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VW Engine Prices
Planning to build or buy a Volkswagen engine? Right now all of the
major components come from other countries. Brazil produces crankcases. Mexico casts the cylinder heads an produces most of the auxiliary components such as the cam and its gea or the distributors pinion gear. China has taken a major position by producing forged 4340 crankshafts and connecting rods, which sell here for near give- away prices. That was then. If the proposal to bail out the banks goes through -- and it will, given the degree of corruption in the present administration, it means the American people -- you & me -- have just agreed to repay several hundred BILLION dollars of bad debts incurred by the banks. In the mean time the government will get busy and PRINT several hundred BILLION dollars of new money... which means the money already out there is worth that much LESS. Didja get that? The bail-out, whilst good for the banks and the incompetent bankers who bought all those worthless mortgages, is poison for you & me became it make our money worth less. How much less? Wait and see. But 25% is not without reason. And that means your new crankcase from Brazil will cost you 25% more. Ditto for your crankshaft & rods, or the heads from Mexico., What to do? Dig into the cookie jar and buy any parts you may need NOW' rather than waiting until you need them. Indeed, even if you aren't planning on building an engine, buying new engine components at today's prices appears to be a wise INVESTMENT. Just a thot. -R.S.Hoover |
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