Don't try to salvage a bad deal.............. just wreck out the vehicle and go get a good one. I'd think you had at least $3000.00 in salvage value. When I part out an 80-83 Air Cooled I finalize out at about $1500.00 and still have lots of spare parts left. Stan Wilder On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 12:57:02 -0500 Dubesor <Dubesor@NETZERO.NET> writes: > Brad - Sorry to hear about your experience, Bummer! big time. Over > the years, I've owned and driven 21 Westies.. Bought, sold, rebuilt > -Etc. I try to be as honest as I possibly can with prospective > buyers. One trade comes to mind re an 84. I had used it as a daily > driver for over a yearran well and was properly maintained, Was > approached by a college student - He drove it for a few days, on a > trial basis, and come back with glowing comments. After he purchased > it, he loaned it to his live in girl friend. A leak started at the > hose/radiator connection - just a seep she said. Well after the > engine froze up and had to have an engine rebuild, he came back at > me to help pay for the repairs. It was a sad experience - police > called, etc- The point I'm trying to make is - there is such a > thing as an honest mistake -and no matter how hard we try to be at > peace with it - when we start having to pay for the repairs, it's > hard to accept the fact that we had a part in the situation and that > it wasn't all the other persons fault > None of us has escaped that part of the trading process. > Good Luck and all things being equal, ie no rust and good condition > etc, I would opt for the TIICO.. I think the conversion kit is > available as a separate item.. As for selling as is - There was a > very nice one in Seattle about a month ago that sold for $750.00 > with a non running engine don't allow one deal that went South, > change your personality, There are lots of them waiting patiently > for us to come along. :-) > Bud Yandell > |
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