VW Classic Parts from VW Heritage

[syncropatrick]

Anybody else get this email? Will it mean Syncro parts will be easier and cheaper to source from an English website? (Pipe dream!)

From: Carsten Thrandorf <customerservice@vw-classicparts.de>
Date: 25 March 2011 09:41:18 GMT
To: customerservice@vw-classicparts.de
Subject: Volkswagen Classic Parts agent UK

Dear Customers,

We are proud to announce an improvement in supplying Volkswagen Classic Parts. As of 1st of April we are supplying our customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland with VW Classic Parts through our preferred partner VW Heritage. With VW Heritage we have managed to find a business partner with 25 years of experience in servicing classic Volkswagen. Of course our whole assortment with approximately 70000 different spare parts for air- and water-cooled models is available through our preferred partner.
Our colleagues of VW Heritage are pleased to be at hand with help and advice in the future.

Opening Times:
Monday – Friday: 9:00 – 17:30
Saturday: 10:00 – 16:00

Email or Phone:
Email esales@vwheritage.com
Internet http://www.vwheritage.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or http://www.vwh2o.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Phone +44 (0)845 873 8328
Fax +44 (0)845 873 7242

VW Heritage Parts Centre
9-11 Consort Way
Victoria Business Park
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 9TJ

Best regards
Volkswagen Classic Parts Center

[toomanytoys]

Aidan has always been able to get stuff from classic.. although if he has to order shed loads of stuff that might be a new biz....

Bricky also supplies parts from classic..

[syncropatrick]

Yeah, I know they do Simon. I've had stuff from both. What I meant was will this mean no more hunting for parts availability on a foreign language website and waiting for price quotes to be emailed back? It would be nice if there was more of an interactive experience, where one can browse stock and prices without having to tie up the resources of Aidan, Simon etc, neither of which are in the business of carrying the entire stock line from VW Classic Parts, instead being specialised auto mechanical services. I'm not a business man and haven't thought through what this means for the business models of Aidan and Simon, but for the wider VW community this can only be a good thing right?

[Mudlark]

There is only one certainty here; the more hands a part has to pass through before it gets to you the more expensive it is going to be.

If Classic parts Germany enter into a 'sole distribution' agreement with heritage UK it translates to heritage being given carte blanche to charge what they like in the Uk with the certain knowledge you will not be able to get the same parts anywhere else.

[syncropatrick]

So says the businessman. Good point Mark.

[Cruz]

Noticed today that you can buy stuff direct from classic via heritage's website at classic prices

http://www.vwheritage.com/vw_act_vwclas ... try_GB.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Simon Baxter]

We buy quite a bit from them.
Most of it is on our webshop to buy, 95% of the time it's in stock ready for next day delivery.
you can also search our webshop for VW part numbers.

[Cruz]

Great. So if I wanted something you don't normally stock Simon and I dropped you an email would you order it from classic and ship it to me, or save it for me to collect (payments up front of course)?

PS. Did you ever get round to getting the early water pipes made in silicone. The 4 from/to the bleed valve? Or am I dreaming about that

[Russel]

Just remember that not all the parts that VW heritage sell are VW parts.
Russel

[Simon Baxter]

Great. So if I wanted something you don't normally stock Simon and I dropped you an email would you order it from classic and ship it to me, or save it for me to collect (payments up front of course)?

PS. Did you ever get round to getting the early water pipes made in silicone. The 4 from/to the bleed valve? Or am I dreaming about that

We do that for a lot of customers.

Yes, pipes will be made soon, they have quoted me and they are just making the tooling at the.moment.
Powerflex are also making me some more parts.