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Date:         Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:07:01 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject:      Re: Would you buy this salvage title Vanagon?
Comments: To: mcneely4@COX.NET
In-Reply-To:  <20110415124040.J7H2U.128720.imail@eastrmwml49>
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We own two salvage title vehicles; a 99 Toytota Corolla from hail damage and a 96 Subie Wagon from body damage. Both great cars for what we paid for them.

YMMV

DM&FS

At 11:40 AM 4/15/2011, Dave Mcneely wrote: >I would always devalue a salvage title vehicle. In most cases, I >would not buy one. No matter what explanations are offered, at >bottom, one still doesn't know why the thing has a salvage title, >and it always makes it less marketable in case that might eventually >need to be done. Others may have no problem with it at all. > >mcneely > >---- BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Hello All, > > > > Recently acquired a maroon 1990 Vanagon GL which was rescued from > a junkyard before it was picked apart. It tested as a gross > polluter and is rough around the edges. All which likely > contributed to the former owner giving or selling the van. > Emissions issues may only require a major tune-up and a new cat. > Probably needs a master cylinder too. There's small dings here and > there and interior a little scruffy. Power mirrors but everything else manual. > > > > Here's the dilemma. Fix or part out? Was thinking of westyfying, > dokafying. syncronizing and whatelsetifying. Would you devalue to > buy such a thing because of the resulting salvage title. Doesn't > matter to me because I have documentation why it was junked. But > since this is one project too many, need to eventually sell. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > BenT > > sanfranciscali > >-- >David McNeely


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