Date:         Thu, 19 Mar 1998 19:06:31 +0000
Reply-To:     Chris Paquette <cp@IX.NETCOM.COM>
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From:         Chris Paquette <cp@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      Mind Reviewing Another FS Ad?
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The search continues. Saw this ad in a local Southern California
paper:

>"'90 VW Westfalia, wht, ps, pw, pdl, air, stv, ref,
>sink, good condition, $10,500 OBO."

I called the owner, who is selling because he's moving to Italy. He
said he bought it from the PO in Seattle, drove it to L.A., then did
little more than switch curb-sides on street cleaning days. It has
111k miles on it and only slight outer defects (he mentioned a "small
dent" where someone backed into his parked bus in a garage". He said
he'd have no problem with allowing me to have the bus checked by a
mechanic before buying. The head gaskets have been replaced.

Question: What's wrong with this picture? Every other '90 Westie I've
seen here in L.A for sale was priced at least $5-7k more than this.
I'm going to see it this Saturday, if it ain't sold by the time my
turn comes to see it.

My suspicions are raised, but I admit I'm hoping this is just a great
deal. Comments? Advice? Warnings? If you were me, what would you
check first off to possibly account for this price?