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Subject:Re: Breather hose ripoff !!!!
From:R. Hotchkiss
Date:Sat, 31 May 2003 08:10:27 -0400

Gee, I just went to my FLAPS and got 3/4 inch hose .  I think it cost me
$1.50.

Hotch
86 Vanagon GL
89 Jetta GL
Philly
Richard Hotchkiss
http://www.hotstrings-inc.com

> From: George Wietor <George.Wietor@SPECTRUM-HEALTH.ORG>
> Reply-To: George.Wietor@SPECTRUM-HEALTH.ORG
> Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 07:43:16 -0400
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Breather hose ripoff !!!!
>
> FWIW, I received my breather hose promptly. It was well packed and the
> parcel was very legibly addressed. I would participate in a group purchase
> with Mr Hathaway again.
> Remember, turkey is a good source of tryptophan. George
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Sato [mailto:edsato@JUNO.COM]
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 3:30 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Breather hose ripoff !!!!
>
>
> Hello Vanagon listers
> I was wondering if anyone remembers a turkey named Jon Hathaway asking
> for people who wanted to buy a section of breather hose for their van
> motors.
>
> I just ordered 5 meters of the 18.5mm breather hose (goes between
> the
> oil breather stack and the accordion tube on the AFM/throttle
> body).
> My buddy wants half, but I'm still going to have 8X what I
> actually
> need...
> Does anyone need to replace this hose made of Unobtainium?
> According to EKTA I'll only need 190 mm (about 7.5 inches).
> I should have 6-7 extra sections....
> Who needs a section?  $6 a pop includes shipping (except to
> foreign
> locations)
> JonR
> NH area LiMBO rep
>
> Well beware of this ahole because after two months of shim telling me
> that the hose was sent twice and my check is on the way back, I came to
> realize that this so called LIMBO area rep or should it be area rip is
> nothing but BS. I just was wondering if anyone out there also got taken
> by this scammer. Sorry to the rest of you HONEST vangon loving people but
> I just had to let everyone know and be weary of a snake on the list.
> Aloha, Ed Sato
>