Hi

I'm not normally one to complain but I saw something today that really made my blood boil.
I was surfing through the busdepot catalogue, and what a fine service you all have over there I must say, and I came across something which I am having trouble finding here

"Hubcap Set of 4, Heavy-Duty Genuine VW, Stock on 80-up Euro Vanagon, fits 71-92, Painted Silver" $US29.95. 

I rang VW in Sydney a couple of months ago to enquire of the price for these items (not the chrome ones) and they wanted $AU80.00 each for them. That's $AU320.00 ($US206.00) for a set of painted hubcaps that VW have been pressing out since the 70's.
Then I remembered the time I rang them for an engine criossmember. $AU680.00 ($US440.00) for a piece of bent steel. (I had mine beaten back and refitted for $40.00)
Then the time I asked about a rear bumper $AU380.00 ($US245.00) which I ended up getting from an independent importer of VW parts, new and painted for $170.00 ($US113.00)

Now I ask myself. After the price I got on the hubcaps, why did I even bother ringing them about the rest. I can only think that they must only get an order when someone is doing an insurance job. No wonder our premiums are so high

Dom

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