Date:         Mon, 3 Feb 2003 13:47:40 -0800
Reply-To:     zolo <zolo@FOXINTERNET.COM>
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From:         zolo <zolo@FOXINTERNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Question re buying & selling a westfalia in Europe
Comments: To: rmighton@PASSPORT.CA
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Well, I have bought and sold twice in Europe.  Not a big deal, but
they want to make sure that you have insurance paid up licence fees.
You can buy on eBay and resell at the end the same way.  I presently
have one waiting for me at the seller's place for my next vacation.
But I am not trying to resell again.  It is great to have one over
there and know that there is a place to sleep and a car to drive.  It
is already equipped with all kind of spare parts and tools and all
the things you ever need.
It is probably easier to sell than buy, because you don't have to
meet some rules with that.  It is the buyer who would meet rules.
My preference is the air cooled engine with carburetors.  The newer
models are water cooled and they can have endless troubles that you
don't need anywhere in foreign land where the service is rare and
less knowledgable than you are.  Only the oil is to watch.
Those you can pick up for less than two thousand and they are usually
very well kept, because they have to go for a mechanical test every
two years.
Good luck, Zoltan
---- Original Message ----
From: rmighton@PASSPORT.CA
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: Question re buying & selling a westfalia in Europe
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 18:25:35 -0500

>My son and his wife are thinking of buying a westfalia for a 3 to 6
>month
>trip in Europe (or England)and then selling it again perhaps in
>eastern
>Europe. This of course is as an alternative to renting. Any advice or
>comments are appreciated.
>
>Ron & Marianne Mighton  Toronto, Canada
>