As film director Spike Lee is reputed to have said, "If you don't like my
movies, make your own."

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

On 9/23/2007 3:12 PM Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:

> When you actually know that their 695 unit only costs them say 150 bucks,
> and it's excessive mark up, fine, then you can call it a 'rip off' .
> Like is a 150,000 dollar new Mercedes Benz a 'rip off' just because it's
> expensive ?
> I make and sell parts sometimes......so I have an idea what goes into
> pricing something.
> Usually you have to make it high enough to be worth doing, but not so high
> people won't buy it.
> I doubt gowesty  ( though they seem a little expensive in general ) is
> 'making a killing' or badly overcharging on these.
> And you know the old law of supply and demand - if they price is too high
> and the demand low, people don't buy.  You get to cast your vote by not
> buying.
>
> Accusing something of being a 'rip off' because it costs more than you want
> to pay - common man.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> tinker man
> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 2:23 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Replacement AFM technology
>
> Yep, it seems like we Vanagon addicts are ideal rip-off targets...
> :-)
>
> On 9/23/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Yeah and only $700!!
>>
>> To eliminate another "shortcoming" of the WBX motor.
>>
>> Starting to make a conversion look less expensive still.   :)
>>
>> On 9/23/07, Paul Guzyk <paullist@guzyk.com> wrote:
>>> What about this solution?  has anyone tried it?
>>>
>>> http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=804
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>
>