Been reading about the dealer =
ripoff-high prices
and the compsarison to Jaguar. I read with interest the post about =
the $20
Jag key. Not knowing what model Jag that fit, it COULD be a =
bargain!
As a list vendor, I do a lot of VW locksmithing, but do quite a bit of =
British
cars, also. If the Jag key is the round Tibbe key, $20 is =
cheap. If
it is any of the conventional flat keys, Yeah, I do 'em; all the =
time.
Just like all the VW's. There are some VW keys that I have to get =
over $5
for, too. I gotta agree, though, Jag parts prices make VW look =
woefully
cheap. Just sold a Jag trunk lock to a guy for =
$212...discounted. No
VW lock in current production is anywhere near that. I have to =
agree...the
Vanagons aren't really that expensive to repair (that was easy to say =
after just
putting a new long block and auto tranny in my '84 Westy!) Keep =
the
Vanagon's going, everybody, as there's nothing else like =
'em.
Steve Sandlin