Andrew Grebneff wrote:

> Tried to price parts at my local VW dealer. Though Vanagons were never sold
> in New Zealand the dealer has a parts CD, but cannot locate parts unless a
> chassis # is provided.
>
> This means if I want to check the price locally against the US price, say
> of a 1987 tachometer, I cannot do it, because they have no way of finding
> the correct entry without a 1987 chassis #, which of course I don't have.
>
> Anyone know of a way around this? Is the dealer just being lazy? The Subaru
> agent has told me the same thing.

I have never heard of this, the local dealer sure doesn't need this, but you
can borrow mine if you want to. I can just move a number or two, will they ever
know? I doubt that!

PerL
87 Syncro 112i