Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 07:55:03 -0800
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: sales values
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It doesn't take but a few of the "Gold-Plater" Go Westie sales, like that
$60k Tom Hanks Syncro, to skew the average cost shown for Vans, either.
One of my wealthy friends showed up last year with a "New" Westie he'd got
'special' from Go Westie for $45k....neato...he thought that was really
special. It had a water leak in one of the heads when I saw him in Southern
Utah. He was hiring someone to drive it back to Go Westie to have it
fixed...
They are out there....and they cause the value to be somewhat skewed.
Like Ben says, though, $1000 vans are out there and plentiful still.
Don Hanson
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> I saw a funny thing ..
> Nevada registration for a 1985 vanagon ..
> had the MSRP on it ..some 12,600 dollars or so.
> thought that was pretty strange..
> for bragging rights I suppose ..
> hey look ..my XYZ cost blah blah blah 'back then.'
>
> it has to do with value of the vehicle for registration cost calculations I
> believe.
>
> and ....just imagine how much California could save in admin costs by
> registering cars for two years at a time like they do in Oregon. Somebody
> oughta wake up to that. Or wake them up.
>
> and of course people sell the car for $ 10K and write the bill of sale for
> 5,000 ...that's how it's played in Ca since they chrage a flat ...what is
> it
> now ? ...8 % tax or so on the purchase price.
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: sales values
>
>
> That's because they take into account ALL sales and not just the high
> ones.
> If I told you how many VW campers I've gotten for less than $500, you might
> cry. Companies like KBB also look at DMV sales price reports where prices
> are often (illegally) deflated by sellers and buyers to avoid sales/use
> taxes.
>
> ;-)
>
>
> BenT
>
> Sent from my *%&#$@&! Device
>
> On Dec 1, 2010, at 12:08 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote:
>
> Why do resale value reporters like Kelly Blue Book give such *%&#$@&!
>> values for our campers? Certainly, the values reported there are way out
>> of line with the prices that folks claim to get or pay for campers.
>> thoughts?
>> --
>> David McNeely
>>
>
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