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Subject:Re: Bus Depot Radiators
From:Mark Dorm
Date:Fri, 25 May 2001 13:50:05 -0700

Ronnie, what sort of clamps do you sell with these? The spring loaded or the
one with the screw?

>From: The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
>Reply-To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Bus Depot Radiators
>Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 10:17:58 -0400
>
> > Is there a quality/performance difference between the South
> > African and the more costly German radiators sold by Bus Depot?
>
>
>Actually I haven't had either of them come back defective since I've
>started
>selling them.  I'd feel safe putting either in my own Vanagon. Most people
>buy the cheaper one, but I offer the German one for those sticklers who
>like
>nothing but German parts on their Vanagon.  (However, the U.S. distributor
>for the German one discontinued it, so once my current supply is gone, the
>South African one will probably be the only choice.)
>
>The S.A. ones are original equipment from VW/SA, and are $172 with
>listmember discount.  The German ones made by AKG/Germany (an OE supplier)
>and run $228.
>
>
>- Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   www.busdepot.com
>   (215) 234-VWVW

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