Date:         Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:46:07 -0800
Reply-To:     "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET>
Subject:      Re: Slightly Overpriced GL on The Samba
Comments: To: Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
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All true. But now imagine that your spouse has been through three or
four MGs and a couple of VW buses. You want a Vanagon. She says "fine,
as long it's not a project." Price doesn't matter -- having engine
parts in the dishwasher DOES matter. AMHIK.

Born in Maine - Live in CA

Mark


On Dec 20, 2010, at 11:29 AM, Jeffrey Vickers wrote:

> Here's the glass half full scenario:
>
> Spend $400 on a round trip ticket from Boston to CA, buy a $5000 rust
> free, functioning van and put it on a truck for $1000. You're back in
> Boston for less than $6500 and you've got a rust-free van that needs
> nothing.
>
> There's two, high mileage rust-free vans on SF Craigslist for $1500.
> There's also an engine for $800. A total of 8 vans up there right now,
> all for less than $3000. I spent all of two minutes to find those.
>
> Or... you could leave our rust-free vans here and help the auto body
> guys in Boston make their boat payments.
>
> Born in MA - Live in CA,
> Jeff
>
>