Volks,

it seems that there is a lot of interest in this, and myself included.  I
would like to give back to the list and offer to try to find the best
possible price on these units and have a group purchase....I am sure we
could get a good price (preliminary calls for one is around $250) but it
would not be a shocker to get at least $50 off if we bought in bulk.

Here is what i have in mind.  I would try to get seller to drop
ship...........Paypal my account and then i pay the seller...........Just
brainstorming at this point.

Please pmail off list to let  me know your interest and price you have in
mind.................so i have some negotiating point with the seller.
Adam P
81  Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
75 Campmobile "for sale'
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maynard Southard" <echomhs@GIS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control

> Frank:
> The remaining neurons seem to be working pretty darn well!  Thanks for the
> detailed information.
> Maynard
>
> On Friday, June 28, 2002 12:01 AM, FrankGRUN@aol.com
[SMTP:FrankGRUN@aol.com]
> wrote:
> > Gentlemen and Ladies too,
> >
> > In my search for the Rostra Ultracruise II Cruise Control, I first went
to
> > USI Wholesale Distributing, 3746 Comer Ave., Riverside, CA 92507. Their
phone
> >
> > number used to be 1-800-854-4798. The email is/was usimail@earthlink.net
the
> > last time I contacted them. I asked for a list of places that carried
the
> > unit (got a list of about 10) then called and price-shopped. When the
smoke
> > cleared, I got the unit from Auto Air and More in Las Vegas. Their
address:
> >
> > Auto Air & More
> > ( Parts & Service)
> > Las Vegas, NV
> >
> > 4295 W. Tropicana Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89103
> > Toll Free: (888) 658-3423
> > Voice: (702) 362-2722
> > Fax: (702) 362-9694
> > info@autoairandmore.com
> >
> > The web page for the unit that I got (Universal kit - PACC002) is:
> >
> >
http://www.autoairandmore.com/aam/products/parts_and_accessories/aampabbde
> tail
> > .asp?Brand=Rostra&Submit=Select&PartCode=PACC002
> >
> > Just checked it and it works! How's that for memory recall on the part
of a
> > fossilized elder?
> >
> > Can't help you on the price I paid. I think I lost a set of those
particular
> > neurons during my recent heart operation (mini-roto-rooter - no  sabre
saw!).
> >
> > I'm sure that I paid more than $100, less than $200 and close to 35% off
the
> > prevailing retail. You can connect to the Hall sender at the back of the
> > speedo (need the Hall pickup from a Golf/Jetta instrument cluster). But
it
> > needs to be amplified. I used an ignition amp from a SAAB 900T. You can
also
> > use their magnet drive kit. Still other options with some imagination.
> >
> > I wired up things to the Vanagon cruise control turn signal switch.
Looks
> > clean.
> >
> > Of course, at the same time, I got the MFA switches from a Jetta GLi and
the
> > multifunction analyzer (MFA) from the Jetta instrument cluster (includes
> > clock, mpg meter, oil temp, etc.) and modified the Vanagon clock unit to
take
> >
> > the MFA. Jetta/GTi switch gear (cruise control and MFA) stalks fit just
fine.
> >
> > Frank Grunthaner
>