JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-07-18 11:13:06 EDT,
> BLAINE_BACHMAN%PL-01M3@CCMAIL.PLK.AF.MIL writes:
>
> <<    Chris answered:
>
>           for that price, you should throw in the 5th one (the spare)....
>           don't you think?
>
>       Hey, Chris!
>
>       Lighten up! %)
>
>       At $13 per for lug nuts and $11 per for the caps, that's only $346 for
>       the four wheels.
>
>       (Sorry, couldn't resist!  Been traumatized by dealer prices for too
>       long!) >>
>
> I just think that dealers who sell their merchandise on this list should at
> least pop in from time to time to give their advice on a mechanical problem,
> say hi, or at least SOMETHING.
> Afterall, the other parts dealers on this list do offer technical help and
> such, and at least let people know they're participating listmembers (bus
> depot/sherwood automotive , etc.) and I commend them for that, despite their
> busy schedules.
> But (and this is MY personal opinion) when a "listmember" who only pops in to
> sell overpriced merchandise, and inquire about cheap westys for sale, BUT
> never adds anything to the list otherwise, I think that is Very unfortunate,
> and is obviously just using the list to their monetary advantage.
> THIS IS MY PERSONAL  OPINION.
> i dont want to start a flame war, It feel it was my perogative to voice my
> opinion on this matter.
> if you dont like anything i said, or disagree, delete it!
> 'nuff said...
>
> chris
> (who has sold a set of Carat alloys on the list before, for MUCH less, and
> doesnt go unto "unknown lurker" status until I have something else to
> sell...)

I've noticed that the "dealers" on the list do provide advice and are
careful about how they use the list.

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Hotch
86GL
89 Jetta
Philly
hotch@netaxs.com