On 5/2/05 14:54, "Aaron Pearson" <Aaron.Pearson@GXT.COM> wrote:

> my mechanic just told me that the dealer wants $225 for the return
> plastic coolant pipe.  wtf???  vanagain.com has them for $214.  did
> prices just go up?  i swear i saw them for ~$150 a few weeks ago.  his
> theory is that vw is trying to force people to give up on the vanagon so
> they start buying eurovans, and the t5 that they will eventually bring
> to us.
> 
> aaron
> '87 syncro gl
> 
> 

Actually no on the reason for the price increases.  Almost everything I have
been getting from europe is up by about 25 to 50 percent.  Its called Bush
dollars.  Also they arent made in large batches and more and the material
those pipes are made from isnt cheap either.  1.28 to the euro now and the
pound is up at about 1.90.  There are people forecasting a 1.35 euro if the
US doesn�t make some changes soon.

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