Hi Jeff, That situation has been plaguing the Baywindow scene for almost a decade now; ever since the new beetle came out. All too often people are holding onto "running when parked" baywindow buses and "old beetles" until they are in such decrepit condition there is little hope of saving them.
Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato www.pottsfamily.ca www.busesofthecorn.com
On 25-Apr-07, at 12:31 PM, Jeff Lincoln wrote: > Oh I have a third kind of Vanagon owner (or want to be Vanagon > owner). THis > is the type that is getting extemely exasperated by the inflated > prices > people are asking for Vanagons and Westys in Classified adds. You > know the > standard 7 passenger with dents and other issues for $3000 - or the > Westy > with the ripped canvas, rust, dents, and non-running for $5500 - Or > the nice > Westy that is just that "nice" nothing special but a good Westy > that the > person expects to get every penny they ever put into it back out > and are > asking $12,000. > > People please! Unless these 20 year old vehicles have been gone > over ala > Benny Boy or Go Westy is there really any reason to ask this mmuch > for these > things? I could be way off base but this to me seems absolutely > crazy. I'm > not just talking listings on the Samba either - ebay, Cars.com, > westy owners > classifieds, etc. People are doing it everywhere. |
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