Date:         Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:07:50 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Bying/Selling on the list & morons
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>And now its only worth $6000.00 !!!!!!!!!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 10:23 PM
>Subject: Re: Bying/Selling on the list & morons
>
>
>>  >I have to agree with Malcolm. If you don't like what you see keep moving.
>>  >Use your delete key as I did with the no-subjectline posting that you
>must
>>  >have made. Lots of spam masquerade in much the same manner for curious
>>  >readers like Malcolm.
>>  >  Anyway, there must be more pleasant ways to express your disapproval on
>>  >one's opinion about the value of their van. If it is priced too high,
>then
>>  >it will not sell. It it sells, then more power to them. If someone can
>>  >afford to buy it because it makes more sense for them to buy a van than
>do
>>  >all the work, that's great. A number of fellow I am well acquainted with
>on
>>  >this list get paid 10-15 times per hour than what a good reputable shop
>>  >would charge to work on their vans. For them it makes sense. The net
>price
>>  >to them is less than what their lost time is worth.
>>  >  --
>>  >BenT
>>
>>  Well said, Ben.
>>
>>  I have spent over $7100US on my van's BRAKES, not to mention other
>>  modifications.
>>  --
>>  Andrew Grebneff
>>  Dunedin
>>  New Zealand
>>  Fossil preparator
>>  <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
>>  Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
>>
>>  HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE
>>
>>  DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR
>>

Yeah... translates to about $8450NZ. Hey! That's more than I paid for
the van! I'll make a profit on it!
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE

DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR