ken.. if you need any paid in dollars parts runners lemme know :D ...
I'm good at that sort of thing ;)

Sudhir.

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 22:35:38 -0500, 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
> >
> >
> >
>