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Date:         Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:21:25 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Buying vanagons as parts donors
Comments: To: JordanVw@aol.com
In-Reply-To:  <cca.274231c6.34e47df1@aol.com>
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yah the guy that towed it was telling me there's a bunch of "cowboys" getting in the business. You'd think that would drive the price down! --- :^\

Oh well..... In a perfect world I'd have a situation that would allow me to keep the Vanagon. I'll bet there were still parts I could have gotten off it.

Neil.

On Feb 13, 2008 9:08 AM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > In a message dated 2/12/08 11:39:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, > musomuso@GMAIL.COM writes: > > > > I had to pay as well. > > $50 > > For a Vanagon with only rusted brakelines, shocks, upper A-arms, > slider door and headlights left on it. > > One guy wanted $75! > > > > yes, they charge you $75 to haul it off, and they haul it right to the > scrap metal place and get another $100 for it after they drive off the > scales. maybe even more if they throw a few old refrigerators and washing > machines in it to add to the weight.. so they made $175+ off your carcass > right there :<) > > there are guys with POS beat up old tow trucks trolling the countryside > looking for derelict cars sitting in peoples backyards... if they tow 5 cars > a day, they can make $1000 a day! not bad, huh? > > chris > > > > ************** > The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL > Music. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565)

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"

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