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Date:         Wed, 14 Jun 95 15:30:36 EDT
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From:         ja@decws3.coe.wvu.edu (John Anderson)
Subject:      Re: 77 price comparison

Well for example, last fall I sold my '76, dad bought the car new in '77, it was in average+ condition, though had been Zbarted, I had done body work, paint, new rubber, and the catalyst for all this was dad replaced the engine with a factory 2.0 at 65,000 or so, the bus had 7?000. This had always been a work bus and had a fair amount of damage/rust repair, rockers and 1 corner, the rest was in fairly good shape from the Z-bart. With the nearly new engine, $500 worth of rubber, and $500 worth of paint supplies, I got $2800 for her. I really can't imagine over $4000 for a 77 if totaly like new. In fact the local bug guy, usually a total ass has a '79 with a very nice interior, totaly solid NC body that does need cosmetics, paint, and rubber, rebuilt 2.0, and A/C unit inside but compressor missing, for $3000 I think which I thought to be ludicrous by the time you did paint and seals. It has around 100k on it I believe, remember even if well cared for at 75,000 or so a lot of things are going to start needing attention, that have probably been put off.

John ja@coe.wvu.edu '71 Westy Virginia, '90 Corrado G60


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