To expect a $250 vehicle to drive 1400 miles, is like waking on
water.    Please don't try this again.   Your father-in law was right!
                                                  Eric

Ron Putt wrote:

>I guess I was lucky on my first ebay auto purchase.  Bought an 84 Vanagon GL
>sight unseen from a guy in Salt Lake City, UT, and I live just North of
>Dallas, TX.  Took the Greyhound up, paid the guy $250, and drove the van
>back home.  The only problem was the oil filler neck leaked, but still only
>used 1 quart of oil in 1400 miles.
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>My father-in-law called it my fool's errand.  I drove it over a year and a
>half before using it as a donor for a project with my 86 Vanagon.
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>Ron
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ware, David (EM, PTL, Contractor, ARC)" <David.Ware@PENSKE.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 11:42 AM
>Subject: Be careful what you buy on eBay
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>>I have a friend who has bought a couple of ATVs on eBay.   However he only
>>bids on machines that are within driving distance, so he can check them
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>>before actually going through with the payment.  All he really risks is
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>>time and gas money, and the possiblity of bad feedback on eBay.
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>>On the other hand, his brother bought a ATV that was a thousand miles away
>>and paid hundreds in shipping alone...
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>>Dave
>>'86 Westy FS
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