No I spent $5000.00 of it on a 1976 Porsche 912e with 47,000 miles on it
that I drove for a year and sold for $12,000.00.
I then bought an 1987 Porsche Carrera Cabriolet for $14,000.00 that I'm
hoping to sell for $21,000.00 after driving it for a year and I tweak
everything.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 1:47 AM
Subject: Re: Investment cars, was VW means 'Vacation Wagon' :-)

$6,000 eh? Did you turn around and buy a syncro westy with the cash?

Chris

On 9/17/05, Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> but a '80-83 aircooled westy is a boat anchor..??
> ------------------------ Clip -------------------------
> I came out OK on mine at a sale price of $6000.00 but If I hadn't done all
> the work myself I would have taken a real bath.
>
> Stan Wilder
> Engine Ceramics
> 214-352-4931
> www.engineceramics.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 8:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Investment cars, was VW means 'Vacation Wagon' :-)
>
>
> > In a message dated 9/17/05 8:57:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jrasite@EONI.COM
> > writes:
> >
> >
> > > . Next big thing? T2 buses are slowly climbing
> >
> > its true..  i sold my '78 westy champagne edition for $10k a few yrs ago
> (it
> > was a show car, and had the rare westy tent and alot of other cool vw
> > acessories i let go with it)    hopefully that trend will continue to
the
> vanagons as
> > well..
> >
> > i still find it hard to understand why a '74-'79 westy in nice shape can
> > fetch really good money, but a '80-83 aircooled westy is a boat
anchor..??
> >
> > chris
>