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Date:         Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:48:28 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: recovery of stolen van good for us
Comments: To: greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA
In-Reply-To:  <20091106132546.45uondjpb4ksok8g@pottsfamily.ca>
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On Nov 6, 2009, at 11:25 AM, Greg Potts wrote:

> Maybe so, maybe not. It depends on how much is invested. It's not at > all difficult to spend a LOT more than that to fully restore a > vintage bus, in which case the $25K number is not gonna make you > happy at all. > > There are LOTS of vintage buses listed for sale on Thesamba.com that > are way up there in the stratosphere of GoWesty price territory. > $25K as a settlement in that case is not gonna please an owner.

I've got a same colors 65 deluxe westy that I would settle for $25k! That one in the pics, depending on how nice the resto is, etc. could go for only $40-50K as it is not that rare of a bus?

YMMV,

Mr. BZ

> > Greg > > Quoting Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>: > >> dear news watch >> >> the sidebar in this tale is the value assigned to the van by not >> knowing CHP >> officers >> is 10 times original sale price... >> should bode well for any future arguments with insurance adjusters >> yours >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:53 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Have a look at this: >>> >>> http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_13723894 >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Jeff >>> '90 Carat (Grover) >>> '86 (We call this one Parts) >>> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> roger w >> From Proverbs: >> Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear >> up: a >> servant who becomes king ... >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ >> View the growing list of video work at: >> http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners >> and ... older work at >> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 >> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364 >>


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