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<DIV>In a message dated 8/30/2014 4:46:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
jadney@vwtype3.org writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial>On 30 Aug 2014 at 9:58, Phil Hof wrote:<BR><BR>> I want to give
a huge shout out to Jim, who gave so much to a Type 3<BR>> owner in
need. That was a LOT of work, and his selflessness is an<BR>>
inspiration to the rest of us. Thanks, Jim! <BR><BR>It WAS a lot of
work, but I don't want to take any more credit for it <BR>than I'm due. Work I
do at the Invasions is usually free, although I <BR>try to get a fair price
for parts, but Sarah understood before she <BR>came here that I'd be charging
her for both labor and parts. This <BR>will cost her a LOT once I work out a
total, but she also got free <BR>room and board out of it, although she repaid
us with a couple of <BR>nice meals at local watering holes.<BR><BR>> Itīs
also a lesson that 90% of the problems with these cars turns out<BR>> to be
prior owner mistakes. <BR><BR>This comment is right on the money. 40-50 years
of ignorance, abuse, <BR>and just getting by will take its toll on any car,
and nitch vehicles <BR>like Type 3s are even worse, because of poor parts
availability and <BR>even worse availability of good mechanics.<BR><BR>One of
the really big advantages of working here at my house is the <BR>availability
of parts. Everything Marigold needed was found in my <BR>basement, with the
exception of those flex alum air hoses that the <BR>aftermarket exhaust
systems use.<BR><BR>From '68, when I bought my first Squareback to the time
this list <BR>started, I was on my own, too. I found some local people with VW
<BR>experience that was valuable and some parts sources, but I never
<BR>became part of any VW community until Greg started this
list.<BR><BR>Thanks, Greg!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Credit goes out to BOTH of you (Jim and Sarah), as she found someone
willing to do the work, and Jim found someone who needed all those parts in
the basement he'd been hoarding. ;-) It took a commitment for the 2 of you, as
I'm sure you were helping her every step of the way, even though she was doing
the work. Great job Jim.</DIV>
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<DIV>And I'll agree that this list, more than anything, got me more involved
with the VW community (and meeting people like Jim, Russ, Keith, Brian and
Toby, along with a bunch of others thru the years). I'd been doing my own work
since 1989, but going to shows in a type 3 meant you and maybe 1 other car
were representing the mark. Later on, John J. started bringing his type
3, so now there were 3 type 3s at a show. It certainly was like that in
the 90's. :O Thanks Greg!!
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<DIV>And yes, I do have to agree that with these cars getting up there in
age, the lack of people who can actually work on them has declined. Add in the
lack of quality parts being produced, we're finding a shortage of good used or
rebuildable parts to use.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob 65
Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty<BR>64 T-34 Ghia aka
Wolfie<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>