Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:12:25 -0400
Reply-To: John Dillon <johndillon@BELLNET.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: John Dillon <johndillon@BELLNET.CA>
Subject: Re: This GoWesty is really starting to annoy me....
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The real question is .. if someone who paid $50K plus for a gowesty vanagon
.. was on this list .. would they admit it.
Interestingly .. in the U.K. Vanagons are the least valued (in terms of
dollar value) of the three earlier models.
jdd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Grisanti" <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: This GoWesty is really starting to annoy me....
>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
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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