Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:37:49 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: Investment cars, was VW means 'Vacation Wagon' :-)
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Almost every OLD car that comes up for sale has issues.
By issues I mean unresolved mechanical problems that haven't been fixed by
the owners or nare-do-well local mechanics.
It can be something as simple as vacuum leaks or major like a needing a new
engine.
With over 40 years of dealing with automobile, boat, motorcycle and their
engines I can pretty well buy a bargain.
A bargain for me might be a nemesis for others that don't repair their own
cars or those that are in it for quick profit.
I keep most cars over a year although it might not be by choice.
Flaming and flipping really don't bother me ............... this field is
wide open and all that want can do their own filliping thing.
Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@optonline.net>
To: "'Stan Wilder'" <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:17 AM
Subject: RE: Investment cars, was VW means 'Vacation Wagon' :-)
> You better watch out. You will start getting flamed for flipping
> vehicles for profit.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Stan Wilder
> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:47 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Investment cars, was VW means 'Vacation Wagon' :-)
>
> No I spent $5000.00 of it on a 1976 Porsche 912e with 47,000 miles on it
> that I drove for a year and sold for $12,000.00.
> I then bought an 1987 Porsche Carrera Cabriolet for $14,000.00 that I'm
> hoping to sell for $21,000.00 after driving it for a year and I tweak
> everything.
>
> Stan Wilder
> Engine Ceramics
> 214-352-4931
> www.engineceramics.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 1:47 AM
> Subject: Re: Investment cars, was VW means 'Vacation Wagon' :-)
>
>
> $6,000 eh? Did you turn around and buy a syncro westy with the cash?
>
> Chris
>
> On 9/17/05, Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > but a '80-83 aircooled westy is a boat anchor..??
> > ------------------------ Clip -------------------------
> > I came out OK on mine at a sale price of $6000.00 but If I hadn't done
> all
> > the work myself I would have taken a real bath.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> > Engine Ceramics
> > 214-352-4931
> > www.engineceramics.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 8:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: Investment cars, was VW means 'Vacation Wagon' :-)
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 9/17/05 8:57:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > jrasite@EONI.COM
> > > writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > > . Next big thing? T2 buses are slowly climbing
> > >
> > > its true.. i sold my '78 westy champagne edition for $10k a few yrs
> ago
> > (it
> > > was a show car, and had the rare westy tent and alot of other cool
> vw
> > > acessories i let go with it) hopefully that trend will continue
> to
> the
> > vanagons as
> > > well..
> > >
> > > i still find it hard to understand why a '74-'79 westy in nice shape
> can
> > > fetch really good money, but a '80-83 aircooled westy is a boat
> anchor..??
> > >
> > > chris
> >
>
>
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