Hi David,

End of story? I will disagree.

I don't give a rats hindquarters how much imagination the inspector has.
If they are paid to enforce the rule, I expect them to know what the
rule is. A speedometer is an instrument to measure velocity. Period.
Nowhere does the law say it has to be VW part number 251-xxx-xxx.

Say you open the rear hatch on some random Vanagons at a campout or
other gathering ... do you ALWAYS expect to see a VW WBX? Hardly.  Why
is that? There are a number of answers; and many of them apply equally
to the needs of a vanagon owner to replace a speedometer as opposed to a
powerplant. Availability, performance, reliability and price...

The last Syncro rolled off the assembly line in 1992. They weren't
commonplace then and they have gotten less common since. As the parts
chain dries out people are going to have to come up with alternative
solutions or else find alternatives to drive. I'm with plan A.

Your milage may vary.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario Canada
197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
www.pottsfamily.ca

BUSES OF THE CORN - AUGUST 13-15th, 2010
www.busesofthecorn.ca

On 7/14/2010 2:36 PM, David Beierl wrote:

> C'mon, be serious. The inspection people aren't paid to have
> imagination. There's a hole in the dash for a speedometer/odometer and
> they want to see one there, end of story.
>
> Yours,
> David
>