Outstanding!

Neil.

On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:32 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I'm sure there are some horror stories of really poorly presented,
>  filthy, or just plain crappy Vanagons that people have seen.... And
>  your story? <<
>
>
>    I was the second person to answer an ad in the local paper.
>  (December 1993)  The bus' owner was unaware of the response he was
>  about to get.
>
>   The first people who looked at it turned up their noses, evidently
>  deciding it was filthy.  They didn't ask any questions, nor even seek
>  a test drive.  We looked and saw a fully functional Westy that merely
>  needed a bit of detailing.
>
>    Did I mention that the bus was priced $3,000 below the Kelly Book
>  value?  By the time we showed up, the owner had been fielding calls
>  from VW dealers, but he honoured his original price.
>
>   Thanks, picky people!  We've been enjoying your piece of crap for 12
>  years, 180,000 miles, 44 states, two Canadian provinces, and Baja,
>  California.
>
>  George & Jo/ATL
>  '89 WesTiico," Wernher"
>  '67 Kombi, "Puddles"
>

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"

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