Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:42:06 -0400
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Subject: Re: cooperative Westy ownership?
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Question 1) how well do you know the people in the group?
Eventually something will go wrong in the dynamic and then its potential
for being a mess is very high.
2) how many people in the co-op?
Most people do NOT want to camp outside the good months so you need to set
up a timeshare thing where weeks are allocated in advance, the most
desirable weeks have a higher cost. If you lived in Roanoke VA everyone
would probably want the Natural Bus weekend.
3) Will all in the co-op understand what it takes to drive a 25-35 year old
vehicle?
You would need to decide in advance if its a co-op then any repairs are the
groups responsibility, not just the driver at that moment.
4)insurance?
Good luck finding a policy to cover this. If its titled by one person and
they hold they hold the insurance, who ends up with the liability if
something really bad happens.
I could spend hours and pages listing the Pros and the Cons. They are some
wonderful advantages to sharing, but they are also some huge drawbacks as
well.
In the end it comes down to you?
Nij
On Jun 17, 2013 9:02 AM, "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <
kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
> I would not do this. My sister had a Westy rental business for a couple of
> summers and really what we found out is that you have to be really picky
> who you rent to. The person needs to have common sense and also treat the
> vehicle with a small modicum of care (like pulling over when belts break or
> lights are flashing). We had customers abandon vans as far away as Maine
> (from NJ) and then demand free rentals, etc. all because they had lights
> flashing, strange noises, and refused to stop and check them out. When
> people rent or borrow a vehicle it is not the same level or ownership pride
> or care that you have some a person who has a lot of time, effort and money
> invested in something. Instead they have more of a "I can do anything I
> want because I paid money." attitude which isn't helpful in keeping a
> Vanagon alive and well.
>
> Just my opinion,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 12:02 AM, Mark Hersh <cmwolfsburg@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > So at a neighborhood BBQ tonight, someone (a neighbor that admires our
> > camper) came up to meand said they were thinking of trying to get
> together
> > a small "cooperative" with the purpose of joint ownership of a camper.
> > Figuring that they would all pay in for maintenance, cleaning, etc., and
> > knowing they would have to come up with some reasonably democratic and
> fair
> > way to allocate time slots.
> >
> > Seemed like a reasonable enough idea to me to volunteer to put it out to
> > the group (because I'm not about to volunteer my camper!).
> >
> > Anyone have any experience with such a thing, or know of such a thing?
> A
> > Google search came up with a couple interesting leads, but I thought I'd
> > ask the collective Vanagon brain trust.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > --
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> >
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> > regardless of temperament. Learn about Black Dog Syndrome at
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> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
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