Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2017 06:55:00 -0800
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Regarding raised bar
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I'm sad that our vehicles are becoming too valuable to use. its strange
that somehow people want it both ways. I doubt Rogers pal would drive his
Packards to Ontario for a business meeting, but our Vanagons are still
some of the better rigs for travel, hauling, camping, etc. But now we have
"flippers" snagging the reasonably priced ones and selling em to people who
want them because they aren't being built any more, because they're
rare..And there are people who are paying...
The "syncro" we're discussing has lots of stuff done, sounds like a
well-sorted rough country capable camper. But the big asking price has a
lot of "exclusive" in there... Starting with any number of other platforms,
one could easily create an equally capable rig a few times over, for that
money..But Hey! He'll get it, I bet..
Bedliner "outback" rigs are Big in the southwest desert. I just got a
"tour" of a North American Hightop with a Bostig.. brown bedliner and a
full. custom interior, 2 wd. Nice, I'm now considering doing a high top
for mine. This fellow was a full-time van resident, said he had about $60
k into his van and proud he'd done it all himself.
On Feb 1, 2017 8:13 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
>
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