In a message dated 18/09/2009 12:04:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        Exactly,  Just for a  fact you may not know.  I have in my SMALL
one man band operation here  in Almonte about $50,000 of inventory directly
related to Vanagons.   Why do I do such a crazy thing ?  Good question eh ?
Because I'm a  little bizarre to be sure, and ta da, my customers know they
can bring their van  here and it won't sit here waiting for parts while the
short summer they get to  use it in dwindles by.   AND, ta da, I don't' have
a yard full of  Vanagons sitting around waiting for parts to show up.  BUT,
I bet I could  invest that $50,000 elsewhere and make a better return, well,
maybe not these  days !   Maybe, just maybe Vanagon parts are the NEW good
investment  !    Man, who started this thread anyways ?

>>>>>A garage can easily have many thousands  of
dollars tied up in parts, waiting for customers to pay and these  invested
funds should net a profit. If they don't then he really is not  passing
parts
on at cost, he is absorbing a loss generated by keeping this  money tied up
at no return week after week.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
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Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
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