Hmmm.  Seems this thread got hijacked several posts ago (no longer about
shifter bushings, is it?), and should have been retitled.  No, not bitching
at you; just a slightly quirky observation.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
|Jake de Villiers
|Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 8:12 AM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
|
|I agree with Jay.
|
|This is a support group for Vanagon owners that was started by Vanagon
|owners.  The fact that it's spawned a few Vanagon-specific vendors doesn't
|change that one bit.
|
|As far as I know Ken Wilford, Ron Salmon, Terry Kay  and Frank Condelli
|don't pay for the 'advertisements' they put up here in front of the captive
|audience and are lucky to have us.
|
|Van Cafe and GoWesty don't place ads here and they are more important to
|the
|average Vanagon owner.
|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------
|
|And as far as I know, the concept of a 'thread' is as a sequence of posting
|on the same topic so yeah, I like to read about the different offerings all
|in one place.
|
|YMMV
|
|Jake
|
|
|On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:59 AM, Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@gmail.com> wrote:
|
|> good point ken.
|>
|> but really guys is this list to support sellers or buyers? or is it to
|> support vanagons? maybe the vanagon owners?
|>
|> why is it hijacking to let someone know about a different item?
|> in fact the only hijacker here is the guy who started talking about
|> hijacking !!
|>
|> thats a $1 worth at least :)
|>
|>
|> On 27-Apr-10, at 5:35 AM, Ken Wilford wrote:
|>
|>  I really don't mind folks posting about Terry Ks aftermarket shifter
|>> bushings.  If you think they are better and you want to pony up extra
|>> money for them that that is up to you.  Mine are OE VW and the
|>> original
|>> ones lasted close to 20 years or even longer.  Not sure why this needs
|>> to be improved on, but that is your choice.  Did I mention that mine
|>> are
|>> cheaper?  :)
|>>
|>> Ken Wilford
|>> John 3:16
|>> www.vanagain.com
|>>
|>>
|>> John Rodgers wrote:
|>>
|>>> I'll go for that.
|>>>
|>>> John Rodgers
|>>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
|>>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
|>>> Chelsea, AL
|>>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
|>>>
|>>>
|>>> On 4/27/2010 4:35 AM, Michael Sullivan wrote:
|>>>
|>>>> I don't like the way that posts get hijacked on occassion.  Ken
|>>>> posted his
|>>>> parts as avail, then he gets undercut by another post. Not getting
|>>>> on
|>>>> anybody's back, but i see this all the time.  Someone posts and says
|>>>> "I got
|>>>> this for $$$".  Next thing, there's a reply that says "Hey, How
|>>>> about
|>>>> these
|>>>> for only $$?"  I say, start another post and son't pull the rug from
|>>>> under
|>>>> the original poster.  My .02 at 0430 :-)
|>>>> Michael in San Antonio
|>>>> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
|>>>> 73 Beetle
|>>>>
|>>>>
|>>>> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Jake de Villiers<
|>>>> crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>  wrote:
|>>>>
|>>>>
|>>>>  You say $19.00 in your post to the List and the site says $29.00 -
|>>>>> quite a
|>>>>> disparity!
|>>>>>
|>>>>> Which is the correct price?
|>>>>>
|>>>>> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Ken Wilford<kenwilfy@comcast.net>
|>>>>> wrote:
|>>>>>
|>>>>>
|>>>>>  Just wanted to drop the list a line to let you folks know that
|>>>>>> we just
|>>>>>> got some new OE VW shift shaft bushings in stock.  These are $19
|>>>>>> each.
|>>>>>> They have been NLA here in the US for several months now.  The
|>>>>>> ones we
|>>>>>> have are actual VW units and not aftermarket.  If you are
|>>>>>> interested you
|>>>>>> can order via our website.  The part number is 251711207D.  If
|>>>>>> your
|>>>>>> shifter is feeling vague or sloppy, this may be part of the
|>>>>>> reason.  The
|>>>>>> other parts we just got in are:
|>>>>>>
|>>>>>> 1. 251711176- Alloy Shifter guides under the front shifter in
|>>>>>> the 2wd
|>>>>>> Vanagon for $20
|>>>>>> 2. 251919051H- Syncro Gas tank Level Sender- $199
|>>>>>> 3. 251957809J- Syncro Speedometer Drive Cable- $125
|>>>>>> 4. 251609701D- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (left)- $75
|>>>>>> 5. 251609702- Syncro Rear Brake Cable (right)- $75
|>>>>>> 6. 094409181B- Syncro Speedometer Drive Gear- $199
|>>>>>>
|>>>>>> As time is going on, more and more No Longer Available VW parts
|>>>>>> are
|>>>>>> becoming remade by VW.  If there is a part that you can't find
|>>>>>> elsewhere, please pmail me and I will check to see if it has
|>>>>>> become
|>>>>>> available again.  If not it may become available soon.  I am
|>>>>>> excited to
|>>>>>> be able to bring these parts in for customers to keep their
|>>>>>> Vanagons on
|>>>>>> the road for many more years to come.
|>>>>>>
|>>>>>> Thanks,
|>>>>>> Ken Wilford
|>>>>>> John 3:16
|>>>>>> www.vanagain.com
|>>>>>>
|>>>>>>
|>>>>>>
|>>>>>
|>>>>> --
|>>>>> Jake
|>>>>>
|>>>>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
|>>>>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
|>>>>>
|>>>>> Crescent Beach, BC
|>>>>>
|>>>>> www.thebassspa.com
|>>>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
|>>>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
|>>>>>
|>>>>>
|>>>>>
|>>>>
|>>>>
|>>>
|
|
|--
|Jake
|
|1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
|1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
|
|Crescent Beach, BC
|
|www.thebassspa.com
|www.crescentbeachguitar.com
|http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27