Proposal Rocky Mountain Westy > > On May 24, 2012, at 4:42 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: > > > 80 hours at $80/hr (usual for shops in this part of the world) is $6400. > so your "turnkey" would have been $13.4K to be really turnkey. > > > > Hmmm...... . > > > > mcneely > > My point exactly. Call it what it is. I'm this application, Jon's $12K Subie > "turnkey" vs. Harry's (approx.) $13.4K Zetec "turnkey". McIntosh Apples vs. > Red Delicious Apples. Not apples vs. oranges or apples vs. apple sauce. > > > BenT

-- David McNeely


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