There is: "I love you people dearly, but anyone who would pay $31,000 for a 20 year old vehicle is a moron." > Don ... then, there is: " It's about getting a vehicle that will meet one's wants/wishes/desires/ego etc. Many of these vans are collector's items if properly maintained and cared for. Maybe your 'thing' is art and you're willing to pay 3 million on a Monet painting. Maybe your thing is junk food and your willing to pay $3.00 on a big-mac." Malcolm I'm as passionate and emotional (my diagnostic impression, not anyone else's) as Malcolm is about these vans and mine in particular. Rational thought does not necessarily apply, or at least gets defined by the host, not someone else's opinion. I just bought 5 $163.00 tires for my van that has 5 very good tires, but which are not properly load rated and are too large in diameter, which have at least 30K miles left on them. That's my example. Another example: if I did not own this van I would pay $20K to get it. I paid $15K. And yes, it's an '87. .... and, yes, I realize what I just said is "my opinion". Bob Stevens '87 Westy Syncro "Passion Fruit" |
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