need source for cloth vac. hose, group aquisition

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

Greetings,
Seems that the lovely hose audi uses all over the 200q20v engine is nicely
NOT available in the US except from dealers.  I am speaking of the
cloth-covered hose, unlike most US hose(which has the cloth braid
internally sandwitched.)  For obvious reasons, this interal stuff is less
than desirable for hoses that pass quite close to a turbocharger etc.

I've been told that the cloth-covered hose is "European" hose, so is there
a lister from "across the pond" who could aquire a good long chunk of the
stuff for less than the $27/meter Rob W. found from a dealer?  I guess we
have to account for shipping/currency and all other joys.

Dunno about quantities; I would guess total maybe 10 meters. Obviously,
none of us are going to pay $270 for a glorified piece of hose...one would
think that it would be cheaper to make than the US stuff, but noooooo...

Please contact me if you're interested in joining in this little
[ad]venture, and state the amount of hose you'd like.  I believe I'm
talking about the really small stuff...is it 5/16th?  I can never
remember.

Of course, please contact me if you can aquire such a length of hose,
"otherwise this whole thing is academic, right?"

(name the movie, get a prize.  Ok, well, not really, but still, name
the movie, everyone is impressed.)

Hint: "come on 'big d'...FLY!"

Brett