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Well ,after reading about 30 pages of negative feedback from BFY; shop finally closes it doors.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=95624&start=740&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

Shame, but from i read no surprise

Wow, I used to order a lot of parts from them.

--louis

DITTO!

I agree, was a great place "way back when".
 :'(

Things changed for sure when Rich sold it.  Oh well.

I always liked to go see all the parts they had, but the prices from both owners were a bit spendy if you ask me, if you looked around a little you could find the same part for 1/2 the price.  But the few times I did do business with Darren he always treated me well, just my 2c.

I only know BFY from the History and great tales of Treasure Hunting & Lost NOS Stashes?

I think for VW people from the 'Jurassic Period' like myself it's hard to understand the changes that have taken place in the VW Business World during the last 35+ years, but an element of people that could be described as less than honest have managed to enter the Scene and in some cases establish themselves over time.

These elements have not 'destroyed' the VW Scene by their presence, but they have added to a general decline in standards in that does have an effect on the scene?

I've been in the VW business for nearly 30 years and things can and do go wrong, with even the best run businesses... It would seem that several changes of ownership led a once well respected (and trusted) VW business to decline in such spectacular style & if things are to be believed the Final Owner of BFY simply didn't have the required  tools to do the job...

Obviously there are many factors we can only guess at right now, but I do feel for anyone that's been let down financially by BFY because in this economic climate it will be hard to get things put right financially for those involved.

Also we'd should remember that some probably decent people have lost employment here and will be unemployed at a pretty bad time and that sucks when it's the result of bad management and little else?

Hopefully as one door closes another one can open and somebody else with better qualifications can fill the gap left by BFY.

 Here's hoping  :)

I had a bad experience with them a couple years ago. Took them 6 months to sort it, but they finally did with quite a bit of prodding.

Last time I stopped by BFY, I spoke with Darren directly... he didn't say much, only chuckled and kept saying "Cocaine is a hell of a drug."

Makes you wonder.... ???

Like I always say... if you're going to do it wrong, do it right!! :D

For clarity's sake, realizing not everyone understands a Dave Chappelle reference, my post was in pure silliness...I know Zach recognizes it ;D