If I recall correctly you are a long ways away from California. How
much did it cost you to ship them home after you bought them here for
$200?

Mark

puzerewski wrote:
>
> Not so..I have bought 3 vans that way for $200 or less.
>
> Adam Puzerewski
>
> 81 westy
> 74 beetle
> 73 Transporter (new!!!!!!!)
>
> Vanagon Partsmobiles
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 8:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
>
> > A fair question Andrew and I might have if that was an option. Once a
> > vehicle has been prepped for dismantling and set out in the yard it is
> > too late.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > Andrew Grebneff wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Agreed wholeheartedly. So why on Earth didn't you buy the thing
> complete?
> > >
> > > Andrew Grebneff
> > > 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
> > >
> > >
> > > >The sad thing was that such a clean and clearly recently well loved
> > > >Westy ended up at a bone yard like it did. I always wonder what
> > > >circumstances resulted in such tragedy. This thing was dent free, clean
> > > >in and out, garage kept, all good glass, original unused spare, etc. I
> > > >have become hardened to seeing clean passenger models end up like this
> > > >but a Westy in this good shape is a rare find. A few days ago it was a
> > > >dream Westy and today it is a stripped out shell, nothing of much value
> > > >left.
> > > >
> > > >If Subaru engine conversions or ANY other conversion options can help
> > > >keep this from happening I am all for it. This nonsense about keeping
> > > >them original to maintain "collectability" ignores that fact that if
> > > >something is not done to make them reliable the main "collectors" will
> > > >be car crushers.
> > >
> > > >Mark