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Date:         Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:46:56 -0800
Reply-To:     mike stainbrook <MIKE90260@PEOPLEPC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mike stainbrook <MIKE90260@PEOPLEPC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Total restoration cost!
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I try to remember that vehicle is for transport,point a to point b...mechanicly sound...restoration is all about pride of ownership? Mike90260 ----- Original Message ----- From: Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 12:06 PM Subject: Re: Total restoration cost!

> Problem is that restoration costs have little to do with market value of the > finished product, and only a small percentage of vehicles will recoup the > costs of a professional restoration. A decade ago I owned a '65 Imperial > coupe, one of less than 1600 made that year. It was a gorgeous land yacht > and I was quoted a price of 20-25,000.00 to do a full resto. Unfortunately, > although very rare, the vehicle would likely only have fetched maybe 3 or > four grand as there really wasn't much of a market for them. Rare and > desirable vehicles are worth restoring, but the rest - it becomes a labour > of love I think to put the time and money into them. I wonder how much > Gowesty actually recoups on those very expensive vans they restore. > > Nathaniel > > > On 2/1/07 10:52 AM, "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > > --- Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> wrote: > > > >> So before you think of restoring your/a van from bumper to bumper, you could > >> easily end up spending over 25-30k with labor.... to get an 80% restored > >> Vanagon Camper. > > > > As some may know, A year ago, I bought a 1989 Syncro 16" Dehlet High-top from > > Germany, 148,000 KMS > > and in VERY good condition. I shipped it to Halifax NS, then I bought a Reimo > > camping interior: > > Cost to date: about CDN 30,000 and I still want a TDi Conversion - another > > Euro 12,000. > > > > Your's is a 2WD, people tell me that my asking price of CDN18,000 is too much > > for my 1991 syncro > > westy! People just don't understand the time/costs/values. Malcolm > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ __ > > ______ > > Be a PS3 game guru. > > Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games. > > http://videogames.yahoo.com/platform?platform=120121


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