Date:         Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:02:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Thomas Pfrommer <pfrommer@PHAS.UBC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Thomas Pfrommer <pfrommer@PHAS.UBC.CA>
Organization: University of British Columbia
Subject:      Re: my '80 is gone...
Comments: To: Wil Haslup <whaslup@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4693C32E.7010702@gmail.com>
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Do you have his number? I would have an air-cooled running 1980 for
about 1000 Can$ here in Vancouver for sale.
Thomas

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
>
>