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Yes bb2k,

I can buy one brand new hcore for approx 25$ - 30$ in the auto parts store, but they are all aluminium. Almost every auto part store in my town (population approx 35 000) have parts for most VW and Mercedes types, if you want something else, youll have to look a little bit harder, or order it (so if you ordered it, you'll have to buy it). French cars have very pricy parts, italian are considered poor quality (I was told), so we are stuck up with VW.
Not so much for the choice.

Performance components here are mostly limited to exhaust and intake (KN filters and such).
Racing components can be found, but not by the mortals like us, also very pricy considering that average monthly income is about 400$.