The closest thing that VW has is probably the Syncro gas cap.  A new gas cap
from the dealer plus re-keying (thanks Steve) cost me the grand total of
$65.  I was thinking many times "I must be crazy spending this money on a
gas cap..."

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Sandlin [mailto:ssandlin@LCC.NET]
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 4:17 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: dealer ripoffs

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
www.steveslockshop.com
'84 Wolfsburg Westy
'79 Transporter
"00 New Beetle

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