Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:59:07 -0400
Reply-To: Wil Haslup <whaslup@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Wil Haslup <whaslup@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: my '80 is gone...
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Thomas Pfrommer wrote:
> Do you have his number? I would have an air-cooled running 1980 for
> about 1000 Can$ here in Vancouver for sale.
> Thomas
not sure of exchange...1000 CAN$ equals about ? U.S. $?
I'm not sure if he's able to take on two projects at once...and I don't
think he's trying to make money at this. I think he's involve with the
church over there and does this to provide dependable transport for
various charities.
I did get one call prior to him on the van saying they also were
planning to ship it. Even the tow truck driver he got new about this
trend so I'm sure there are others near you who are doing it.
If you've got something and are serious I'll give him your email and he
can contact you directly if he's interested in taking another on.
He's a teacher though and goes back to work in late August so his time
may be limited.
..also, unless he could make the arrangements and you could ship from
Vancouver directly there probably would be more problems in getting it
here only to reship to Africa.
> Wil Haslup wrote:
>> Well, after two listings on craigslist a guy came and offered $500 for
>> my '80. I had listed it at $650 OBO. I had a handful of calls and one
>> guy offered $350 sight unseen to put it on a car hauler on his way back
>> to NY...guess he was a used parts guy or something. I turned him down
>> and the next day the other guy came by and I had the cash that afternoon.
>> He had to leave it for nearly two weeks while he moved something else
>> out of his place to make room but he got it towed yesterday.
>> He said he would fix the clutch slave, do some local hauling to the dump
>> and planned to ship it to Africa within 6 months. I was surprised and
>> asked how much that would cost and he said $1500-2000. I responded it
>> wasn't worth that but he said labor is cheap there and the vehicle is
>> prized for it's utility, heavy suspension, etc. It can be ambulance,
>> hearse, truck, etc.
>> I doubt there's a money making opportunity here but keep it in mind if
>> you've got aircooled vanagons to get rid of. I imagine the poor quality
>> of the heating system isn't a concern in Africa either. Heh.
>> Now that my drive is clear another friend from D.C. will be parking his
>> '91 here when he retires and moves to Montana or Nebraska or one of
>> those places out west...rather than ship it. I haven't decided if I'm
>> going to buy it or resell it for him yet.
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>> -- Wil
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Sincerely,
-- Wil