>>I have a set!... My only beef is this; the mats are not left/right they 
>>are booth exactly alike. Not a big deal as the only real difference is a 
>>cut out for the gas pedal. This causes them to slide somewhat and the 
>>carpet is exposed at the cut out.

>I called Parts Place. Are yours rubber? I had heard they were plastic... 
>The salesman said $38.95 for the pair... 

I checked on these this morning while ordering some Bentley manuals.  The 
distributor I deal with carries the Vanagon mats. They sent me a picture, 
and they appear to be the same ones pictured in the Parts Place catalog 
(i.e. same shape, same lettering style on the word "Vanagon", etc.) They 
are listed as "heavyweight textured durable rubberized vinyl." 

Incidentally, both this picture and the Parts Place picture show mirror 
image pairs, not two identical mats.  I wonder if the picture is wrong, or 
if Parts Place just sent Chris two right mats by mistake?   

Anyway, I could offer them at $32/pair.

-Ron