Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 08:52:38 -0800
Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject: Re: What's a Tristar Doka Worth?
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I think it depends on where it originally came from. If it is an original
Canadian market TriStar, that means 1 of 17 and these ones had EVERY option
available, they're worth a lot. I would say if you can pickup one of these
Canadian Syncro TriStars in good to excellent condition for $25K USD you are
doing good. It all comes down to pedigree - Canadian TriStars have this. I
now have a TriStar that was originally sold in the Swedish market. It is
VERY nice, but not as nice as the Canadian market ones. I am 'missing';
power windows, power mirrors, rear wheel arches, cruise control. No big
deal, as I can install of this stuff afterwards if I want to. My TriStar
has a little over 200.000km on it, NO rust, no dents, and no modifications.
As to what it is worth... I want... hmmmm.... a MILLION dollars for it! -
Please!?! Seriously though, my TriStar isn't for sale, well, for 1 million
it is! ;) It isn't worth as much as a Canadian TriStar as there were more
of Swedish TriStars produced - to me, it doesn't matter - I have my four
door DoKa, it's red and I like it!
For those who are itching to have a TriStar, I have access to another
Swedish TriStar with 165.000km on it, same options as mine (all wheel arches
though), pastel white, fibre glass canopy, recent motor (112hp) and
transmission (AAN), but a victim to some seam rust (not rot) and one should
considering getting it painted. Price with British Columbia registration is
$22.500 Canadian or about $17.000 US - if there was no rust like mine, I
would say $25.000 Canadian would be the starting price of something like
this.
The two vehicles that are now appreciating: Syncro Westfalia, Syncro
Transporter. If you have one of these and keep it in good condition it is
money in the bank as far as I am concerned.
And to confirm rumours, in 2000, when all the 'dot com' money was flying
around I did sell a Canadian TriStar for a client on Vancouver Island to a
customer in California for $42.000 USD Now that the global economy is on
the mend and there have been no rouge airplanes for a while I am sure we
will see these prices again in a few years.
David Marshall
Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Jeffrey Schwaia
Sent: February 9, 2004 5:10 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: What's a Tristar Doka Worth?
Okay, silly question, but someone asked me the other day how much a 1990
Tristar Syncro Double Cab is worth here in the US, and since I can't
remember ever seeing one for sale in the US, I couldn't give him much of an
answer. I told him I would consult the wisdom of the list and report back.
Assumptions:
- Legally brought into the US
- Excellent condition
Anyone??
Cheers,
Jeff
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