Date:         Thu, 2 Feb 2017 09:16:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Regarding raised bar
Comments: To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAG0-GTzD1Ly8i==78gUVvLYiS6ZeXxbNbx_yBF11RZ69L7pGVQ@mail.gmail.com>
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It's times like this when I just wish there was a Like button for the
list. Thanks, Roger!
Marc Perdue

On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 11:12 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Bar Raisers
>
> I am hoping you do well with your ask -
>
> I find it wholly remarkable that a community that holds helping one another
> as the hallmark of their credibility as a group would turn on trashing one
> of their own because the ask for their vanagon is outside what they might
> have the confidence to ask -
>
> Remember all the emails every time one of these beloved machines is in a
> wreck - the owner describes in excruciatingly minute detail every washer
> they changed out since taking ownership and always end with the same remark
> - doesn't the adjuster know the amount of care and love I put into this
> vehicle -doesn't the adjuster know how much gowesty sells for - Mine is
> worth at least that much !!!
>
> Remarks best left on Facebook or twitter - or better yet - unsaid  - do
> little to increase the "helpful community flag any higher up the pole"
>
> If any of our members has the confidence to ask huge dollars for these
> never to be repeated collectors vehicles we should wish them well - hope
> they get as close to the ask as possible - - in down so every one of us
> will benifit as our collective value for investment increases with them ---
>
> I have a friend who has two Packard touring cars and he speaks about them
> the same as any vanagon owner does about their vehicle -- the only
> difference is there are no more packards coming off the assembly line --
>
> Oh wait no more vanagons either -
>
> Regards