> Where do these new oil pans come from?   What do they cost?  I've got the
> original with the bolt-shaft-plugging-hole design.  I didn't know there was
> an alternative.

        Well, they're manufactured by Eurospec for VWoA. So
if you have a eurospec account you can get them slightly
cheaper than you might thru VWoA. I don't have the part number
in front of me right now but the dealer has it in the EKTA...

dave