That's the reason the warehouses are full of obsolete parts. Back in the day VW salted spare parts all around the planet because next-day delivery didn't exist.
Then tastes changed and the caches of OEM parts were reclaimed by the jungle. (
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I tired of searching for an example, but the Hot VWs editors had tales years ago of flying into various countries and buying up anything they could fit in their luggage. The only supporting example I found was on Youtube.