Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 20:17:27 -0400
Reply-To: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Selling my beautiful Syncro Westfalia
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Yeah I was waiting for that $6000 number to come up again on this one...
Chris Gronski
'86 Syncro Westy aka the "Six Thousand Dollar Van"
On 10/11/05, Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am sorry. This van is not stock. I can only offer you $6,000. Let me know
> when to pick it up.
>
> tim in san jose
>
> On 10/11/05, Chris Dixon <Jahsurf@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > Fellow listers,
> > It is with a heavy heart that I have decided to sell my one-of-a-kind 1987
> > Syncro Westfalia with an expertly retrofitted Adventurewagen top. Figured
> > I'd
> > put the notice up on the lists before I hit thesamba and epages.
> >
> > When you see the below webpage, and the work that's gone into this van,
> > you'll see why my price is $31,000 firm -- and hopefully that my price is
> > more than
> > reasonable. I'm selling the van in partnership with Joe Schoeningh at
> > Europro
> > in Costa Mesa, CA. Joe did most of the remarkably extensive remodeling and
> > restoration. In the summer of 2004, "Pound Puppy", as former owner
> > Veronica
> > Fraga called this Syncro, carried me and my wife across America on
> > assignment for
> > the New York Times -- the trip represented, perhaps the best two months of
> > our
> > lives together. That is, until the recent birth of our daughter.
> >
> > If any of my closer associates on these lists - people who have saved my
> > ass,
> > or provided particularly lifesaving advice want to call first dibs, then
> > please send me an offlist email.
> >
> > Owning a Syncro has been one hell of a cool experience -- and I'd like
> > thank
> > everyone who has helped to make driving one of the great unsung vehicles
> > on
> > the planet such a fascinating and rewarding experience.
> >
> > Please check the below link and forward to anyone you think might be
> > interested.
> > http://homepage.mac.com/dixoncj/vansale/index.html
> > If you are interested, please contact Joe at Europro before me:
> > js@europrovw.com
> > Thanks and please forgive the cross-posting.
> > Now I think I'm going to go sit in my driver's seat and have a good sob.
> > Chris Dixon!
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which
> case, you ain't got there yet.
>
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