Hi
I'm not normally one to complain =
but I saw
something today that really made my blood boil.
I was surfing through the busdepot =
catalogue,
and what a fine service you all have over there I must say, and I =
came
across something which I am having trouble finding here
"Hubcap Set of 4, Heavy-Duty =
Genuine VW,
Stock on 80-up Euro Vanagon, fits 71-92, Painted Silver" =
$US29.95.
I rang VW in Sydney a couple of =
months ago to
enquire of the price for these items (not the chrome ones) and they =
wanted
$AU80.00 each for them. That's $AU320.00 ($US206.00) for a set of =
painted
hubcaps that VW have been pressing out since the 70's.
Then I remembered the time I rang =
them for an
engine criossmember. $AU680.00 ($US440.00) for a piece of bent =
steel. (I had
mine beaten back and refitted for $40.00)
Then the time I asked about a rear =
bumper
$AU380.00 ($US245.00) which I ended up getting from an independent =
importer
of VW parts, new and painted for $170.00 ($US113.00)
Now I ask myself. After the price I =
got on the
hubcaps, why did I even bother ringing them about the rest. I can =
only think
that they must only get an order when someone is doing an insurance =
job. No
wonder our premiums are so high
Dom