Hey!  If you're making the big bucks I want some.  I haven't done anything
to earn them but that doesn't stop the government from getting some so I
thought I'd ask.

Mike
Wish I had a syncro, until I see the maintenance costs.

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Schwenk <sxs@concentric.net>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 11:20 AM
Subject: SYNCRO.ORG a Non-Profit?

> A recent e-mail from David Marshall at Fastforward at
> least implied that SYNCRO.ORG was disingenuously
> passing itself off as a non-profit entity and thus was
> somehow deceiving people.
>
> SYNCRO.ORG does not claim anywhere on the site to be
> non-profit, nor does it pretend to be.  However, it's
> primary mission clearly is not to generate "profits."
> And no one can seriously or credibly claim that it is.
> The site is a work of love for syncros and seeks to
> help preserve the fleet!, link the owners, provide
> technical resources and even entertainment.
>
> Currently, there are only three products that are sold
> through the site.  Custom springs, syncro shocks, and
> an e-mail link to Derek Drew for info on getting a VC
> from him.  Two years ago, none of these products were
> available anywhere in the US (except the dealer VCs at
> $2000 or something absurd).  It is entirely consistent
> with the mission of SYNCRO.ORG to offer such
> valuable/vital parts at low prices to syncro owners.
> They help preserve the fleet, they make syncros perform
> better and more fun, and they are not easy to find
> elsewhere.
>
> More parts/accessories are going to be added to the
> "Parts" page, but only to the extent consistent with
> the over-all mission of SYNCRO.ORG, and only as an
> adjunct to the site.  It's primary mission and format
> will remain unchanged.  Besides, doesn't NPR sell
> coffee mugs and other products to pay its
> staff/operating costs so it can broadcast its content?
> They even have some commercials now.  And they're still
> a non-profit.  Would you rather have cheap VCs and
> custom springs, or coffee mugs?
>
> steve
>
>
> There are only 3 pages out of the scores of pages and
> hundreds of links that make up syncro.org that are
> "commercial."  The "Parts" page, the "OME" page and the
> "Coil Spring" page.
>