Shame on you Bruce ---- like any other red-blooded Canadian male you
should have gone first to Canadian Tire --- they not only have the yellow
top, but if you watch the sale flyers it comes on sale for $179 about once
a year........... :-)

Cheers,
Doug

Bruce Ralphs <bar@ISLANDNET.COM>
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05/23/2003 03:20 AM
Please respond to Bruce Ralphs

        To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
        cc:
        Subject:        Optima Yellow Top 34/78 Battery found in Canada!

Well Gang, maybe this will help some:  Doing the Auxillary Battery
Dance thing this weekend.

I have spent the last few days trying to find a supplier for Optima
Battery up here and called our local Interstate and was quoted a 'firm'
$299.99!  HOLY SMOKES!  ~$220 US!  Looking at shipping something up
from the US and paying for shipping/customs etc..., 'bout $180 US I
figured...better by about $70 after taxes than Interstate.  But my
'instant gratification' switch was on so Interstate it would be
tomorrow...

I went to Costco tonight to pick up some BULK party junk for a big
reunion we have this weekend...and walking by the battery shelves there
were 3 Yellow-topped batteries...34/78 model....I could not believe it!
  $199.99 Can, about $145 US.  And I have it and can install it this
weekend!

Thought I would pass this on.  I know Costco is a swear-word for many
(I own a small business) but what a blessing to find this thing sitting
there!

Cheers, bruce

'85 Westy
'02 Snap Beetle
Victoria, BC, Canada, truly a Westy ;-)