Date:         Tue, 19 Oct 1999 04:30:11 GMT
Reply-To:     Herb Smith <herbs@MAIL.WEST.NET>
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From:         Herb Smith <herbs@MAIL.WEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Eurospec
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On Tue, 19 Oct 1999 03:50:59 GMT, you wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Oct 1999 08:00:05 -0700, gholst@RAMBUS.COM   wrote:
>
>>EMZ wrote:
>>>
>>>    Any reason why?......
>>>
>>>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>>>             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>>>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>>>
>>> On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, Grant Holst wrote:
>>>
>>> > I just got off the phone with Ken at
>>> > Overland parts, the company that WAS
>>> > doing the Eurospec program. He says
>>> > The Eurospec program is no more. He
>>> > will still honor the warranty though.
>>> >
>>> > No more technical help either. The technician
>>> > no longer works for Overland parts anymore.
>>> > Looks like we're on our own now.
>>> >
>>> > Grant
>>> >
>>
>>Overland didn't give any reason why, although I didn't
>>ask either. I suspect not enough sales.
>>
>>Grant
>
>Some information I picked up when I was traveling through No. Cal and
>I stopped at a VW dealer:  The dealer said that Eurospec didn't seem
>interested in making product improvements, read that improving items
>necessary to improve the longevity of their conversion.  So this
>dealer wasn't doing solicitation for conversion business.  If it came
>to them they would do it, but otherwise they weren't marketing the
>product.  Just too many hassles.
>
>Herb 

In my previous post the reference to "improve the longevity" was not
meant to imply the conversion was fraught with reliability problems.
It was meant to state the nuances which detracted from total buyer
satisfaction should be worked out.  Hence the willingness of the
independent VW dealer to do a conversion for someone who wanted it and
was willing to put up with any shortcomings.

Herb