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Subject:Re: Longer range gas tank?
From:jimt
Date:Mon, 27 Sep 2004 11:32:37 -0600

From what I was just doing under a couple of vans and where the  drive shaft
runs, I don�t think so.
jimt

On 9/27/04 9:14 AM, "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:

> 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.
> 
> 

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