Another Blau Story

[David]

> 
> From: Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net>
> Date: 2006/01/21 Sat PM 01:25:23 EST
> To: Michael Palatas <mpalatas at sbcglobal.net>
> CC: quattro at audifans.com,  200q20v List <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: Another Blau Story
> 
> 
> On Jan 21, 2006, at 12:41 PM, Michael Palatas wrote:
> 
> > Wouldn't you know, when they arrived, they were cheapo knockoffs,  
> > with aluminum conductor elements instead of the brass ones and the  
> > bakelite was cheap/light as well.
> 
> That's because Blau uses a lot of parts made in China for the company  
> licensing older Audi designs, and gets away with it by omission; I've  
> warned listers about it once or twice a while back.  I received a  
> replacement coolant tank which was lettered in Chinese.
> 
> If I had known it wasn't an exact duplicate, not OEM...or seen a  
> clear picture, I wouldn't have bought.
> 
> Their phone system is horrendous; you have to navigate several menus  
> just to talk to anyone, and there really aren't THAT many people in  
> the place.  When you hold for someone, you get a 5-10 second "hold"  
> and then "that extension isn't available, would you like to continue  
> to hold", and if you don't respond, you're hung up on.
> 
> It's a real shame that there are very few legitimate places to go  
> anymore for cheap parts; Shokan's been known to be difficult for over  
> a decade, and Blau's turned into much the same.
> 
> Don't I recall them also using photos of people's cars without  
> permission, with Blau windshield banners and such photoshopped in?(or  
> am I imagining things?)
> 
> Brett
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Can I make a couple of recomendations for cheap parts suppliers? The cheapest place I've found (after shipping is taken into consideration) is Carmadillo. Check them out at http://carmadillo.com/  Second recomendation? Rod @ TPC, but some have had a hard time contacting him lately...No relation to either store, just a satisfied customer.

Good luck,

Dave
1987 CGT 2.3
SE VA