At 02:34 10/7/2000, Bill Davidson wrote:

>Then, the VW remanufactured engine is not only not a new engine; it may not
>be any better than a rebuilt engine.... except that I guess it would have a
>nation wide VW Dealer Warranty to stand behind it?
>So perhaps it cost more because VW parts always cost more and the
>warranty???

I think what happens it that it's fraud to call something "rebuilt/reman"
if it doesn't meet those minimum specs -- but you're perfectly free to do
as much more to it as you want.  But you can't complain when the guy down
the street who's only barely meeting the minimum calls his "reman" too...

david
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