Update on this topic: rumour confirmed first hand, sort of.
I knew I was going to be going by a VW dealer on a trip into Ottawa yesterday, so I stopped in and asked about panels.
Sales Guy said they don't all come with them, and more often in the winter. Since they come with the car, the customer gets them (if the prep guy remembers to put it in the car after clean up etc).
However, Service Guy says they're supposed to ship them back to VW, but since it's another job to do, it doesn't always happen, and they sometimes pile up.
So he called Service Gopher Guy in and asked him if he'd seen any kicking around. Gopher goes and checks the parts room and comes back with one, which Service Guy generously hands over to me. Have a nice day!
I joked with him: "So the rumours of bins of solar panels being put out at the curb on garbage day isn't quite true?"
"Nope, sorry!"
Seems to me like if you have an "in" at a VW dealership, you'd have all the panels you want.
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