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Subject:Re: Chinese Diesel Heater for Vanagons
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:01:23 -0700

Lucky you.

About 1500 bucks canadian according to this 

https://shopcummins.ca/collections/webasto-heaters/products/webasto-air-top-2000-st-gas-kit-with-rheostat-12v-5012558a?variant=12746380640358

Did espar go after the Russian company planar for copying their design? 

Alistair 

> On Apr 14, 2020, at 9:54 AM, Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:
> 
> You prefer to steer the conversation away from outright theft of design?
> Has zero to do with this. If it were mine, I'd go after them will 'all
> guns blazing'. FWIW, pricing is/was quite good last one I purchased, $600.
> 
> 
>> On 4/14/2020 12:41 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>> The same espar that admitted to price fixing of their heaters?
>> 
>> :-)
>> 
>> Alistair
>> 
>>>> On Apr 14, 2020, at 12:13 AM, Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I still don't get why so many say they want to 'get rid of propane' yet then add another fuel source in place of it, sometimes in horribly unsafe locations. Buy an illegal, direct copy of a product developed over many years by a good German company (Espar), one that carries no warranty and barely any support from the sellers. If one already has a gasoline engine and tank installed, why not support a legit company that sells a superior [gas-fired] product with full warranty and support in the USA - Webasto? If a 4kw version is desired for larger vans, the choices then expand to include Espar (whose design the Chinese stole).
>>