Date:         Tue, 17 Nov 1998 22:37:37 EST
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From:         Sam Bateman <SBate82659@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Good Experiences With The Bus Depot (was Bad Experience  (rant))
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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Vanagoneers;

I have read with interest the postings about bad experiences with The Bus
Depot.
What I find most interesting is that I have had no problems dealing with them
and I tend to bring out the worst in vendors - especially on the phone!
By a quick talley of the receipts from TBD in the Vanagon file, it appears
that Ron and company have saved me about $1000.00 over dealer prices over the
past year.
There is something to be said for this that Sammy can't ignore.

I dabble in a lot of mechanical projects from VW's to British Cars to
motorcycles to garden tractors and, by so doing, get a chance to deal with
many, varied hawkers of parts.
I can truthfully say that Ron and TBD have been one of the best of that lot to
promptly satisfy my order.
When I factor in the cost savings, they hop right to the top of the list.

I can also truthfully say that had I not discovered TBD I would have long-ago
gotten rid of my Vanagon.
There's just no way I could cost-justify maintaining and reconditioning it
having to pay VW dealer prices for parts.
For this I sincerly thank Ron.

Obviously, I can only speak from personal experiences but I would have no
trouble recommending TBD to anyone in need of Vanagon parts.
I don't know for sure, but strongly suspect, that I'm not the only one of
their customers that feels this way.

So there - you have 1 Sammy's GOOD experiences with this outfit.

Sam Bateman
Fork Union, VA
'87 Vanagon GL