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Date:         Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:53:31 -0700
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: This GoWesty is really starting to annoy me....
Comments: To: Ben Cichowski <aquasheck@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY105-W3AF7E4CC41A0148E7B00BBDFA0@phx.gbl>
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I understand, and that "WHO" was mostly rhetorical. It is really no different than if some high roller had come along and bid up the price of the one I bought. "Them as has, gits," as the country saying goes. Spending 90 large for one of those vehicles is no different for someone making 10 times what I do than me spending what I did for my camper, relatively speaking.

Stephen

--- Ben Cichowski <aquasheck@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> >>I'm happy for them that they're able to sell their > vehicles for that but WHO is able to buy them for > that?<< > > I think we'd be surprised at just how many people > can drop that kind of coin. There is a reason these > folks are not represented on this list - they are > typically not the DIY kind of people, or even people > who are interested in solving their own problems > (not that this is a bad thing - just a different > type of person). > They want a vehicle that is as perfect and > trouble-free as it can possibly be...but still look > like those of us driving around with grease under > our fingernails and smiles on our faces. > > It's just a different demographic that GoWesty is > serving - all the power to them. They do amazing > looking work. > > Plus...I think 90K is only about the cost of 8-10 > Soy Latte' Mocha Frappachinos in CA anyway ;) > > -Ben > > > Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:37:21 -0700 > > From: bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM > > Subject: Re: This GoWesty is really starting to > annoy me.... > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > And now for your reading enjoyment, some more > prices > > that will send you through the roof... > > > > > > Just kidding. > > > > I understand, though. I'm happy for them that > they're > > able to sell their vehicles for that but WHO is > able > > to buy them for that? If they were the only > source > > for nice (or even decent) Westies I'd be camping > in my > > Mopar minivan instead. > > > > Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Like movies? Here's a limited-time offer: > Blockbuster Total Access for one month at no cost. > > http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text4.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > How well do you know your celebrity gossip? > http://originals.msn.com/thebigdebate?ocid=T002MSN03N0707A

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