Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:27:33 -0700
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: AW in Vancouver Back on CL..... for more money!
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Well IMHO, that's how they think when they have time to "sit on" their
"gold mine". They'll wait it out and stick to their guns. It's a free
world I guess. Shame he wasted your time.
Plus here's the rub. (no news to most listers and not really related
to the Vanagon Craig looked at)
Seller: "it's worth that much in parts"
Buyer: "Ok, you pull the parts, clean and inspect them, then I'll
inspect them again, and if I like them, I'll buy the parts at an
appropriate fraction of your asking price"
Seller: "well it's my time to pull the parts...."
Suddenly they understand. Almost. $800 Vanagon? Well what does an auto
(working) tranny cost now?
;^)
Neil.
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 9:10 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
> And he STILL wanted $800 for it. Would not budge. It really wasn't even
> worth that in parts.....
> So there is an uneducated group of people in this world that think 15-20
> year old vanagons fetch 23 window 40-50 year old Split window prices. They
> may someday, but thats not today, and probably not tommorow.
>
> I recently went to go investigate a "GOOD DEAL" on an '84 sunroof van. It
> was an automatic, which was not my cup of tea, but based on the description
> it should have been a gem for $800! I even called the guy and talked to him,
> he said it ran when he parked it, and i asked about the body and if it had
> seam rust his response was "NO. Only 'minor surface rust'" which to me means
> the bumpers are rusty.....or something like that. Surface rust BEHIND the
> bumper....
> Well we got a gang together and drove out on a frigid morning to
> investigate the bounty. Boy were we in for a suprise....
> It looked almost as if someone had sanded all the paint down so that nothing
> had any luster, and in some panels they'd sanded to bare metal, resulting in
> MAJOR surface rust.....like a whole panel.
> The sunroof was open (probably rusted open), and while the guy assured us
> that it "ran in october", he didn't specify what year.....
> The engine was missing components (Exhaust components), major oxidation on
> everything.....four flat tires....
>
> And he STILL wanted $800 for it. Would not budge. It really wasn't even
> worth that in parts.....
> So there is an uneducated group of people in this world that think 15-20
> year old vanagons fetch 23 window 40-50 year old Split window prices. They
> may someday, but thats not today, and probably not tommorow.
>
> -Craig
> '85Gl
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:20 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Now *that's* ridiculous!
> >
> > And he wouldn't take $500?
> >
> > I'd say that was too much! --- ;^)
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 7:28 AM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
> > > I just went to look at a van that the guy wanted $2000 for, but it
> needed
> > > to be towed, was rusty, full of mice, used to store junk, wouldn't
> start,
> > > had 2 flats, 180K miles, broken sliding window with glass still
> scattered
> > > inside, couldn't find the title, head leaks, parts missing, etc.
> > >
> > > He said the parts on it were worth more than he was asking. I offered
> him
> > > $500. He didn't like that. Good luck, pal.......
> > >
> > > Mike B.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Rob" <becida@COMCAST.NET>
> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:53 PM
> > > Subject: Re: AW in Vancouver Back on CL..... for more money!
> > >
> > >
> > > >I often wonder about the asking prices, this guy is (now) asking $3k
> > > > for something you have to hire a tow truck to take away.
> > > > If I have to get a tow truck it has to be damn special, a really
> > > > great buy or something I already own and need to get home (because
> > > > maybe the #3 rod went thru the case or the it ran dry and cooked
> > > > itself), or it doesn't run, hasn't sold and has to get towed to the
> > > > wrecking yard.
> > > > Maybe if he waits long enough someone will come along who thinks it's
> > > > damn special...
> > > >
> > > > Rob
> > > > becida@comcast.net
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