Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 20:27:20 -0700
Reply-To: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
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From: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Feast your eyes....
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I think we're all just looking at the face value of the auction. Yes
there are a myriad of scenarios that might play out, but what's being
looked at is simply the funds being committed to the purchase of a
vehicle that some may find over priced, or priced right. I can just
imagine how that thing drives. I have a 2wd gl automatic and it is a
joy to drive. The automatic is superb and the box steers just right.
It's short coming is that it's not looking so hot anymore, especially
after it wiped out Bambi. Still does most things very well. I picked
it up looking very good, for 350.00, asking price 5500.00, by a dealer
that must have taken it as a trade in. I put around 500.00 the first
week I owned it. Since then, P/maintenance and fluids, new brakes,
master and flush, tires, all you would expect to have to do to keep a
vehicle, reliably on the road. Now for my point.....damned thing was
worth so much more than the 350.00 selling price, right? So I have a
pretty good idea, that after 4 years, it was certainly worth a lot
more. How much more? Well it never looked as good as the Ebay Carat.
It's always been a GL, orly blue, which is beautiful, but for me, it's
not tornado red........This Carat is worth 10K to some. It certainly
is to me if it has no rust and the paint is good. As far as the
engine, all it really has to do is get me home, 1500 miles, maybe. Of
course I would prefer that it was good for a good long haul, but what
the hell. Just look at the possibilities. A Zetec, GW 2.3 (all it
really needs, ask me how I know,) SVX, STI? In short, beautiful van,
endless possibilities.......oh and, have you seen me? I would look
really good driving it!
Miguel
'In heaven all the interesting people are missing.'
- Friedrich Nietzsche
On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net> wrote:
> You're all assuming that the auction goes through as planned. Been more
> than a couple of reneges on overpriced vehicles on ebay.
>
> I'd love to have that ride, but I'd rather pay a dollar a month on the easy
> payment plan.
>
> DM&FS
>
> At 01:14 PM 1/9/2010, miguel pacheco wrote:
>>
>> True that seller should be happy with 10K. Interesting that people are
>> willing to spend that kind of money in this economy. This is the 2wd
>> Carat I've always wanted and I would be bidding, but, for now,
>> suspension upgrades to my Syncro come first.
>> Miguel
>>
>> 'In heaven all the interesting people are missing.'
>> - Friedrich Nietzsche
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 11:30 AM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:
>> > No doubt that's a nice van but the seller has gotta be stoked to get
>> > 10g's
>> > for a regular 2wd vanagon in this economy.
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> > Of
>> > miguel pacheco
>> > Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 12:31 PM
>> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> > Subject: Re: Feast your eyes....
>> >
>> > It looks pretty nice and I love the color. Worth 10K in my book, if
>> > that's good paint and not a cheap spray over, no rust and no leaky
>> > heads. I wouldn't pay much more. Would be interesting to hear from the
>> > winner.
>> > Miguel
>> >
>> > 'In heaven all the interesting people are missing.'
>> > Â - Friedrich Nietzsche
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Jake de Villiers
>> > <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> For a stereo and a set of wheels...
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 6:37 AM, Kenneth Lewis
>> > <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Wow. The price is up over $10K.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, January 8, 2010 10:10 pm, Mark Hineline wrote:
>> >>> > Focusing just on the exterior of this van, what about it is NOT
>> >>> > stock?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Mark
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On Jan 7, 2010, at 5:18 AM, Kenneth Lewis wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> Not mine.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>>
>> >
>> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220536364675&v
>> > iewitem=
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Nice looking van. Appears to be well maintained.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Ken Lewis
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jake
>> >>
>> >> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> >> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> >>
>> >> Crescent Beach, BC
>> >>
>> >> www.thebassspa.com
>> >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> >> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>
>
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