Dave M wrote:

> Incidentally one of the VW hoses that I recently bought was marked
"Avon,
> England", so everything that goes into a VW is not German.

Very true, check this one out:  One of the bigger shockers I've noticed
on several VWs of 80's vintage is the a/c condensor (the a/c 'radiator'
that sits in front of the regular radiator) on my Vanagon and both my
Quantums were made in Japan!!  Isn't there a law against that?  Perhaps
even a law of nature??

Damian