Date:         Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:49:56 -0500
Reply-To:     Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Empty yards
Comments: To: Mark Hineline <hineline@HELIX.UCSD.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <D28822D1-BC09-4CB1-A154-5B22ACC81D62@helix.ucsd.edu>
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I just had a couple of customers come by last week and they told of a
guy on the east coast that has over 100 Vanagons on his property.  They
had pictures of it and it was sick.  He had sections for certain colors
of van.  There was the blue Wolfsburg section, the bright Tornado Red
section, the syncro section, the Westy section, etc.  The guys said that
most of the vans were very rusty or had other major problems.  They went
there because the guy told them he had a sweet blue 89 Wolfsburg and one
of the guys wanted one to replace his that had been in a wreck
recently.  When they got there the "sweet" van had large rust spots and
the interior was trashed.  When they acted like they didn't want to buy
the van the guy asked them exactly what about the van they didn't like.
It was like he couldn't see the defects.  This is not a junk yard but a
private person who owns all of these vans and has them on his private
property.  It is a shame because he acts like he wants to sell parts
from some of the vans but when these guys talked to him about buying
things he seemed hesitant.  It sounds like he is obsessed and maybe
needs help.  Vanagon buyer's anonymous?
You know eventually he will get in trouble with the town where he lives,
they will give him 10 days to get all of these vans off of his property
or face a huge fine and they will all go to the crusher.  A darn shame.

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com

Mark Hineline wrote:
> I just went down to Chula Vista, CA, and found four Vanagons in the
> all-European yard, none in the other two yards. What a difference a
> few years makes. Two of the four were campers, but there were no
> camper pieces left in them, except for one poptop (but not the luggage
> part).
>
> These were once fairly dependable yards for getting bus and Vanagon
> parts. I'm worried.
>
> Mark Hineline
>