Seems like a "dis-service" to the majority of the vanagon community who
could likely purchase lots and lots of stuff if the prices were not
monopolized by only one distributor.

Doug

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: Longer range gas tank?

> BenT,
>
> There is only one official Winkler dealer in the USA.  Vanagon Projekt
over
> in Livermore.  Funny thing is that he mostly imports Winkler's Audi stuff.
>
> I had an in-depth conversion with Herr Winkler last time I was in Germany
> about importing his T3 items into the USA.  He informed me that he was
> unable to sell to anyone in the USA due to his agreement with the Vanagon
> Projekt.  Apparently, the guy at Vanagon Projekt is a long time friend and
> they've been doing business for over 20 years.
>
> I did figure out a way to order Winkler items without compromising his
> exclusive deal but have yet to place any significant orders.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
> www.vanagonparts.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of BenT
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 4:18 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Longer range gas tank?
>
>
> Brien,
>
> IIRC Winkler, a German company (aka Das Kraftwerk) still makes the
> larger tank. Pricey though. They knocked-off lots of Oettinger parts
> for the T3 (aka Vanagon).
>
> Check listee Ken Wilford's site at vanagain.com. He is a Winkler dealer.
>
> BenT
> http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html
>
>
> On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:13:56 -0400, Brien K Dews <briendews@charter.net>
> wrote:
> > With all this gas tank talk...is there a larger after market gas tank
for
> > the Vanagon? Looking to increase my distance between fillups on longer
> > trips.
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Brien K Dews CC
> > www.busesbythebeach.com
> > (84' Westy)
> > www.allgoodtime.com
> > 616-863-8463