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[OT] % of own work done on Roc (VW's)



I do EVERYTHING except wheel balance and alignment.

Dan
'87 16v 'Rocco
'81 Rabbit Sport Truck
'00 Jetta
Tam-pa, FL
http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
[mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Fry, Larry
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 17:29
To: Dave Ewing; Scirocco List
Subject: RE: Anyone looking for parts?/own work


Sounds to me like the majority of the listers do their own work.  I'd be
curious as to what the actual number is.
How many of you do at least 80% of the maintenance on your Scirocco?
I'll go first....I do 100%.

Larry sandiego16V
old crock and his old 'Roc

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Ewing [mailto:rabbit16v@prodigy.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 12:13 PM
To: Scirocco List
Subject: Re: Anyone looking for parts?


Unless I'm mistaken, I believe NGK is the spark plug of choice of quite a
few people on the list, plus, not all of us (I would even guess close to a
meager 1/3) actually do our own work so I would suspect that there are quite
a few of the Sciroccos and VWs in general on this list with non-German parts
on them.  Granted, they may not know it and wouldn't necessarily choose this
but still, just an observation.

This reminds me of Jonas and his typing dilema.  We all decided that just
DELETING was the answer since Jonas did have some good information/parts for
sale once in a while.  Why can't this be the same?  Why do we all have to
pay more money for parts when a few of us prefer German or dislike spamming?
Why can't the people who don't want to see the parts people have for sale
just delete?  I am not necessarily on either side of this, just "all for"
cheap parts.  JP is apparantly gone so we don't need to keep slamming him
but we do need to decide what we should do.  Either allow some type of
spamming (which is kind of a harsh word for what I am seeing as
"advetising"), or set up some type of parts forum that is linked to the
list.

Dave

> "land of rice" is in Japan right? Well what about NGK? Not to mention the
> fact that you merely quoted prices. Maybe if you had been on this list as
> long as you claim to have been here then you might have noticed that we
like
> to use German parts on our cars. Why would you make a post about selling
> these parts w/o telling us who made them? Would you then seek to gain
money
> from someone only for them to find out that they are buying crap parts at
> expected prices for such poor quality junk? Do you honestly think that
> Raybestos can compare to companies like ATE or Brembo?
>
> Chris DeLong
> ICQ#45030867
> Seattle, WA USA
> '80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
> '91 GLi 2.0 16V
> '77 Rabbit 16V
> '80 'Vert (parting out!)
> '61 17 Window type II
> '91 Vanagon
> '78 Rabbit
> '78 Rabbit (for sale)
> '87 GTi 16V
>
>
>
> >From: "J P" <californiavw@hotmail.com>
> >To: green536@hotmail.com, Scirious@hotmail.com
> >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re: Anyone looking for parts?
> >Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 18:28:03 -0800
> >
> >But that isn't what you said, is it?  Last I new they where american, and
> >not made in the land of rice.
> >
> >"Ok All that said. What are the brand names and where do these parts come
> >from? @a rate of 10$ for wheel bearings that aremade in Hong Kong I think
I
> >would rather go with the German ones that probably will last 10 times
> >longer. "
> >
> >
> >>From: "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
> >>To: californiavw@hotmail.com, Scirious@hotmail.com
> >>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >>Subject: Re: Anyone looking for parts?
> >>Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 02:18:29 +0000
> >>
> >>Only one of those manufacturers are German. I dont need any Ford or
Chevy
> >>parts.
> >>
> >>Chris DeLong
> >>ICQ#45030867
> >>Seattle, WA USA
> >>'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
> >>'91 GLi 2.0 16V
> >>'77 Rabbit 16V
> >>'80 'Vert (parting out!)
> >>'61 17 Window type II
> >>'91 Vanagon
> >>'78 Rabbit
> >>'78 Rabbit (for sale)
> >>'87 GTi 16V
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>From: "J P" <californiavw@hotmail.com>
> >>>To: green536@hotmail.com, Scirious@hotmail.com
> >>>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >>>Subject: Re: Anyone looking for parts?
> >>>Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:08:39 -0800
> >>>
> >>>Last time I checked: Auto_Express, AutoPro, BCA, Raybestos, Gabriel,
FM,
> >>>EIS, CR, Bosch, BENDIX, and NGK, none of them are Chinies based
> >>>companies.
> >>>  Unless you know something I don't?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>From: "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
> >>>>To: californiavw@hotmail.com, Scirious@hotmail.com
> >>>>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >>>>Subject: Re: Anyone looking for parts?
> >>>>Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 23:21:58 +0000
> >>>>
> >>>>Ok All that said. What are the brand names and where do these parts
come
> >>>>from? @a rate of 10$ for wheel bearings that aremade in Hong Kong I
> >>>>think
> >>>>I
> >>>>would rather go with the German ones that probably will last 10 times
> >>>>longer.
> >>>>
> >>>>Chris DeLong
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
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