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Subject:Re: New Toys in Town!
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:56:05 -0800

Too bad about the dent Jeff, that's a really nice van!  And its red!  :)

On Feb 13, 2008 4:39 PM, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well... it's a good, and bad day.
>
> Two new deliveries from Germany have arrived here at the shop.  That's the
> good news.  The bad news is that the shipper put a nice dent in one of
> them.
> Now starts the claims game.  I'm sure there will be the requisite finger
> pointing, followed by lots of documentation proving condition and repair
> costs, next comes the negotiation, and finally, the settlement that will
> undoubtably be less than fair.  Ah crap!
>
> Anyhoo, the good news is that they are here: an '88 Syncro Westy Hightop,
> and an '81 Iltis!
>
> If you're interested, there are some pics here:
>
> Joker pics:
>
> http://www.autostadtwest.com/cars/WestySyncroJoker/joker.html
>
>
> I took this picture of the damage at the harbor:
>
> http://www.autostadtwest.com/cars/WestySyncroJoker/dent.jpg
>
>
>
> ILTIS pics:
>
> http://www.autostadtwest.com/cars/Iltis/Iltis.html
>
>
> Another Doka Syncro should arrive two weeks from now as well.  Hopefully,
> they can drive that one on and off the boat without hitting anything!
> Fargin Bastages!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
> www.vanagonparts.com
> www.autostadtwest.com
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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Crescent Beach, BC
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