FWIW, I would certainly have no qualms about selling/sending things to
you ... if only I had what you need.  I'm honestly surprised that you
haven't had better luck in that regard.

Mike
Houlton, Maine

Andrew Grebneff wrote:
> Well, I've gotten to the stage where I am considering loading all the
> parts I have bought for my van (993 brakes, 2 SVX engines, G50/50
> trans, electric window etc kits, Raintronic wipers, adaptor axles
> etc) and tow it to the crusher. Don't know if I can be bothered to
> pull the trans to try to sell. None of the other (never-installed)
> parts will be salable here.
>
> Why? I am totally disillusioned with the T3 community. Of the 3
> members (all from TheSamba) who offered the parts I require to get
> the van legal, one took my deposit and ran:
>
> Weiler, Stephen
> 3828 New Sharon Church Rd
> Hillsborough, NC 27278
>  919-732-0876
> ... who has a business (mechanical?) in a nearby town
>
> The other two offered parts but didn't answer my request for prices
> and location.
>
> NOBODY on the Vanagon.com list can be bothered to sell to someone
> overseas. Thanks, friends.
>
> As things are, thr bus will take up room in my driveway and rust. I
> am not preopared to spend the thousands of dollars it is necessary to
> spend to have rust removed (rust "treatment" is only a delaying
> tactic; rusty metal must be REMOVED, and how do you do this in
> corner-junctions in complex structural areas?).
>