Colin and listees:  I bought a set from Auto Zone that had"made in Germany"
stamped on them ,paid about $22 ea. for them and that was 3 years ago and no
problems since.  One out of ten times, local can be better.

DM&FS
-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Carmichael <colincarmichael@yahoo.com>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, September 15, 2000 11:19 AM
Subject: Problems with THE BUS DEPOT - Rear Hatch Struts

>Hello List.  I bought a set of the "Heavy Duty" Rear
>Hatch Struts from The Bus Depot back in July.  Had
>them on my 91 GL for a few weeks (initially working
>very well) and then they started to fail.  The rear
>hatch would fall to halfway.  I called the Bus Depot
>and they sent another set.  Put them on right away and
>they worked great for about three weeks.  Today, the
>rear hatch struts have failed again.
>
>Has anyone else had problems with these?  I called The
>Bus Depot today and the are refusing to take them
>back.  What a waste of $50.  The guy at their customer
>service desk was claiming my door might have added
>weight.  Not the case - no bike rack or anything.
>
>Interested in your comments.
>
>Thanks
>Colin Carmichael
>Tulsa, OK
>
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