Date:         Sat, 10 Oct 2015 14:57:13 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: 10/09/2015 How to clean up and return that new, never-needed,
              starter for a full refund?
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>> I need to return the new starter that was installed....
>> the clerk said I would not be able to return it if installed...
>> There is a 1 1/2 " oil smear and general grime ...
>> How would YOU clean it back to apparent
>> "newness" and return it for the $125 refund?

> The rules are simple - you can't return the starter for a refund if it's
been installed.
> Having been a reseller for years I can tell you that from their point of
view you are
> trying to steal $125 from them!  I suggest you keep it as a spare.


Tom is right. You are basically asking the list to help you figure out how
to defraud a retailer. And, if you succeed, you'll also be sticking it to
the next Vanagon owner who will have paid full price for a new starter but
received a cleaned-up used one.

Ron Salmon
The Bus Depot, Inc.
www.busdepot.com