Date:         Wed, 26 Jan 2000 23:56:22 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Distress Sale...........continued!!
Comments: To: DrVic955@AOL.COM
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For criminey sakes, lighten up everybody. The man's trying to deal with a
problem. Give him some space and the benefit of the doubt.

Time will out.

John Rodgers
88GL Driver

Vic Ahmed wrote:

> Hello LIstees,
>
> I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you kind souls that
> responded to my earlier post regarding my trying to dispose of all my stock
> of parts and vans from my now defunct VW restoration shop, an unfortunate
> event precepitated by my extremely messy divorce. I have shipped quiet a few
> of the parts and pieces that fellow listees needed, but I still have quite a
> bit left. For those of you that may have missed my earlier post, I have tons
> of Vanagon and other VW stuff for Golf, Jetta, Passat etc., some new OEM in
> VW/Audi packaging, some rebuilt, and a lot good used that I removed from my
> parts cars. Please email me with your needs, as I need to empty out this
> storage unit that I can ill-afford at the present time. I also have a few
> camper vans available, and they are as follows:
>
> 1. 1982 Westy Diesel, white, with brown striped interior which is extremely
> clean and well taken care of, good canvas, 140K on car, has 1100 miles on
> completely rebuilt 1984 model year 1.6L motor, new clutch, accelerator cable
> and pop-top rubber,  4 new Michelin tires, pretty straight and original
> except for one small blemish behind the left rear wheel well where one of the
> original tires blew and dinged it. California car, no rust. current CA tags.
> Runs very tight and strong, and pretty smooth, I might add! Asking $4500.
>
> 2. 1983.5 Westy, 1.9L water-cooled, 122,000 miles, ivory, 4-speed, about a
> 1000 miles on overhauled engine with rebuilt heads, new rings, clutch, Bosch
> re-man starter, alternator, and pop-top rubber, fairly straight and original
> body, usual small dings, decent interior except driver's seat bottom has a
> little rip, good canvas, everything works, also CA car, current tags and
> smogged, runs extremely strong, has lots of power, asking $4,750.
>
> 3. 1985 Westy, white, 4-spd., tan velour interior, all stock, 106k miles,
> just put in a new clutch and a used lo-mileage tranny because the original
> one kept popping out of 4th, new brakes with OEM German pads and shoes, and
> also just rebuilt the PS rack, runs strong, asking $5,500.
>
> I also have a couple more which I'm trying to get completed ASAP, so's I can
> be done with all of this and try to get on with my life, I will keep you
> posted as they get ready. Once again, I thank all of you for all your extreme
> warmth and support in my difficult time.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Vic Ahmed