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Subject:Re: Eurovan Stupidity---
From:Ben McCafferty
Date:Sat, 9 Mar 2002 07:42:09 -0800

So maybe the lists will be:  vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com,
microbus@gerry.vanagon.com, and vintageeurovan@type4.com?

Hmmm....
bmc  :)
VWs.  Love 'em all.
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
> Reply-To: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
> Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 09:32:53 -0600
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Eurovan Stupidity---
>
> Hey All,
>
> Just got off the phone with my buddy, at the local VW dealer--
>
> It seems as though a 96 Eurovan appeared for a brake job last Tuesday---
>
> It needs it all--rotor's, pads, caliper's, and some kind of sensor's---
>
> Well guess what--no caliper's--have to come from California, rotor's
> from some other warehouse, pads--none in the Chicago area, have to come
> from way out yonder, and the electronic sensor's from Germany--the
> Fatherland.
>
> The gentleman with the Eurovan won't see his ride until next week
> sometime.
>
> My friend is the parts manager, and is livid, as the customer is pissed,
> and climbing all over everybody at VW.
>
> Now here is the real joke-----
> If a dealer wants his allocation, or more of any given model of VW, they
> have to take---like a mandatory thing--7 Eurovan's per year----and they
> can't sell the toilet's, and now VW can't even supply the parts for the
> unpopular, over priced rat's----
>
> Yea, I need a Eurovan----so when I need parts,I can sit a week or
> two--or three----
>
> What a joke----
>
> Later,
>
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> Terry--
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