Don't forget the bumper sticker Andrew "Don't laugh Mom, your daughter may
be in here."
Charlie (former hippie)
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> That's been the case for a long time. I had a friend who ran old Land
> Rovers and he had a little list - parts from other vehicles that were
> wholly compatible. He usually paid less than half the price for the
> same part with a different code number and box, sold for a more
> conventional vehicle. Occasionally he had to drill an extra hole or
> transfer a mounting plate.
> As to Mercedes - a friend who restored an old family Merc was
> surprised to find that was a ready supply of good, cheap spares off
> the net. Because large sections of the third world run on old Merc
> taxis, there was plenty of stuff available from odd places.
> Of course, none of this is relevant to those of you who insist on
> vehicles with electric seats and engine management computers....
> But then, I mix with the kind of people who think that an decent RV
> involves an old HiAce van, a bit of carpentry and a mattress in the
> back. :-)
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 27/02/2010, at 5:31 AM, Sue Pearce wrote:
>
> > They had one in which the windshield washer pump was
> > EXACTLY the same as one made by the same OME manufacturer for VW. In
> > the VW
> > box, it cost about $20. In the MB box, it cost well over $100.
>
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