Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 21:01:03 -0800
Reply-To: Tim in Seattle <syncrowesty@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Tim in Seattle <syncrowesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
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Jeez Eric, do you have to be so mean all the time? I got censured for
having a potty mouth, yet you just keep upchucking this stuff on a
daily basis. It's a sad day when hateful speech is considered worse
than impure language, IMHO
Keep in mind that list membership encompasses more than the rust belt.
Over here on the left coast, we don't produce the rotted out cars you
are so used to. Consequently, people are often willing to pay what you
may think is a high price for a vehicle that in reality couldn't be
duplicated in the new car market for nearly any cost. Combine that
with a vanagon-loving region -- there are probably more vanagons in
Steve's neighborhood than you've seen in a year -- and you have a
demand for a quality used vehicle. Would this fly in Pittsburgh?
Probably not, but our housing prices would probably freak you (though
not BenT and SF contingent) out, too.
I've seen this van. It's nice. Very nice. I'm in awe that you can get
a paint job like that for $2500 (actually, you probably can't -- it
takes connections and unfortunately, I don't have any). There's no way
you could come close doing it for this price yourself, even if you
value your time at a dollar an hour. It may not be worth that much
money to everyone who sees the ad, but it only takes one happy buyer
to and a satisfied seller to make a great deal...BTW, I have no
interest in the sale of this van, but I'm just tired of your
negativity.
If we were all only interested in fiscal responsibility, we'd buy a
2-year-old KIA or Hyundai and drive it until the 100k mile warranty
ends (or better yet, ride the bus). Instead, we're a sick group of
people who get something "more" than basic transportation out of these
vans. I'm sure someone, somewhere out there, has a personal definition
of "more" that is a van just like this one.
Ease off and try to remember it's a big world. Some people may
actually want something different out of life than you.
Tim in Seattle
On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 20:48:47 -0500, Eric Zeno <vw4x4@fyi.net> wrote:
> $7500.00 I think you mean $750.00.
>
> Age.......... nope
> milage......... you don't state.
> condition....... may be clean but well used
>
> Strike three your out. Sorry but when I see kids throw
> all this money into a vehicle and are clueless,... well someone has to
> speak up. Here is a hint: it's worth more to part it out.
>
> Eric 86-VW4x4
> vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro
> Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
> 92-Jetta GWC
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Tim King
Seattle WA
87 Syncro Westy/Suby 2.5
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