Re: IML: DVAP

["john sadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

I live close to them & bought some 60 2 door stuff including a really nice 
drivers side sill plate. There most definitely is no negotiating price 
there. While the prices were a bit high, the parts I got were very nice & 
ready to be picked up promptly & when promised. I never saw another yard 
that was so well organized & was allowed to rome freely through the whole 
place.
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Engel" <peter.engel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: IML: DVAP


My sister-in-law and her family live in Phoenix.  My wife and I visited her
a couple of years ago and I just *had* to go see DVAP.  I also visited
Hidden Valley Auto Parts which is south of Phoenix.

Both places were trips into fantasyland for an eastcoaster like me.  Cars
from the 50s, 60s, and 70s sitting in the desert with paint blasted off the
lower body by blowing sand.  And the metal was clean and shiny.  I couldn't
believe it.  Original exhaust systems on 20+ YO cars, unrusted brake drums
and rotors, unoxidized aluminum transmission cases...  Astonishing.  Of
course the vinyl tops, dash pads, and tops of the door panels looked like
overcooked potato chips but that's trivial (LOL).

The people at Hidden Valley were friendly and helpful.  The DVAP people were
rude, arrogant, demanded exorbitant prices for their stuff, and had a
definite "take it or leave it" attitude.  I think they wanted $750 for a
quarter panel for my 65 Dodge Monaco.  No thanks.

I'm not surprised that you had trouble with them.  I wouldn't deal with
them.

I think they moved north a bit since I last visited.

Pete in PA




From: "marc boulanger" <yeuxverts1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: IML: WARNING : desert valley auto parts
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:30:07 +0000

Hi everybody

I want to share a BAD experience I just had with DVAP.

<snip>

More prudent to avoid them altogether.

My small bit of experience but a very unpleasant and costly one.

Marc Boulanger
IMP 59
IMP 67



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