Great idea Matthew. If we all "encourage" him maybe he'll get his conscience
back.

Peace - donna
'84 Westy (Pepe)

PS Right on the Suburban Sprawl issue!

Matthew Bulley wrote:

> 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.
> Find out more at http://www.cnu.org
>
> -----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