Date:         Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:20:04 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Looks fairly clean, but...
Comments: To: Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <23562D8E-230F-475D-B889-5CC194FBDCEC@pottsfamily.ca>
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If you look at the angle of the front bumper in pic #1, its been hit, in pic
#6 the centre of the window crank is broken out, all of the interior panels
are showing moisture damage at the corners and EVERY panel has at least one
dent, including the passenger side 'B' pillar which has three!

Caveat emptor

On Jan 15, 2008 10:42 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> Hi Jake,
> Did anyone else notice it's missing the d/s rear bumper guard. I bet that
> black paint is there simply as a repair to owner-inflicted body damage. When
> the bodyshop can't/won't match the original colour, black is a commonly used
> alternative for rockers. I have seen that done LOTS of times on Ontario
> buses, people seem to be blind to obstructions on the lower quarter and
> scrapes and dents in that area are very common.
>
> The interior doesn't show much wear at all, even the driver's seat looks
> pretty new. Sure, there's some dirt here and there; it is a passenger van
> and people sometimes buy vans to haul stuff. And trust me, even people with
> garages sometimes dent their vans. Snowshovels fall off the walls, people
> lean stuff against the van... 24 years is a long time.
>
> I would think that no dealership that is looking to protect its reputation
> would sell a vehicle with 24 year old tires on it. That's a lawsuit looking
> to happen, and around here you probably would fail the safety certification
> anyway. I have emailed the seller to ask what tires are on it; if they get
> back to me I'll let the list know.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> www.busesofthecorn.com
>
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> On 15-Jan-08, at 1:21 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
> Slim to none.  If it had only 24,000 miles on it I would expect it to have
> the original tires.
>
> Its also too dented to have spent 20 years in a garage but the paint is
> too
> shiny (especially on the top) to have spent 20 winters in acid rain.......
>
> On Jan 14, 2008 8:23 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
>
> What are the chances that this REALLY has only 24K miles?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170184691027
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> Allan
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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