Re: Places to order parts wanted... (Long story included :)

[John Van Vuren <veedublu@wirural.net>]

I agree with your feelings about Parts Place....  bad news!

May I suggest, as I'm sure others on the list will, either:

Mark at Adirondack - http://www.germanautoparts.com  or
Potterman - http://www.parts4vws.com

Both have been extremely helpful with any problems/parts needs that I
have had.  Good luck!

John

'87 16v Scirocco
'83 GTi  <--- new
'82 diesel pickup
parts cars - '80 Rabbit diesel, '86 GTi, '87 16v Scirocco, '88 16v GTi
website - http://www.prod.net/jvanvuren/vw.htm

David LeDeaux wrote:
> 
> I must say, I've had a very poor first experiance with Parts Place in
> Michigan... reading through their catalog, one would believe they are God's
> gift to mankind.
> 
> Story time:
> I determined that 2 of my injectors were bad.  Various auto supply stores
> in my area wanted $40 a piece for them.  A little more than I wanted to
> pay.  So, I called these guys in Michigan up, and they quote me a price of
> $20 a piece for 2 used ones, with $15 for S&H.  Quick math... $55... not
> too bad, so I order 'em.  This was November 22.  The guy I talked to tells
> me that they will be in Friday, Monday at the latest, because of
> Thanksgiving.  Ok, that's cool... I can wait a week.  Well, today (Monday)
> I call them up, since I still haven't gotten anything.  The guy I talked to
> tells me that they hadn't even shipped the injectors yet, but they will be
> shipping them today, and they'll be here Friday.  I'm a little upset about
> the matter, but I resign, and decide to keep waiting.  About half an hour
> later, I decide to call them back up to change the shipping address, since
> they haven't sent anything yet.  This time, I got someone else, and I told
> him my sob story, since he sounded rather sympathetic to my cause.  My jaw
> hit the floor when they told me that the injectors were on back order, and
> they probably wouldn't get any more IN until Friday.  By this time I'm
> steamed.  (One of my co-workers told me that I was bright red) I was hot...
> I hung up, and immediatly started calling various junk yards that were as
> far away as 80 miles.  Every time I mentioned a Scirocco, they're response
> was something to the effect of "Oh Wow!" or "Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh".  Needless to
> say, I had no luck in finding anything.
> 
> So, to sum everything up, I am looking for some place, that has good
> prices, sells new and used equipment, and does mail order... does anyone
> have any good places that they order from that they would recommend?
> 
> (Side Note)
> I read somewhere that someone had used a can of carb & choke cleaner, stuck
> the nozzle directly into the injector and gave it a good cleaning like
> that.  I did that to those two injectors, and it helped one out
> tremendously.  The other one will still need replacing, but now it's a
> choice of getting one for $40 at a local auto store, or paying $20 + $15
> shipping from this place in Michigan... I'll spend the extra $5 for the
> conveniance. :)
> 
> And if you're still reading at this point, thanks for listening to me vent...
> 
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