Well, his auction has timed out with a high bid of $9300, so I would say that the market has spoken loudly and clearly, and I think it had some reservations about the van. On 2/9/06, John Carpenter <Trvlr2001@aol.com> wrote: > > folks, > It's bad enough the AC isn't working > But, the thing about the deal > that really turns me off, > Is, He sez he will fix the drive shaft > If the Reserve is met. > What if in fact the problem with > the 4X4 is more than the drive shaft. > ( quite likely ) (will he cover that as well ??? ) > & If he's such a good mechanic, > & it's such a small problem ( as he states ) > Why isn't it fixed ??? > & Why should I pay Syncro price's > for a Non-functioning Syncro bus ? > Folks, more than anything, > I'm just chatting about the Art of the Deal. > The way it's presented. > So much can be said, about what is not said, > or the way the sentence is constructed. > This could be a fine automobile ( how's that chris ? :o) > Why, GM hardly talks about the (physical ) car. > Mostly what I remember about the Ads on TV.... > is the beautiful woman sitting in it, > ( as the strains of a Viennese quartet rings out across the land ) > caveat emptor... > . > & that's all I got to say about that (Forest Gump ) > jc.... > > You can sink as much money as you want into any car or "investment". > But when t comes time to sell, the item is only worth what the market > is willing to pay. Regardless of money "invested", I lost about 4-5 > grand on my 57 Beetle. About the only car I lost money on so far..... > > Jay >
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