> From vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu Mon Aug 8 09:15:12 1994 > X-Host-Id: guava > Reply-To: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu > Originator: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu > Sender: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu > From: macklow@sybase.com (Jim Macklow) > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: Re: Alloy Wheels > X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas > X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL0] > Content-Length: 711 > X-Lines: 19 > > > > > I'd like to get a set of alloy wheels for my '87 Syncro. Called the nearest > > dealership and was quoted a price of nearly $400 a wheel. > > > > Needless to say, I ain't buying them. > > > > 2. Does anybody know of third party sources for these wheels? > > > There is a used Westy/Vanagon broker in San Rafael, CA - Hoch Motors - he is a bit pricey, but has pretty extensive connetions in the West for rounding up Westy/Vanagons for resale. He usually offers a 12 month/12k mile warranty on vehicles - his premium over general used market seems to be 20% or so. Anyway, he has offered a set of 4 alloys with tires (Michelin?) for $1000.00 - not terribly bad - $300 worth of tires and $700 of alloys? Well, this is still pricey, but far better than the dealer. Of course, I still have the lovely, grey plastic wheelcovers on Cassie.....
Steve Steve Wall (wall@mcm.com) Mellon Capital Management Corporation San Francisco, CA
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