Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:26:59 -0600
Reply-To: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
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From: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: '91 Westfalia for Sale, Hammond, IN
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I think it's actually priced right and that throws us into a tail
spin. This is a reasonable price if you intend to make the repairs and
use it. This is not a money maker. It needs many Ks......I've done
better, many times. If you know what to look for, you can do
reasonably well in the 8K/9K range. Something rust free, not needing
body work and not needing 3000 little things. What is this? Is this a
good deal? Well, it depends on your intentions. I usually have three
vans going at the same time. One is definitely for a reasonable
profit, another is a charity case (I got it cheap and make lots of
repairs and you get it cheap because you need it and I need the good
karma baby!) the third one is, well, I don't know, but I always have
one going that I love one day and hate the next....
In short....this one is a charity case. I would have this one at 4K,
in the back burner and make it reasonably dependable and get some
happy sucker into it that really could not have done it otherwise.
They would love me, then hate me........
Miguel
Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names
the streets after them.
- Bill Vaughan
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> The impression I get is that it is a van that was 'just driven' ..
> like as long as it fired up and went...
> nothing, but nothing was done.
>
> just run into the ground likely.
> One thing to watch out for in used vans are when they have abused and
> driven, until 'one system' broke. and was then repaired......say it got a
> rebuilt trans ..
> meanwhile..all the other neglected systems were just driven into the
> ground...and all of them are getting pretty tired....and wanting the new
> owner's money.
>
> looks pretty shaky to me. Or sounds that way based on the comments about it
> .
> Shame too .. a special vehicle too.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 6:52 PM
> Subject: Re: '91 Westfalia for Sale, Hammond, IN
>
>
>> In a message dated 3/15/2011 9:34:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Jo
>> rdanVw@AOL.COM writes:
>>
>> psshht. hardly 10 grand in bodywork.. most westys out there have
>> seam
>> rust now, 25 yrs later.. this its still too cheap of a price for a '91
>> full
>> westy that runs and drives. if it were local (and legit) id jump on
>> it
>> at that price.
>>
>>
>>
>> ps..and i didn't even see the mileage..98k. if that's actual mileage
>> then
>> its definitely worth it. y'all west coasters with your
>> "never-driven-on-salted-road garage queen creampuffs" are spoiled..
>>
>> (wait, mines in a garage right now too LOL) but if i lived and parked in
>> the city it would probably look like that too.
>>
>> still, someone will get a deal if this is actually legit. i would go for
>> it.
>
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