I don't recall if those winkler tanks were designed in such a fashion
that they could be used in a Syncro. Anybody got any ideas?

On Sep 27, 2004, at 9:34 AM, Dart 330 wrote:

> Here is a link to the winkler 22 gallon tank.
>
> http://www.vanagonproject.com/prod04.htm
>
>
> Here is a message from Ken giving some info on the tank, it was $759
> in May
> of '02 and not getting any cheaper. Don't know if he still sells
> these....
>
> Nathan
>
>
> These tanks have to be TUV approved.  That means they undergo testing
> in
> Germany to be sure that they are going to meet or exceed crash test
> criteria, etc. for the particular vehicle.  It is expensive to go
> through
> this for a parts manufacturer so this cost is passed on to the
> customer.
> However the quality level is as high as a VW dealer tank.  These run
> around
> $500.  So you are getting a larger tank with the same level of quality
> as
> the original it is going to cost.  Also shipping these from Germany
> isn't
> cheap.  It is a good deal if you compare it to the German made dealer
> tanks.
> If you want to go the cheap way and buy the Taiwanese tanks for next to
> nothing, remember, you get what you pay for.  Just FYI.  I don't sell
> these
> a lot, they are not a big money maker for me, however they are a good
> product and I think the price is not out of this world for what you are
> getting.