Date:         Mon, 9 Aug 2004 07:52:04 -0500
Reply-To:     Donald Baxter <onanov@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Donald Baxter <onanov@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Ebay trade gone wrong...
In-Reply-To:  <41175DE0.1040909@fyi.net>
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I actually sold my '92 Passat to a couple from the suburbs of Boston
after I bought my '85 Vanagon.  But I was very careful to reveal all
the cars warts and scars--and even at only 65,000 miles, there were
plenty. The '92 Passat just wasn't a stellar vehicle (and the '96
Passat I have now is sadly not that much different).  But I didn't
want them to have any surprises when I met them at Dulles Airport (I
agreed to drive the car to DC, the agreed to fly down to pick it up)
and I certainly didn't want the embarassment of feeling "caught."

I got Christmas cards from them for several years after buying the
car--it went very well.

I don't have a huge burning issues to have another Vanagon.  I mean, I
plan on keeping the one I have--but Iowa has taken it's toll on its
appearance.  But now I think I'll use the $2300 for banging out some
dents, sanding downs some rust spots, and new paint (or at least use
that money TOWARD that goal).

Now I just hope this guy doesn't decide to get nasty and send the EBAY
gestapo after me :-)

DB
'85 GL

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 07:20:00 -0400, vw4x4@fyi.net <vw4x4@fyi.net> wrote:
> Stuff like this is why buying a car on E-bay is just foolish!  To many
> things
> that you can not inspect a head of time.   Sorry but I've warned the
> list about this.
>                                                  ERic
>
>
>

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Donald Baxter
316 Ridgeview Avenue
University Heights, Iowa 52246
http://www.mindspring.com/~onanov