Things Unlimited Still Around?

[vwsrus]

Anyone knoe if Things Unlimited is still in business? The web site hasn't been updated in a while and I haven't seen Mike at the shows.

[Towel Rail]

Here we go again....
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1974 Thing -- under the knife
1967 Beetle -- spring/summer/fall driver
1996 Subaru OBW (EJ22, 5-speed, AWD) -- winter car, 3-seasons "don't feel like biking today" car

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[amishman]

[vwsrus]

Thanks for the link. I read through it. I won't add anymore as my question was answered and there was too much said in the link provided.

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I read all the forums on Things Unlimited back last year and early this year, just to get that out of the way. Anyway, I had called and talked to Mike about two months ago, kind of joked with him about all the issues on the forum with him, he even mentioned it was good advertising other than the fact that it was Slander. Well to make a long story short I placed an order on the phone with Mike, gave my credit card info and was expecting my order within a month, being that I'm in Hawaii. Numerous attempts by me to contact him via phone and e-mail to no avail. Still no reply or order from Mike, it's now been two months since I spoke to him. I hate to rub salt in the wound here but this is too much, I'm ready to move on.

[amishman]

[JohnaTHING]

Here's my ten-cents on Things Unlimited.

Give Mike some time. Yes, he has been rather strange acting lately (whereas in the past he was very efficient) He told me on the phone he was getting divorced which obviously has a dramatic effect on people. I have talked to several of his employees (?) girl friends(?) on the phone and it took some persistence to get my parts shipped. Numerous calls to get Mike on the phone made me realize something was amiss

I say let's be a bit patient with Mike right now and also know that he's buying another THING-type business which should be great for all of us. He has a great yard full of cool parts, etc and is a great source of info.

So I say, if you can, hang in there, be patient. We need guys like Mike and Larry and the folks at GMW to keep our rigs on the road.

P.S. Remember that: All Things Are Beautiful

[ztnoo]

[kubelmann]

I am in for the long haul on the issue of the future of the VW Thing... Mike has piles of the two part that I need. Most of us have waited for or have had Thing(s) so long that a few months or years is no big deal. So, unless anyone on this list can sell me a interior master cylinder brake reservior guard or a 73 driver's side defroster duct talk about something else than TU and how Mike is running his affairs. He has the good Thing stuff --- that is not available elsewhere.

[JohnaTHING]

Kubelman is correct. Where else can you find those unique parts. Used bumper overriders were my latest find, even though it took Mike six weeks of intense phone calls to get him to ship.

On the otherhand, when his bread and butter biz dissapears and he only has the exotic parts left, then he is done.

Two years ago he was great on delivery. What now, I dunno.

[Towel Rail]

[Dave Hardy]

I hate to beat a dead horse but he has a $1000.00 of my money 4 over four months no parts. I have got him on the phone he tells me the parts are coming that was two weeks ago. He needs to get his poop in a group that no way to run a business.

[ztnoo]

Dave,
Ever see your order from M.B. or your G note returned?

[markie61]

Raising the dead....again....

Found a question on Topica forums:

[CARMENMC]

I was at KTE and Mike Basso was not there. Of course The Thing Shop was there and a new vendor named Reed Cowan was there from Minnesota. He had a truck and trailer load of used Thing parts and actually won 1st Place in the Military Division.

[kubelmann]

Did you get any contact information for this new Thing Vendor? I have some parts I need for my Things.

[n0limdon]

Kmann> Reed Cowan is near me, I believe in Rochester, MN. about 60 miles from Cresco. His E-mail is : [email protected]. He sent me an e-mail some time ago when he seen my post on Topica. I advised him to get on and do some posting but never heard from him again. His snail mail address is 3703 20 st. s.e. Rochester. mn. 55904.
Hope this info is still correct. 289-4693 and I think 507 is the area # for the phone #.

[mattt]

Reed has been around for as long as I can remember. When I got my first Thing roughly ten years ago, I got a part from him that I needed. He was on the topica list then....but it wasnt the topica list then either. It was the Thing Digest.

[kubelmann]

Thanks for the contact info...