Date:         Wed, 9 Jun 1999 22:59:38 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Hamm <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Hamm <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>
Subject:      Re: Parts availability
Comments: To: Randy Bergum <organslave@EARTHLINK.NET>
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Randy Bergum wrote:
>
>     Does everyone else have this problem with parts houses, and what
> happened to the fine dealer network that Volkswagen had for their
> beetles?
>     I've been down for 1.5 weeks now waiting on parts, and am getting
> sick and tired (uttered in the tone of a ranting parent) of the hassles.
>
> Suggestions/the part/grenades welcome.
>
Randy,
Try patronizing our fine list vendors. They don't have everything, but
they have a lot. They are in business precisely because of the problems
you have encountered with dealers. I once priced a heater valve for a
Rabbit at our FULVWD, $38 and change. Drove 30 blocks up the street to a
foreign parts house and bought the SAME IDENTICAL part, VW/Audi logo and
all, $6.95. I've been know to sell a car rather than buy a dealer-only
part.
Larry