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Date:         Sat, 7 Jul 2001 18:01:48 -1000
Reply-To:     Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
Subject:      Re: How much pay for van? GLX version
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It's official... everything ben t, mike miller and phaedra told me about HK is true! He is definitely a piece of work.

Mick Hilo, Hawaii

----- Original Message ----- From: Horace K. Sawyer <hksawyer@CATT.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 5:03 PM Subject: How much pay for van? GLX version

> Well, I had to buy a model which I considered more fitting for a man of my > status, and of course something unique as a testament of my > individualmyality, so I bought a 1991 GLX Eastfailia Wolfsburger > special-edition Limited model. This ultra-rare model is equipped with gold > trim accents and logos, 17" eletro-statically discharge plated solid gold 3 > star wheels, illuminated zircon shifter knob, luxury interior upgrade, > xenon lights, hot weather package, cold weather package, electronics > upgrade, data upgrade, radar -- as in RADAR -- not a detector, performance > enhancement package, suspension package, clearance upgrade, 7 speed tranny > upgrade, and the Eastfailia Wolfshamburger medium-rare earth pink-to-light > brown-to charbroiled black carbonized low-gloss finish. Quite simply, > there's not another one like it. Looks good enough to eat. > For those of you who haven't been around long enough to know, the > Eastfailia* version is VW's half-camper designed exclusively for the > miserably hot, steamy, criminally humid climes of the eastern seaboard, and > particularly, the Georgia territory. It comes standard with eight (8) > separate air conditioning systems and a vacuum sealed Airstream Trailer > permanently attached for relaxation/exercise space. There is no outside > door. (No one dare venture outside in the southeastern humidity anyway). > > Mfgr's Suggested Retail Price: $77,000. The salesman was quite cordial > and graciously offered to sell me the masterpiece for the ridiculously low > figure of $69,000. I did some calculations, and immediately wrote a check > before the fools realized their blundering folly. The way I figure, by > buying this vehicle I instantly made $8,000! So really I didn't pay > anything -- they paid ME to buy this one-of-a-kind van! They never did > figure it out. Just to be sure they didn't, I never taken it back there > for the free service -- I was afraid they catch on to me. So to keep the > miles off and keep me from having to change the oil, I just keep up on > blocks in my back yard. Runs great, and still only 37 miles! > > Horace > > > > *By the way, what first attracted me to the van was the poptop on the > Eastfailia version remains in the open position all the time, housing the > overhead a/c units. I thought it looked cool going down the road like > that. My girlfriend said it was a phallic cymbal or something. I didn't > understant what she meant, and I've never played the drums. We broke up > not long afterward. >


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