I try to remember that vehicle is for transport,point a to point
b...mechanicly sound...restoration is all about pride of ownership?
Mike90260
----- Original Message -----
From: Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: Total restoration cost!

> Problem is that restoration costs have little to do with market value of
the
> finished product, and only a small percentage of vehicles will recoup the
> costs of a professional restoration. A decade ago I owned a '65 Imperial
> coupe, one of less than 1600 made that year. It was a gorgeous land yacht
> and I was quoted a price of 20-25,000.00 to do a full resto.
Unfortunately,
> although very rare, the vehicle would likely only have fetched maybe 3 or
> four grand as there really wasn't much of a market for them. Rare and
> desirable vehicles are worth restoring, but the rest - it becomes a labour
> of love I think to put the time and money into them. I wonder how much
> Gowesty actually recoups on those very expensive vans they restore.
>
> Nathaniel
>
>
> On 2/1/07 10:52 AM, "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> > --- Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> wrote:
> >
> >> So before you think of restoring your/a van from bumper to bumper, you
could
> >> easily end up spending over 25-30k with labor.... to get an 80%
restored
> >> Vanagon Camper.
> >
> > As some may know, A year ago, I bought a 1989 Syncro 16" Dehlet High-top
from
> > Germany, 148,000 KMS
> > and in VERY good condition.  I shipped it to Halifax NS, then I bought a
Reimo
> > camping interior:
> > Cost to date:  about CDN 30,000 and I still want a TDi Conversion -
another
> > Euro 12,000.
> >
> > Your's is a 2WD,  people tell me that my asking price of CDN18,000 is
too much
> > for my 1991 syncro
> > westy!  People just don't understand the time/costs/values.   Malcolm
> >
> >
> >
> >
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