>If it weren't modified, we'd consider offering you more and buying it >ourselves. It's >obvious you know your Syncros, but our buyers want original equipment. >It's a bit of a cult following >As Kim Brennan predicted >they are indicating that my modifications lower the value of my >syncro When I got my first syncro Westy I kept it completely stock for the first year I owned it. I didn't want to drill a hole or put a screw in anywhere. After a while I said - "what's the point". Who am I saving it for? The next guy? I want to use this vehicle myself, that's what it's for. It's not ultra rare and irreplaceable so I may as well do the things that make me happy. After you drill that first hole, the rest come easy. You 'get over it' real fast. I find Vanagon owners value their vehicles for the utility they provide today, not what the resale value will be tomorrow. Of course it hasn't hurt that prices of syncro westys have remained solid for the past decade or so. |
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