Date:         Sun, 2 Aug 2009 11:07:54 -0500
Reply-To:     "steve@eurocampers.com" <steve@EUROCAMPERS.COM>
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From:         "steve@eurocampers.com" <steve@EUROCAMPERS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Idiots for Clunkers..guy scraps 86 westy in new goverment
              program
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There's no doubt a few Vanagons will meet their fate through this
program.

I would have traded in my '93 EV Weekender had I insured it for the
past year.  It has 200K on it and it's a little rusty in the wheel
wells.  It would be a good van for someone to fixup, but it's not
worth $4,500.  The same goes for many Vanagons.

I could also scrap my '99 EV GLS.  It has nearly 170K on it, but it's
such a good reliable useful van, that I hate to see it go.  I think
the value is just a bit under $4,500, so it's not such a great deal.

I have lots of family and friends that were hoping to turn something
in under this program.  None of them had vehicles that qualified.
The program was smart in the way it takes the worst gas guzzlers off
the road.

It really comes down to value.  If your Vanagon is worth close to
$4,500 bucks or more, your a bit crazy to scrap it.  Most of the
Vanagons that will meet their demise under this program likely would
have gone to the crusher sooner or later anyway.

Steve
SKL Enterprises Inc.
http://EuroCampers.com

888-797-5994 - orders
636-337-7700 - customer service

On Aug 2, 2009, at 10:24 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

>
> thats actually a merion brown '86 westy wolfsburg weekender..
> what a shame.   i guess it has "CLUNKER" written across the
> windshield now,
> and must be scrapped.
>
> the sad thing is that vehicles elegible for this program must be 25
> yrs old
> or LESS...so this idiot just scraped by by ONE YEAR..
>
>
> im sure many more '86-'91 vanagons will meet this fate as well -
> especially
> in california.
> at least vehicles that are older than 25 yrs are NOT elegible, so
> they are
> "protected" LOL
>
> chris
>