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Vw hurting as well

On 12/5/04 8:35 PM, "Ken Wilford" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

> Yes I have especially noticed this with VW dealer only parts.  I had a
> jump of 40% in the cost of parts from VW in September.  Everyone that
> used to complain about the cost of coolant hoses, etc. should have
> bought them last year because the price of most of them just went up 40%
> and I am sure it is the weak dollar thing plus normal price increase
> from VW combined.  I got pretty beat up on prices until I got a new
> dealer price book.  I am used to 10-20% increases every six months or so
> but this was a jump in a large number of parts and I sold several
> expensive parts for less than what I paid for them (I felt I had to
> stick by my original price quote or published web prices).
> 
> One part in particular I have noticed has seriously jumped in price is
> the Vanagon rear heater core.  I still have these for $70 but this price
> will only last as long as the current stock I have.  The new price for
> the rear heater core will be around $149.  If you need a rear heater
> core, now would be a good time to get one.  Just FYI.
> 
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
> 
> The Bus Depot wrote:
> 
>> This has been a recent thread on the Type2 list.  I thought I'd post the
>> "condensed version" of it here because it applies equally to Vanagon parts.
>> See below.
>> 
>> - Ron Salmon
>>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>>  www.busdepot.com
>>  (215)  234-VWVW
>> 
>> _____________________________________________
>> Toll-Free for Orders by PART # :  1-866-BUS-DEPOT
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Hineline
>> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:29 AM
>> To: Type 2 List
>> Subject: [T2] Bus parts and exchange rates
>> 
>> 
>> I took it upon myself to resend the following, because many listees are
>> doubtless deleting messages with the WR1 subject heading:
>> 
>> Ron from Bus Depot wrote:
>> 
>> "The fall of the dollar also has a lot to do with it. Everything
>> imported is skyrocketing in price because the dollar is dropping to new
>> lows every day. Most indications are that this will only get worse over
>> the near future. If you need any imported parts (and most VW parts are,
>> of course, imported), I _strongly_ advise you to stock up now, because
>> huge price increases, industry wide, are almost a certainty. This is
>> not a come-on but an honest assessment of the current market.
>> Everything I'm reordering is costing me 10-25% more because of the
>> dollar's fall, and every other importer's seeing the same thing. Prices
>> on many parts are going to skyrocket."
>> 
>> And Richard Atwell concurred:
>> 
>> "This is good advice. I deal with CDN currency conversions all the time
>> and it really hurts right now. Right after the election it just went
>> zoom."
>> 
>> Mark Hineline
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 

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