On Mar 23, 2007, at 11:20 AM, Geza Polony wrote: > What a lot of people aren't thinking of, when they do their mods, > is what > the vehicle will be worth a few decades down the line. Who wants a > '70s Jag > with a 350 Chevy engine in it? Yeah, it might run ok, but there's > something > of the Jaguar aura that's been lost. Short term, a Subaru power > Vanagon > might be better than the original, but in 20 years from now, you > can bet > that stock will command a higher price. It's the zeitgeist, aura, > mystique, > whatever you want to call it. A car is more than just a car. I agree w/ Geza, but we all have been down this thread before, & the "Mod Squad" will argue that they are gonna keep their vanagons forever, so it won't matter? grin It's already happened in the early buses, non correctable mods are worth much less, at least $6k? Tom B.-a problem only if you have your vanagon as an investment? |
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