On the subject of the Michigan-VW-Recycler-Most-Despised, does anyone have
an e-mail address/URL for Parts Place. Long ago I threw away the unreadable
rag they sent me in lieu of a catalog. I'd like to encourage Jack Finn to
do the right thing...

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
Mount Olive, NC USA
877.658.1278 Tollfree
www.bulley-hewlett.com

My Agenda: Stop Suburban Sprawl.
My Methods: Revitalize older, highly-dense, urban towns. Champion
mass/rapid transit and fast Internet service to these towns. Demand
replacement of archaic, "separationist" zoning laws with neo-traditional
dense/mixed use zoning.
The Result: All Americans obtain superior living opportunities; sprawl is
restrained; and dense, beautiful, interlinked towns become our children's
inheritance.
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-----Original Message-----
From:   Melissa Hohauser-Thatcher [SMTP:Vwvangrrl@aol.com]
Sent:   Monday, July 24, 2000 10:29 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Just some food for thought

This was going to be a letter of farewell, but I found out today it is also
a
letter of warning?
My '90 has been sitting in my driveway since February needing a head job
and
a couple of other inconsequential repairs that basically made it a lawn
ornament.  I recently decided that I could not attempt the head job alone
and
couldn't afford it so I called PARTS PLACE, INC in Auburn Hills, MI to see
what they might be able to do for me.  They hauled it and I followed 24
hours
later to find out what they could give me.  I know this place from a friend
with a Vdub shop on the other side of the state.  $200 and some tears later
I
departed.
Today I received a phone call from the man who I dealt with - JACK FINN -
who
owns the PARTS PLACE, INC and he gave me the third degree -
When someone buys something and the condition of that thing is different
than
originally thought - it's still a deal right?  He goes on with this line of
question for about three minutes and then tells me that my van was fine -
the
engine problems were "inconsequential" and they've fixed it up and had it
for
sale at PARTS PLACE, INC for $3500.  He asked If I wanted to buy it back
from
him for that price.
Well, there's the story - take from it what you will.  I will continue to
search for the van that is mine - in the meantime I'll keep the name
vwvangrrl@aol.com if anyone wants to write.
I hope this story makes you think before you sell - or to whom you sell -
or
to whom you trust your van for mechanical info.  And maybe you could find
someone else to deal with if you're already dealing with PARTS PLACE, INC
in
Auburn Hills, MI.
I sure feel screwed - although I always thought that rollergirl (the van)
and
screwing would come together in a much different way!
Thanks for all of the help and interesting info.
melissa