Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:55:30 -0400
Reply-To: Christopher Michael Gronski <chrisgronski@hotmail.com>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Christopher Michael Gronski <chrisgronski@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Sherpak car top carriers
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Yeah I think I'd like to get one of these, and like Chris Stann I'd like to
see a picture. One quetion though... why not white? Wouldn't this match the
majority of pop-tops out there? Does anyone know what the ratio of white pop
tops to other colours is?
Thanks,
Chris
'80 Westy "Pokey"
Toronto, Ontario
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Stann" <ChrisS@INFORMS.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Sherpak car top carriers
> Does any one have any pictures available of this container?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of W. Silva
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 9:30 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Sherpak car top carriers
>
>
> Tom,
>
> I was in contact with Mike at Seattle Sports last Spring regarding the
> Sherpak 7 (It was called a 7 when I saw it). After several
correspondences
> I finally gave it up because as much as I tried to convince him that VW
> owner would buy the product if he again produced it, I didn't seem to be
> able to convince him. I even offered to do an informal poll on the
Vanagon
> Mailing List and to contact several distributors of custom VW aftermarket
> products. All to no avail.
>
> Apparently you have done exactly as I did and maybe NOW he is convinced
> there IS a market.
> As far as marketing them, I personally feel that custom colors are nice
but
> they will really add to the inventory costs of the distributor. Why can't
> we settle for their stock sort of silvery-gray color which I think was
> probably chosen to begin with because of it's ability to stand up to UV
> exposure. Maybe this would help hold down the cost to manufacture also.
>
> At any rate, count me in for one and I'll pass it on to everyone I know
that
> might be interested. Keep pushing for it, I think it will happen this
time.
>
> Wendy
> Cape Cod, MA
>
> '85 Westfalia "S-Cape"
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>
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