Date:         Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:32:25 -0400
Reply-To:     george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday: Worst Vanagon/Westy "For Sale" you've seen?
In-Reply-To:  <c4e7c5f90803281417p4a22fa5k8c58375fe8121d8f@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

>> I'm sure there are some horror stories of really poorly presented,
filthy, or just plain crappy Vanagons that people have seen.... And
your story? <<


   I was the second person to answer an ad in the local paper.
(December 1993)  The bus' owner was unaware of the response he was
about to get.

  The first people who looked at it turned up their noses, evidently
deciding it was filthy.  They didn't ask any questions, nor even seek
a test drive.  We looked and saw a fully functional Westy that merely
needed a bit of detailing.

   Did I mention that the bus was priced $3,000 below the Kelly Book
value?  By the time we showed up, the owner had been fielding calls
from VW dealers, but he honoured his original price.

  Thanks, picky people!  We've been enjoying your piece of crap for 12
years, 180,000 miles, 44 states, two Canadian provinces, and Baja,
California.

George & Jo/ATL
'89 WesTiico," Wernher"
'67 Kombi, "Puddles"