Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 20:19:26 -0700
Reply-To: Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Buying advice
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Craig,
If you have any issues titling in your home state, give these guys a call:
www.getnewtitle.com
It will cost you $395, but they'll get you a Maine title/registration
(including license plates) in about 4 weeks. After you have the Maine
title, just head into your local DMV (or whatever it's called in your state)
with your Maine paperwork and you're golden.
Don't let the naysayers get you down. Some people just love to get up on
their soapbox.
Remember... advice is like armpits (G-Rated version), everyone has some and
they all stink!
Cheers,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
craig cowan
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 6:07 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Buying advice
I never said I blew $3500.
Not yet at least.
I'm gritting my teeth tonight, as some shady dealing went on today and lets
all just stay optomistic and happy untill the car is on a shipper on it's
way to me. None of this "I told you so" or "well.....".
I would however appreciate great responses like:
"Titleing a vehicle is actually really easy, you won't have any trouble"
or
"You're a good person to be so young and still put so much faith in
humanity, It will all work out for you!"
I saved a frog from a certain death in a storm sewer drain today......
Lets hope these "Karma points" i've been saving are worth more than
amusement park "tickets".
Thank you all for all the optomistic and wonderful responses.....
-Craig
Possibly going to sell my '85GL turned WESTY
I've got to eat somehow during the schoolyear!
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 6:44 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> Well Craig, since you had $3500 to blow, fine. When a deal looks too good
> to be true, and there are warning signals all over it, it is too good to
be
> true. Take care, DMc
>
> ---- craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > Well to justify what I did as a risk.....
> > I have wanted a Sunroof Syncro for 2+ years now. I have been very
> specific
> > in wanting a sunroof syncro that's rust free with a locking diff. I have
> > been told that as few as 200 sunroof syncros were made, so they are NOT
> > common by any means.... let alone finding a rust free one with a locker!
> > Mind you i'm on the east coast.
> >
> > Anyway, earlier this year one did come up that I had a chance to go look
> at.
> > It was a piece of crap with rust and dents, luckily they only wanted
> TWENTY
> > FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS for it.....
> > Ya....
> > that's what I said!
> >
> > So, seeing a rust free one for $3500 that's exactly what I want.....
> > I really truly doubt another one is going to come up in my price range.
> This
> > was my chance. I took it.
> > For those of you who have sunroof syncros, be proud, flaunt it~!
> > I'd rather have one than a syncro westy, they're rarer!
> > : )
> >
> > -Craig
> > '85GL turned WESTY
> > BOSTIG in the back
> > '87 SYNCRO sunroof.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> > scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm with you on this Jake..
> > > I feel the same way ..
> > > doesn't matter how much documentation and proof you have ..
> > > it can be horribly costly , challenging and frustrating get what is
> due, if
> > > the other party is a jerk about it.
> > >
> > > I like that ..fight you in court with YOUR money !
> > > that puts a clearer picture on it.
> > >
> > > it's a done deal now though.
> > > it'll probably work out.
> > >
> > > ever notice how scammers can be really nice and suck people in that
way
> ?
> > > They're usually masters at it.
> > >
> > > anyway, I hope she's a beauty and everybody wins.
> > > Scott
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 9:00 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Buying advice
> > >
> > >
> > > Unless you can do it in person I'd stay away from that deal Craig.
> > >>
> > >> Even if you have a bill of sale he's got your money and pursuing him
> in
> > >> the
> > >> courts will be a long and expensive proposition.
> > >> And he's got YOUR money to fight you with!
> > >>
> > >> YMMV
> > >>
> > >> Jake
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 6:40 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I'm working on closing a deal today on a sunroof syncro that's in
> Oregon
> > >>> (I
> > >>> am in PA). Anyway....
> > >>> The buyer has asked that I just transfer money via a wire transfer
in
> > >>> full
> > >>> to his bank account which i normally wouldn't be overly hesitant
> about
> > >>> but
> > >>> realize this would not afford me any type of fraud prevention should
> > >>> anything happen. I asked him a few days ago what assurance he can
> give me
> > >>> that this is going to be a fullproof transaction and his response
was
> > >>> that
> > >>> should it go sour for any reason, just bash him on thesamba.com.
> Since
> > >>> he
> > >>> runs a VW restoration business almost entirely through thesamba, it
> > >>> seemed
> > >>> like a just response. Well..... I went and checked him out on the
> samba,
> > >>> and
> > >>> he's already been bashed enough. He's been banned close to 10 times
> > >>> (under
> > >>> different names), there are pending fraudulant claims and arguments
> > >>> occuring
> > >>> between he and buyers. Luckily, there are also great reviews of his
> > >>> service
> > >>> being above and beyond the call of duty. So this has me at least
> slightly
> > >>> concerned, any suggestions?
> > >>> Paypal may be an option, does that award a great deal more security?
> > >>>
> > >>> Furthermore, I don't recieve a bill of sale via the mail for at
least
> a
> > >>> week
> > >>> after I give the guy all my money..... indicating that I don't
> actually
> > >>> own
> > >>> the car, but have given aside all my money. I asked that he send me
> an
> > >>> email
> > >>> with his full name, address, the VIN of the car, and which contains
> > >>> agreement terms....should I need to press charges later. Does this
> sound
> > >>> like a reasonable thing to want? Am I fair in wanting something like
> this
> > >>> BEFORE I pay? He seems to indicate (and I can see this point as
well)
> > >>> that
> > >>> no actual change of ownership agreements ever occur untill after
> > >>> purchase.
> > >>> Sadly he's been pretty tricky with emails, so I have my concerns
> (Though
> > >>> he's easiliy reached via the phone and a wonderful person to talk
> too. He
> > >>> seems to be really interested in helping me out).
> > >>>
> > >>> Thoughts?
> > >>> I'm very excited about this purchase, but very concerned now.
> > >>>
> > >>> -Craig
> > >>> '85GL turned WESTY
> > >>> BOSTIG in the back
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Jake
> > >>
> > >> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
> > >> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
> > >>
> > >> Crescent Beach, BC
> > >>
> > >> www.thebassspa.com
> > >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> > >> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
> > >>
> > >
>
> --
> David McNeely
>
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