yes ownership is key, but pride gets in the way.. hehe

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-----Original Message-----
>From: mike stainbrook <MIKE90260@PEOPLEPC.COM>
>Sent: Feb 1, 2007 12:46 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Total restoration cost!
>
>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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