i forgot about the exchange rate.  i'm sure that's it, though conspiracy theories are more fun.

aaron
'87 syncro gl

-----Original Message-----
From: jimt [mailto:camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO] 
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 2:15 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: high-dollar pipes

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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