I'm sure the tears and gnashing of teeth will start as soon as the buyer sees it in person. Or his wife does. Vanagons can rust beyond redemption and some might not realize this applies to Syncro Westys as well. I have seen one that was so bad the jack points could not be used to raise it. A flattened tin can was riveted to the floor so the gas pedal had something to attach to. Yes, a Syncro Westy. A friend bought it on Ebay and shipped it across country thinking he made a sweet buy to restore for a profit. Next he shipped it to the crusher, after pulling all usable parts, worth less than half his costs. Mark Karl Mullendore wrote: > Jeezuz...I can't believe someone paid over $4000 for a pile of rust > Syncro with a poptop (eBay 170244472246), when it took me 6 months to > sell a rust free, good-running-driving non-poptop for $3000. Is the > Syncro market really that insane? Do buyers like gambles and feel it's > unnecessary to check out condition first? I'm just blown away. This van > is far rustier than anything I've ever seen (ever seen a sliding door > fall off from rust?), and someone is going to be a little unhappy when > they see this $4K van...I saw it at $1800 and it was too much. > > Karl > > |
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