Date:         Sat, 9 Dec 2000 19:22:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Daniel Schmitz <djs@GENE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Daniel Schmitz <djs@GENE.COM>
Organization: Genentech, Inc.
Subject:      '82 Adventurewagen to be donated...
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I had to make a decision on what to do with my '82 Adventurewagen, and
here it is:

I did some end of the year tax planning and it looks like I will benefit
from donating the vehicle and taking a write-off against some capital
gains I had this year.

So, I am planning to donate my '82 Adventurewagen to one of the
legitimate 501c non-profits in the area. I am also motivated to dispose
of it in this way because I simply don't have the time or inclination to
deal with trying to sell it, nor do I want to continue paying
registration and insurance for it since I no longer use it.

Some on the list have expressed interest in it, but most of them are
out-of-state and logistically it's not realistic for me to continue to
expect to sell it this way. The camper is of limited appeal (even to
this audience), is 19 years old, has aesthetic "issues", and I don't
really want to be (or feel) responsible to the next owner for the
vehicle's condition.

With an 80 hp air-cooled engine pushing around a 3500lb+, permanently
high-roofed camper, I just KNOW that the engine currently in it, though
in great shape now, will eventually be toast, and I would NOT want to
hear about it from whomever I sold it to. That's the down side of a list
that is fairly close-knit, as this one is.

So, the donation route seems to be the way to go on this. They
apparently take care of all DMV paperwork, and smog or overdue
registration is not an issue.

I just wanted to inform anyone still interested in the van that I need
to make this decision and execute on it before the end of 2000. My '87
with it's cooling system problem is keeping me plenty occupied; the '82
has to go.

Dan